Healthcare workers and monkeypox: The case for risk mitigation
Manirambona E. Felicilda Lopez J.C. Nduwimana C. Okesanya O.J. Mbonimpaye R. Musa S.S. Usman A.H. Lucero-Prisno D.E., III
January 2023Elsevier Ltd
International Journal of Surgery Open
2023#50
Potentially more at risk of contracting the monkeypox virus are healthcare workers. Most healthcare workers come into direct contact with the diseases infected people, which can spread directly and indirectly. Healthcare professionals must contact patients with the disease and any infected objects or fluids to effectively manage the disease, which further increases the risk of transmission. It is crucial to put safety measures in place and protect healthcare workers. To stop the spread of the monkeypox virus, countries must develop the necessary safeguards and countermeasures. In this emergency, healthcare systems must be strengthened. All healthcare systems should offer staff sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) and facilitate risk assessment among those with a high risk of exposure. Any suspected case of monkeypox requires caution on the part of healthcare professionals. They must abide by infection control safety rules and protective measures.
Delivery of health care , Disease outbreak , Health personnel , Monkeypox , Occupational exposure , Prevention and control , Virus diseases
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College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, United States
Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health Option, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, Rwanda
Department of Medical Laboratory, Neuropsychiatric Hospital Aro, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Department of Nursing Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Department of Biomedical Science, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Nursultan, Kazakhstan
Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Population Health Sciences
Gender
Department of Medical Laboratory
Université de Montpellier
Department of Nursing Science
Department of Biomedical Science
Department of Global Health and Development
Faculty of Public Health
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