Monkeypox renamed Mpox in 2022. I was a part of it. This is how.

In 2022, one of my major achievements in global health leadership is contributing to renaming of #monkeypox.

In June 2022, I wrote a piece for NPR. I expressed my displeasure at how some western media outlets were reporting #monkeypox as an ‘African disease’. https://t.co/gk9Lw0plN4

In August 2022, I was interviewed in an NPR. piece on why #monkeypox should be renamed. I gave reasons that monkeypox is racist and a misinformation. https://t.co/LzIrDEOFsT

Still in August 2022, I wrote a piece titled, ‘Monkeypox: 5 Things You Should Know Now”. https://t.co/BCAQMeETen

Also in August 2022, I was interviewed in a The New York Times piece on why #moneypox should be renamed. https://t.co/CpiS1L1atN

In November 2022, #monkeypox was renamed mpox by World Health Organization. Consequently, I was interviewed in an NPR piece. I was excited that my advocacy has contributed to this renaming but wondered why WHO plans to keep both monkeypox & #mpox for the next one year. 🤷🏿 https://t.co/R6VSDKZRKZ

I was also interviewed by Pien Huang. via NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’ Radio Show to share my views on monekypox being renamed #mpox by World Health Organization. https://lnkd.in/dmqPqvFP

Dear World Health Organization, there is no need to keep both #monkeypox and #mpox for the next one year. Monkeypox is still racist and is a misinformation. #decolonizeglobalhealth