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The Interim Guidance for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) outlines recommendations, considerations and methods to raise awareness, manage risk perception, maintain trust and proactively support people at risk to make informed decisions to protect themselves and others from monkeypo ... more
The purpose of this document is to provide public health advice to host governments, public health authorities, national or international organizers, and professional staff involved in the planning and delivery of gatherings, including people organizing smaller gatherings or attending gatherings of ... more
ummer is here and there are a lot of great opportunities for people to gather and enjoy themselves. Public health authorities are working together with event organisers and civil society organisations to reach out to people attending events, including at-risk groups, about monkeypox in Europe. This ... more
Here you can find the latest reports
15 May 2022
Here you can find the latest updates
Key Priorities 27 June 2022
Presentation

Monkeypox

Mauder, S. MEDBOX (2022) CC
MEDBOX Issue Brief no.22, updated August 9, 2022
Protecting yourself in festivals and parties. Wath the video recording
What are the symptoms of monkeypox? Who is at risk and how can we protect ourselves? Why is WHO concerned about it? WHO’s Dr Rosamund Lewis explains in Science in 5.
For public health emergencies, risk communication includes the range of communication capacities required through the preparedness, response and recovery phases of a serious public health event to encourage informed decision making, positive behaviour change and the maintenance of trust. Risk commu ... more
South Africa has recorded its first case of monkeypox today, 23 June 2022. The Minister of Health Dr. Joe Phaahla explained that he received a report from the National Health Laboratory Services’ CEO that they have confirmed through laboratory tests the first case of monkeypox in South Africa. ... more
This document summarises the available data on MVA-BN (Imvanex) including from previous experience of use of this vaccine in contacts of monkeypox cases in the UK and details the current advice of an expert working group (see Appendix 1 for details) on the use of this vaccine for pre- and post-ex ... more
Monkeypox Factsheet in English Hesperian’s fact sheet is one of the first accessible yet comprehensive health resources on Monkeypox. We describe common symptoms of monkeypox, how to prevent its spread, and how it can be treated at home. We also note how the world seems to have learned nothing fr ... more
WHO invites Member States, health facilities and other entities to participate in the global effort to collect anonymized clinical data relating to suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox and contribute data to the WHO Global Clinical Platform. WHO has developed a clinical characterization case ... more
Informationsplattform rund um Affenpocken
Seit Mai 2022 treten in Europa und auch in Deutschland Fälle von Affenpocken auf. Die Betroffenen erkranken in der Regel nicht schwer. Aktuelle Informationen über Ansteckung, Symptome, Schutz und Impfung gibt es hier.