Southeast Asian countries ramp up measures to prevent monkeypox
Several Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia, have rolled out measures and issued recommendations to prevent monkeypox (mpox), amid the complicated developments of the disease in many countries around the world.
The Malaysian Health Ministry will increase surveillance at international entry points and advocacy on mpox after the World Health Organisation declared mpox a global public health emergency on August 14. (Photo: malaymail.com)
Hanoi (VNA) - Several Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia, have rolled out measures and issued recommendations to prevent monkeypox (m🗹pox), amid the complicated developments of the disease in many countries around the world.
Malaysian Ministry of Health announced on August 19 that although no new mpox cases have been reported in the Southeast Asian nation this year, it is strengthening monitoring and advocacy activities after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency on August 14.
The Malaysian authorities are stepping up surveillance at international entry points, and all travellers from countries that have reported mpox cases are required to monitor their health for 21 days after their arrival in the country.
Healthcare personnel at public and private facilities are required to notify their nearest district health office of suspected and confirmed cases, to ensure that prevention and control measures can be implemented.
The ministry will continue to work with other government agencies and non-government agencies, including public and private hospitals, to monitor, detect and treat mpox cases.
In Indonesia, its Health Ministry’s acting director-general of disease prevention and control, Yudhi Pramono, said on August 18 that foreign visitors are required to declare their medical records and recent travel history by filling in forms at entry gates.
Visitors with illnesses are advised not to continue their trip (in Indonesia), he was quoted as saying by Jakarta Globe.
A total of 99,176 cases of mpox were recorded worldwide from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024, including 208 deaths./.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has requested increased monitoring to detect suspected monkeypox cases at border gates and proactive surveillance in healthcare facilities after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) amid the potential risk of disease spread.
Cambodia has detected three more cases of monkeypox, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17 so far, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on April 7.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health on February 15 issued a press release confirming the diagnosis of monkeypox on a man in Phnom Penh, the fourth case since February 11 and the 12th since July 2022.
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