Consider This: Monkeypox (Part 2) — Malaysia’s Outbreak Response Ready?

The World Health Organisation has recently declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern -- the highest health alert that the WHO can issue. What does the WHO’s announcement mean for us? And what lessons should we take from the Covid-19 crisis and also the HIV/AIDS epidemic? Melisa Idris speaks to Associate Professor Dr Petrick Periyasamy, Head of the Infectious Disease Unit at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM.