Public Health Emergency at Points of Entry

Please note an update on the "Travel advice on MERS-CoV for pilgrimages" has been posted on the ITH website at: http://www.who.int/ith/en/
To access the travel advice:  http://www.who.int/ith/updates/20170601/en/

22 May 2017 – The seventieth session of WHO’s decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, takes place on 22–31 May in Geneva, Switzerland. Attended by delegations from all Member States, the Health Assembly determines organizational policies and approves the proposed programme budget. This year Member States will elect a new Director-General on 23 May.

More information, including link for those interested in watch the sessions live at WHO HOME PAGE: http://www.who.int/en/

Pease note that a Disease Outbreak News has been posted on the WHO website for the following public health event:
- Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) in China: http://www.who.int/csr/don/23-may-2017-ah7n9-china/en/

As of 19 May 2017
The International Health Regulations Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (IHR M&E) contributes to the identification of strengths, gaps and priorities that are further addressed in National Action Plans for Health Security.
More information available at: https://extranet.who.int/spp/

Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire (REH) du 19 mai 2017 est disponible sur: http://www.who.int/wer/2017/wer9220/fr/
Dans ce numéro:
- Éradication de la dracunculose: bilan de la surveillance mondiale, 2016
- Aide-mémoire sur la maladie à virus Ebola (mis à jour en mai 2017)
Texte intégral: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/255503/1/WER9220.pdf

Weekly Epidemiological Record 19 May 2017 is available at: http://www.who.int/wer/2017/wer9220/en/
In this issue:
-  Dracunculiasis eradication: global surveillance summary, 2016
-  Fact sheet on Ebola virus disease (updated May 2017)
Full text at: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/255503/1/WER9220.pdf

Please note that a Disease Outbreak News has been posted on WHO website for the following public health event:
- Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) in China: http://www.who.int/csr/don/18-may-2017-ah7n9-china/en/

This manual provides an overview of the different simulation exercise tools and guidelines developed and used by WHO.
Available at: http://www.who.int/ihr/publications/WHO-WHE-CPI-2017.10/en/

The result of IHR Monitoring questionnaire 2016 is now available at :
http://www.who.int/gho/ihr/en/

You can download the data table for 2010-2016 by country at:
http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.IHR00ALLN?lang=en