Mpox intra-action review in the Philippines, 2025

Authors

  • Yui Sekitani World Health Organization Representative Office for the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
  • Gloria Balboa Department of Health, Manila, Philippines
  • Rowena Capistrano World Health Organization Representative Office for the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
  • Judith Mariano Department of Health, Manila, Philippines
  • Almira Gatchalian Department of Health, Manila, Philippines
  • Liezl Fernandez Department of Health, Manila, Philippines
  • Anne Dominique Matuba Department of Health, Manila, Philippines
  • Anna Marie Celina Garfin Department of Health, Manila, Philippines
  • Jose Gerard Belimac Department of Health, Manila, Philippines
  • Angelica Mae Oira Department of Health, Manila, Philippines
  • Soonjong Bae World Health Organization Representative Office for the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
  • Princess Mhyco Esguerra World Health Organization Representative Office for the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
  • Cling Malaco World Health Organization Representative Office for the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
  • Kathleen E Ryan World Health Organization Representative Office for the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
  • Juan Paolo Tonolete World Health Organization Representative Office for the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
  • Kathleen Taylor Warren World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
  • Wenyajing Zhang World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
  • Sean T Casey World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines; Department of Public Health and Health Policy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2026.17.3.1338

Keywords:

Mpox, Public Health Emergency of International Concern, International Health Regulations, outbreak, Philippines, review

Abstract

This report describes how the Philippines used the World Health Organization’s intra-action review methodology to assess progress in the country’s response to the mpox public health emergency of international concern. It describes the methodology used, the focus areas of the review, and recommendations resulting from the intra-action review.

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Published

07-09-2026

How to Cite

1.
Sekitani Y, Balboa G, Capistrano R, Mariano J, Gatchalian A, Fernandez L, et al. Mpox intra-action review in the Philippines, 2025. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2026 Sep. 7 [cited 2026 Sep. 7];17(3). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1338