Ground Crossings and Ground Transportation

Please note that a Disease Outbreak News has been posted on WHO website for the following public health event:
- Lassa fever in Nigeria - http://www.who.int/csr/don/28-june-2017-lassa-fever-nigeria/en/ 

Please note that a Disease Outbreak News has been posted on WHO website for the following public health event:
- Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Democratic Republic of the Congo - http://www.who.int/csr/don/13-June-2017-polio-drc/en/

EU SHIPSAN ACT has newly released Newsletter Issue 24, you can read this round-up on latest news at:
http://www.shipsan.eu/Home/NewsandEvents/TabId/116/ArtMID/527/ArticleID/100/EU-SHIPSAN-ACT-JA---Newsletter-Issue-24.aspx
Full text: http://www.shipsan.eu/Portals/0/docs/Issue_24.pdf

Please note that a Disease Outbreak News has been posted on WHO website for the following public health event:
- Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2: http://www.who.int/csr/don/13-June-2017-polio-syrian-arab-republic/en/ 

Please note that a Disease Outbreak News has been posted on WHO website for the following public health event:
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar
http://www.who.int/csr/don/06-june-2017-mers-saudi-arabia-united-arab-emirates-qatar/en/

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