Azerbaijani state bodies mull measures against monkeypox

Following the order of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Health with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the State Border Service, the State Customs Committee, the State Agency for Compulsory Medical Insurance, Administration of the Regional Medical Divisions (TABIB), Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC and the Baku International Sea Trade Port, Report informs.

The meeting participants discussed the action plan for organizing the joint coordinated activities of the relevant agencies in connection with COP29 to be held in Azerbaijan this November.

Taking into account the rapid spread of monkeypox in many countries, the need to implement preventive measures in the territory of the republic was emphasized.

At the end, the participants exchanged views and heard proposals on these issues.