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26 - 28 March 2019 - Praia, CaboThe second Africa Health Forum - Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa: The Africa we want to see
The second Africa Health Forum.png The Government of Cabo Verde and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa will jointly host The Second WHO Africa Health Forum on the theme : Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security... Read More
24 Jan 2019 - 1 Feb 2019 - GenevaThe Executive Board meeting took place in WHO
The EB acknowledged the progress made by WHO in the area of preparedness and response to emergencies and provided additional guidance. This event was also a good opportunity to meet with our Member States and key partners to discuss health emergency preparedness and next activiti... Read More
A Workshop for Health Systems Strengthening using After Action Review and Simulations Exercises was held for the first time in the Western Pacific Region
The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific organized a workshop to review how after action reviews and simulation exercises contribute to the strengthening of health systems through the implementation of the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases and Public Health Emer... Read More
Second E-newsletter for the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) for Integrating Externally-Financed Health Programs
Lao PDR builds capacity to manage health sector transition Lao PDR health officials participated in a 5-day flagship course last month to prepare for tackling health reform, sustainable financing and imple- mentation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as their country goes throu... Read More
January 16-18, 2019 - GenevaA Tripartite Workbook for Establishing Multisectoral Coordination Mechanisms for Zoonoses in Countries
Experts on multisectoral coordination and One Health from around the world in a variety of sectors and disciplines as well as staff from the headquarters, regional, and country offices of WHO, OIE and FAO gathered at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 16-18 January... Read More
30 November 2018 - Phnom Penh, CambodiaMekong Basin Disease Surveillance eNewsletter 12/2018
MBDS has updated regular MBDS XB exchange report from actvie MBDS cross border (XB) sites, MBDS XB Presentation with analysed data and MBDS XB compiled data in MBDS website. The report describes the total number of cases and death from MBDS prioritized exchange report. Data in th... Read More
October and December 2018 - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and KazakhstanADVANCING THE IHR MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK IN CENTRAL ASIA
The States Parties Annual Reporting (SPAR) process as an advocacy and networking tool. A series of national workshops in the WHO EURO’s Central Asian priority-country Hub - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan - took place between October and December 2018. The aim of these... Read More
PIP Partnership Contribution High-Level Implementation Plan I Final Report, 2014-2017
14 December 2018 - The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Secretariat is pleased to announce the publication of the final report on implementation of the Partnership Contribution (PC)High-Level Implementation Plan I (HLIP I). It presents the achievements and impact of the work... Read More
13-14 December 2018 - Hong Kong, SAR ChinaTechnical Consultation on National Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Between Security and Health Sectors
The International Health Regulations (IHR (2005)) require 196 States Parties to the IHR to detect, assess, report, and respond to potential public health emergencies of international concern (PHEIC) in a timely manner at all levels of government. Improving collaboration between t... Read More
10-12 December 2018 - Hong Kong, SAR ChinaGlobal Technical Consultation on Strengthening National Health Security through Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Planning: building sustainable and resilient capacities for pandemic response
Influenza pandemics are unpredictable but recognized as recurring events that can have serious consequences on human health and economic well-being worldwide. After an outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N1) virus in 1997 in poultry in Hong Kong SAR, China, in 2003, the avian and othe... Read More