it said in a statement. The WHN announcement comes ahead of WHO meeting to be held on 23 June to decide on their monkeypox outbreak designation.
The outbreak will not stop without concerted global action, it said. Even with death rates much lower than smallpox, unless actions are taken to stop the ongoing spread—actions that can be practically implemented—millions of people will die and many more will become blind and disabled, it said.
WHN said that the essential purpose of declaring Monkeypox a pandemic is to achieve a concerted effort across multiple countries or over the world to prevent widespread harm. “There is no justification to wait for the monkeypox pandemic to grow further.
The best time to act is now. By taking immediate action, we can control the outbreak with the least effort, and prevent consequences from becoming worse.