A Moroccan parliamentarian from the Authenticity and Modernity Party, Ilham El Saqi, questioned the Moroccan Health Minister, Khalid Ait Taleb, about monkeypox. She explained that the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, classifying it as a pandemic. This has triggered reactions and fear among Moroccans. El Saqi inquired about the preventive and therapeutic protocols adopted to combat the monkeypox epidemic in the Kingdom, as reported by “Agadir 24.” It is noteworthy that on August 14, the WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the monkeypox outbreak in Africa an international public health emergency.
The recent resurgence of the mpox virus, previously known as monkeypox, has been declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). This resurgence is primarily concentrated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) but has spread to several neighboring African countries and beyond, with over 16,000 suspected cases and 575 deaths reported in the DRC alone this year. New cases have also emerged in non-endemic countries like Thailand and Sweden, indicating a wider spread of the virus. The WHO has launched a strategic response that includes a request for $135 million to support outbreak management, emphasizing the need for a coordinated international effort to control the virus and prevent further transmission.
