Monthly archives: July, 2022

LESSON LEARNED FROM COVID-19: MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE ON HEALTHCARE WORKERS

By: Retna Mustika Indah The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which started in China in December 2019, has proliferated in other Europe, America, Australia, Africa, and Asian countries, including Indonesia. In addition to endangering human health and consequently causing deaths, COVID-19 imposes irreversible psychological impacts on human societies. It is natural for individuals toRead more

MONKEYPOX 101

By: Yan Mardian First described in 1958, the human monkeypox virus (hMPXV) is a neglected zoonotic pathogen closely associated with the smallpox virus. Medical and public health officials are concerned—and puzzled—by the increasing number of confirmed monkeypox cases in countries outside central and western Africa, where the virus is endemic. Monkeypox is endemic in 10

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