Pakistan boosts monitoring for cases of monkey pox

 Pakistan boosts monitoring for cases of monkey pox:

At all points of entry, the health ministry wants to strictly monitor any suspected cases.

Islamabad: Following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration that the monkeypox epidemic is a public health emergency of global significance, the Pakistani government has decided to boost surveillance for the disease. According to health officials, no monkeypox cases have been identified in Pakistan to date.

 

According to Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel, "all national and provincial health authorities have been told to keep on high alert for any suspected incidence of monkeypox." The government has begun implementing effective preventative measures against the illness.

 

 

According to him, the government will completely enforce all applicable international health standards pertaining to monkeypox. He stated, "The government would continue its work in accordance with the WHO principles."

 

 

 

All parties have received directives from the health ministry, particularly To rigorously monitor the suspected cases at all points of entrance into the nation and to ensure an efficient monitoring mechanism, in particular border health services. All incoming travellers would be subject to screening, especially those from African nations, he added.

 The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a pandemic response organisation, has also been ordered by the health minister to ensure ongoing surveillance of both COVID-19 infections and the monkeypox situation in the nation. The situation is being actively monitored by the health authorities, according to the Ministry of National Health Services spokeswoman.

 

The WHO has deemed the global monkeypox outbreak a "global health emergency of international significance." According to WHO statistics, there have been 16,016 cases of monkeypox reported worldwide, 3,269 of which were reported in the previous week. According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, there have been 75 countries where cases of monkeypox have been reported, with five deaths occurring in Africa.

 

 

 

Describe monkeypox.

A rare condition known as monkeypox is brought on by infection with the monkeypox virus. This virus is a member of the same virus family as the smallpox virus. There are three ways that monkeypox can spread: from person to person, from animals to humans, and through close contact with infected objects. Monkeypox symptoms typically go away on their own, but in some people, they might cause serious health issues or even death.

 

Monkeypox typically begins with a fever and frequently flu-like symptoms, then a rash that can spread to various parts of the body. Fever, headache, backache, aching muscles, swollen lymph nodes, chills, and tiredness are some symptoms.