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MANILA - Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte on Thursday called for a heightened community-based public awareness campaign about monkeypox, as well as related prevention and protective measures. Duterte said the Department of Health (DOH) should team up with the local government units (LGUs) and civic organizations to educate the public about monkeypox to prevent its spread, adding that the information drive should cascade down to the community level. "Educating our countrymen at this stage will help the DOH in its public surveillance and prevention efforts. It will also clear up misconceptions about monkeypox that could lead people to become lax in following health protocols," Duterte said. Duterte said among the misconceptions that need to be clarified include reports that monkeypox is only sexually transmitted when in fact the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have confirmed that the virus can be passed on through close contac

Wilbert leeUs centers for disease controlDepartment of healthWorld health organizationCity representative paolo duterteDisease controlHouse resolutionManila davao city representative paolo duterte on thursday called fora heightened community based public awareness campaign about monkeypoxS well as related prevention and protective measures duterte said the department of health doh should team up with local government units lgus civic organizations to educate public about monkeypox prevent its spreadDding that the information drive should cascade down to community level quot educating our countrymen at this stage will help doh in its public surveillance and prevention efforts it also clear up misconceptions about monkeypox could lead people become lax following health protocolsUot duterte said among the misconceptions that need to be clarified include reports monkeypox is only sexually transmitted when in fact world health organization who and us centers for disease control cdc have confirmed virus can passed on through close contact with infected individualsNd also through droplets or touching contaminated beddings towels on july 23He who declared the monkeypox outbreaka quot public health emergency of international concern after around 70 countries where viral disease is not endemic have reported outbreaks last weekHe doh announced thata 31 year old filipino who returned to the country from an overseas trip last july 19 tested positive for monkeypox said it has identified 10 close contacts of patientF which three were from the same household duterte said increased vigilance by publicHich can only be done if they have the right information about disease