Monkeypox Strategic Preparedness, Readiness, and Response Plan (SPRP)

Overview

The Monkeypox Strategic Preparedness, Readiness, and Response Plan (SPRP) outlines a framework of priorities for aligning collective efforts towards the goal of stopping the monkeypox outbreak. WHO invites countries to develop their own context specific approach to prepare for and respond to the current monkeypox outbreak guided by the SPRP, with a specific focus on three strategic objectives: interrupt human-human transmission, protect vulnerable groups at risk, and minimize zoonotic transmission. To achieve this requires implementing effective public health measures within emergency coordination, collaborative intelligence; community protection; safe and scalable care; as well as countermeasures and research. Confronting this global outbreak demands swift action, whilst upholding inclusiveness and respect for human rights.