Department Memorandum No. 2022-0338

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Interim Guidelines for Health Facilities' Preparedness and Response Against Monkeypox

Download: DM No. 2022-0338 dated August 8, 2022

Addressed to DOH executives, central and regional directors, directors of specialty hospitals and attached agencies, chiefs of health facilities, following the first lab-confirmed case, guidelines are issued for health facilities across HCPNs on the overall response against monkeypox and reiteration of IPC policy, guidelines and procedures.

See also: DM No. 2022-0220 and DM No. 2022-0291; and National Standards in Infection Prevention and Control for Health Facilities, Third Edition