Montreal non-profit pioneered use of ‘mpox’ before WHO official change
But long before the official modification, a Montreal community organization pioneered a grassroots movement for change of its own.
“I believe it shouldn’t have been called that way [monkeypox],” said Steve Bastien, a community worker at REZO Santé.
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