UAE reports 3 new cases of monkeypox
ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has announced three new cases of monkeypox, in line with the UAE health authorities’ policy on the early detection and monitoring of the disease.
MOHAP urged all community members to follow appropriate preventive and safety measures and precautions while travelling and moving in large crowds.
It also reassured the public that the UAE’S health authorities are taking all necessary measures, including investigation, examination of contacts, and monitoring their health, as well as continuing its tireless efforts to ensure the health sector’s readiness to deal with all communicable diseases.
The Ministry called on members of the public to obtain information from official sources in the UAE, and to refrain from spreading rumours and false information, highlighting the importance of staying updated on developments and guidelines issued by UAE health authorities.
Recently, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) participated in the first G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers Meeting, which was held under the Indonesian Presidency of the G20.
The meeting sought to discuss progress by the World Bank and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to establish a Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR).
It also aimed to guide the developing coordination arrangements among finance and health ministers for pandemic PPR.
According to the G20, despite an improvement in COVID-19 case numbers in some countries over recent months, COVID-19 case numbers remain high in much of the world and are again increasing in some countries over recent weeks. This weighs on the global economy and limits the pace of the recovery.
G20 also mentioned that there had been a multi-country monkey pox outbreak in non-endemic countries, a timely reminder of the relevance and urgency of the G20’s work on pandemic PPR, to beter prepare the world to respond to future pandemics. The G20 recently mandated the World Bank and World Health Organisation to explore modalities to establish a financial facility to bolster pandemic PPR. The World Bank, in coordination with WHO, proposed establishing a Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) to help developing countries become beter prepared for future pandemics, by strengthening the capacity for pandemic PPR.