Monthly operational update on health emergencies - August 2023

Region

African Region, Region of the Americas, Western Pacific Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region, European Region

Country

Chad, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye

Location

In this edition of the Monthly Operational Update on Health Emergencies, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:

WHO supports efforts to fight cholera in the Mandera Triangle
In Chad, health support for refugees from the Sudanese crisis intensifies
Operational review of WHO’s Türkiye and Syria earthquake response
Identifying lessons learned from Emergency Medical Team’s response to the Türkiye Earthquake
Strengthening primary health care facilities’ environmental sustainability and resilience through Téchne’s international multidisciplinary summer school
PAHO/WHO publishes a landmark evaluation of its COVID-19 response (2020-2022)
Enhancing preparedness and disaster response capacities in Central America and the Dominican Republic through the third Regional Emergency and Disaster Drill
Welcoming a new era for respiratory pathogen pandemic preparedness in the western Balkans and the Republic of Moldova
RCCE Collective Service: placing communities at the centre of health emergency readiness and response
Integrating lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic into future actions: WHO and the Department of Health hold first crisis communications and infodemic management workshop in the Philippines
Strengthening emergency readiness and response capacities in the South-East Asia Region through enhanced operations support and logistics
WHO Logistics Hub’s Monthly Update – July 2023
Global event showcases how open online learning empowers communities to protect public health