Bahrain has secured monkeypox diagnostic kits, completing the country’s readiness to combat the disease should it spread to the island from overseas.

The kingdom is among 20 countries in the region to receive the equipment and supplies from the World Health Organisation (WHO), according to its regional officials.

WHO-Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) officials were responding to the GDN during an online Press conference yesterday, following WHO’s declaration of monkeypox as a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ (PHEIC) last week.