As a result of the surge of mpox cases in part of Africa, WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) for mpox on 14 August 2024.

Community protection is a core pillar of the mpox PHEIC response, with the main objective of enabling protection of at-risk and affected communities by using interventions related to risk communication, community engagement, infodemic management and community surveillance, among others.

This site compiles available resources and documents that can be used to strengthen skills and knowledge relevant to community protection for mpox.

To access OpenWHO courses on mpox, click here.

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE)

• SocialNet: Empowering communities before, during and after an infectious disease outbreak
• Risk communication essentials

Infodemic Management (IM)

All IM courses are available on the OpenWHO Infodemic Management channel:

• Infodemic management 101
• Infodemic management: Developing an infodemic insights report
• Infodemic management: Working effectively as an infodemic manager in the field
• Infodemic management: Social marketing and message testing methods
• Infodemic management: Using human-centered design good practices
• Infodemic management: Addressing health misinformation and disinformation
• Infodemic Management: Defining a taxonomy for social listening

WHO Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN) webinars

The overall objective of EPI-WIN is to make scientific information accessible, understandable and meaningful to all communities during emergencies so that their decisions, policies and actions are evidence-informed.

Access previous EPI-WIN Webinars on mpox:

• Safe at home: IPC & WASH measures for home care and isolation for mpox in resource-limited settings – 29 Oct 2024
• Keeping patients and health workers safe when caring for patients with mpox – 14 Oct 2024

• Collaborative surveillance for the current mpox public health emergency response – 26 Sept, 2024

• Treatment and medical support for patients with mpox, and their families – 18 Sept 2024

• WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: responding to mpox: community protection – 4 Sept 2024

• Changing perspectives of the mpox outbreak – 22 Feb 2023

• WHO monkeypox technical briefing for the transport and tourism sector – 5 Oct 2022

• Managing stigma and discrimination in health-care settings in public health emergencies such as monkeypox – 22 Sept 2022

• Monkeypox outbreak and mass gatherings – 24 June 2022

Other useful resources

1. Mpox Q&A, 17 August 2024. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/mpox
2. Mpox Factsheet, 26 August 2024. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mpox
3. WHO monkeypox outbreak toolbox, July 2024. Available at: https://www.who.int/emergencies/outbreak-toolkit/disease-outbreak-toolboxes/mpox-outbreak-toolbox
4. Risk communication and community engagement readiness and response toolkit: mpox, 23 April 2024. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240091559
5. Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) for monkeypox outbreaks: Interim guidance, 24 June 2022. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-MPX-RCCE-2022.1
   
6. Risk communication and community engagement public health advice on understanding, preventing and addressing stigma and discrimination to monkeypox, 1 September 2022. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/communications-and-community-engagement-interim-guidance-on-using-inclusive-language-in-understanding--preventing-and-addressing-stigma-and-discrimination-related-to-monkeypox
7. Public health taxonomy for social listening on mpox conversations
8. Public health advice for sex workers on mpox, 18 Sept 2024. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/public-health-advice-for-sex-workers-on-monkeypox
9. Public health taxonomy for social listening on mpox conversations 20 Sept 2024, Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/public-health-taxonomy-for-social-listening-on-mpox-conversations
10. Public health advice on mpox for people living in camps, refugee populations, internally displaced people and migrants, 7 Oct 2024, Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/documents/emergencies/mpox-joint-public-health-advice.pdf?sfvrsn=a04e91b0_1&download=true
11. Infection prevention and control and water, sanitation and hygiene measures for home care and isolation for mpox in resource-limited settings (Interim operational guidance) – 18 Oct 2024 Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240101654

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