The National Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Centre holds a meeting on Sunday to discuss a response to monkeypox and the developing epidemiological situation at the local and international levels.

Head of the centre Raeda al-Qutob said in a press release that the meeting with Health Ministry officials, including the Epidemiology management and laboratories departments, will tackle a plan for prevention and raising awareness among health cadres and the public about the disease, transmission and precautionary measures.

The meeting will determine the response, agree on a practical definition of the case and determine the mechanism to investigate and report early detection and the availability of laboratory materials for diagnosis, she pointed out.

The meeting aims at coordinating national health efforts at an early stage and decide the roles assigned to each entity to follow up on implementation, she said.

 The National Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Centre holds a meeting on Sunday to discuss a response to monkeypox and the developing epidemiological situation at the local and international levels.

Head of the centre Raeda al-Qutob said in a press release that the meeting with Health Ministry officials, including the Epidemiology management and laboratories departments, will tackle a plan for prevention and raising awareness among health cadres and the public about the disease, transmission and precautionary measures.

The meeting will determine the response, agree on a practical definition of the case and determine the mechanism to investigate and report early detection and the availability of laboratory materials for diagnosis, she pointed out.

The meeting aims at coordinating national health efforts at an early stage and decide the roles assigned to each entity to follow up on implementation, she said.