The latest outbreak of Mpox, earlier known as monkeypox, has put the world’s health community on high alert in recent months. Mpox is now recognized as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO), India has successfully kept the spread of this highly contagious strain under control so far. The Indian government is proactively working to prepare itself for any potential future outbreaks, despite the absence of reported infections at this time. This blog reveal the present condition of mpox in India, the measures being implemented to contain its spread, and the important information you should know to remain safe and aware.
Is Seven Hills Hospital equipped to handle Mpox cases?
MUMBAI
A ward of fourteen beds has been set apart at Seven Hills Hospital in Maharashtra’s Mumbai as a contingency to Monkeypox infection. At present, there is no Mpox case totally in Mumbai metropolitan region but the BMC had taken preventive measures when the central Government ordered it.
The focal people in the study were the Public Health Department of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which has been collaborating with the Health Information Room of the International Airport.
Dr. Pradnya Pawar ( Assistant Medical Superintendent )
“We have put up 14 Isolation beds. We have dedicated this ward for Mpox. We have ICU for Monkeypox also. If a Mpox suspect with a complicating factor comes then we admit him in the Monkeypox ICU. In India we have not seen actual but can presume that can be there, the symptoms are rash, fever, cough, sore throat A Monkeypox patient can also be a carrier, which means that he or she can be infected and shed the virus without experiencing the symptoms.”
Any suspected case of Mpox can be treated here. We also have an ICU for Monkeypox. If we get a Monkeypox suspect, for whom complications arise then they will be admitted in ICU. At the moment India has not witnessed said disease but it is believed that.
What former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said,
During the COVID-19 epidemic, Chavan wrote to the state’s Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, that Mumbai Airport required testing and quarantine facilities in place for all passengers coming from high incidence countries, which was not properly implemented. So taking action on Monkeypox urged a preventive measure to start testing and quarantine units in Mumbai airport due to the spreading of Mpox across the globe. a preventive measure to start testing and quarantine units in Mumbai airport due to the spreading of Mpox across the globe.
General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (WHO Director)
The advice of an emergency IHR committee of independent experts that met earlier in the day to review submissions from WHO experts and affected countries. The Board informed the Executive Director that the emerging Mpox outbreak is considered a PHEIC, with the potential for further spread to countries in Africa and possibly beyond the continent. The Executive Director shall share reports of committee meetings and make interim recommendations to states based on the committee’s advice.
The emergence of a new Monkeypox clade, its rapid spread in eastern DRC and reports of human cases in several neighboring countries are of great concern. For outbreaks of other Monkeypox clades in the DRC and other countries a.” within Africa, they have come together to stop this epidemic and save lives.”
“It is clear that an international response is needed.”
WHO ( World Health Organization)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) classified Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This decision has been arrived at as the disease is on the increase in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC and is now widespread in the neighbouring countries.
Pakistan’s federal health ministry reported the first Mpox case in the nation. As per the Express Tribune, on 16th August, the health department of K-P announced two more Monkeypox related cases in the province. Al Jazeera also reports that the Swedish government has also recorded its first case of Monkeypox, which was the first instance of the variant recorded outside Africa.
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