Last week, the World Health Organization declared Monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern at its highest alert level. Currently, there are no reported cases of monkeypox in India. Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda held a meeting on Saturday to review preparedness for monkeypox.
It was decided to implement precautionary measures, including sensitizing health units at airports, seaports, and ground crossings, and preparing testing laboratories and health facilities to detect and isolate any potential cases. India reported its first monkeypox case in 2012, involving a 35-year-old man from the Middle East. Since 2022, the WHO has reported 99,176 cases and 208 deaths across 116 countries.
The latest case in India was detected in March 2024, but no new cases have been reported since..
