On July 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General issued a statement declaring that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Since the beginning of the outbreak, the Government of Canada’s top priority has been protecting the health of all Canadians. PHAC continues to work closely with international, provincial and territorial health partners to gather information on this evolving outbreak and to assess the possible risk of exposure of the monkeypox virus in Canada. Canada will continue to work with the WHO and international partners to strengthen the global response to the current monkeypox outbreak.
To date, the Government of Canada has deployed over 70,000 doses of vaccines to provinces and territories and continues to work actively with the provinces as they manage their public health responses. The government is also providing treatments for case management as requested by provinces and territories, as well as working to secure future national supplies of both vaccines and therapeutics.
While vaccination is expected to provide protection, a successful monkeypox outbreak response relies on a variety of public health measures including targeted public health education, equipping people with information they need to make informed choices.
In order to provide factual and clear communication to Canadians on the monkeypox virus, including infection prevention and the Government of Canada response, CCSPA has developed a twitter campaign using Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) resources. Please see the following webpages for more information:
You can also find more details about Canada’s response and recommended measures here.
As the monkeypox outbreak evolves, we will continue to work with all partners, both domestic and international, to determine the best courses of action to limit the spread of monkeypox, including by securing more vaccines and therapeutics.
