SEN. Nancy Binay wants to know the action plan of the Department of Health (DoH) on mpox, a disease declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a public health emergency.
SEN. Nancy Binay wants to know the action plan of the Department of Health on mpox, a disease declared by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency.The senator filed Resolution 1159 seeking an inquiry amid the WHO's pronouncement that the mpox virus is an orthopoxvirus that causes mpox, a disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although less severe.The DoH reported on Sunday that the number of mpox cases in the county has risen to 17.
The DoH detected the first confirmed case of mpox in the country on July 29, 2022.The Philippines is the eighth country in the WHO Western Pacific Region to have reported confirmed cases of mpox.'Considering that the WHO has declared the recent mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, it is necessary to evaluate the readiness of the DoH's action plan or response to the spread of mpox in the country,' Binay said.
To Doh: What's Action Plan On Mpox?
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