The monkeypox virus: A public health challenge threatening Africa
Manirambona E. Musa S.S. Shomuyiwa D.O. Salam F.A. John O.O. Dinyo D.G.A. Haruna U.A. Sow A.U. Lucero-Prisno D.E., III Ezie K.N. Samai M. Aziato L.
December 2022John Wiley and Sons Inc
Public Health Challenges
2022#1Issue 4
On 23 July 2022, the World Health Organization reported monkeypox cases in over 75 countries and, as a result, declared the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Despite Africa being the centre of the zoonotic disease evolution, its healthcare systems have not provided optimum attention to the problem. The African healthcare system is under the threat of a repeat of the situation that transpired during the COVID-19 pandemonium if stringent measures are not implemented immediately. Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic should inform emergency preparedness and response from African countries. Concerted and sustainable efforts can be achieved by reviewing and redesigning strategic preparedness plans for testing and vaccination as in previous pandemics. Africa needs to drive this response with collaboration and a united response, and with the use of strategic communication and a sense of urgency. Africa should prioritise access to available vaccines and invest in systems development for local vaccine production. In this article, we argue that monkeypox virus has serious public health implications in Africa and the region.
Africa , emerging virus , endemic , monkeypox , monkeypox diagnosis , monkeypox vaccine , public health challenge , zoonosis
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Pan-African Action for Health Equity, Bujumbura, Burundi
Department of Nursing Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Global Health Department, Health Maintenance Organization in Africa, Goma, Democratic Republic Congo
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Medical Department, Médecins Sans Frontières-France South Sudan Mission, Juba, South Sudan
Department of Biomedical Science, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Nursultan, Kazakhstan
College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines, Open University, Laguna, Los Baños, Philippines
Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Garoua, Garoua, Cameroon
University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Pan-African Action for Health Equity
Department of Nursing Science
Faculty of Pharmacy
Global Health Department
Department of Medical Laboratory Science
Medical Department
Department of Biomedical Science
College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences
Department of Global Health and Development
Faculty of Management and Development Studies
Faculty of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University of Health and Allied Sciences
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