Enviado por moussif el Mar, 02/23/2016 - 15:55
Enviado por menuccid el Mar, 02/16/2016 - 10:16
Dears PAGnet members
JOB OPPORTUNITY IN WHO – Technical Officer (Points of Entry)
Publication date:
Miércoles, Febrero 10, 2016
On 1 February 2016, WHO Director-General declared that the recent cluster of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders reported in Brazil, following a similar cluster in French Polynesia in 2014, constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). As a precautionary measure, the Committee advised that standard WHO recommendations regarding disinsection of aircraft and airports should be implemented in order to control the vector (Aedes spp.
Enviado por Martin Walker el Mar, 02/02/2016 - 16:53
Dear All,
The sudden rise of Zika Virus and associated prominence in the worlds media has seen it declared by WHO as the 4th Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The statement can be found at http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/1st-emergency-committee-zika/en/
Of particular interest to me is the statement that "there should be no restrictions on travel or trade with countries, areas and/or territories with Zika Virus transmission."
Enviado por Martin Walker el Mié, 12/23/2015 - 17:21
Hello everyone,
This will be my last post of this year as I will be on leave shortly and I would like to take this opportunity to wish every PAGNet member my best wishes for the forthcoming New Year and a happy holiday to those of you celebrating in the forthcoming weeks.
Enviado por moussif el Dom, 09/27/2015 - 18:30
Dear colleagues and friends,
The current Ebola outbreak remains the world's largest and deadliest to date. It goes without saying that it has put a huge strain on the health system in some countries and has challenged some others. Even the report of the first meeting of the review committee on the role of the IHR in the Ebola outbreak and response (Geneva, 24-25 August 2015) underlines that “The Ebola outbreak offers the best chance for transforming the global response to health emergencies”.
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