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18 June 2019 - Tanzania and Kenya (Namanga)Cross-border Field Simulation Exercise comes to a close
Namanga One Stop border Post, Kenya/Tanzania - Jackson Tipapa, a Kenyan cattle farmer, sat at his Loitokitok home with his family members and neighbours, and explained to a team of health and livestock experts about the dire situation on his farm. The 48-year old husband and fath... Read More
11 June 2019 - Tanzania and Kenya (Namanga)Cross border disease outbreak simulation exercise reinforces preparedness in East Africa
Namanga One Stop Border Post – Every day the Namanga border post is a hive of activity as one of the busiest and most important border crossings between Kenya and Tanzania. But for four days this week, it is also the site of a massive and complex cross-border field simulation exe... Read More
At Human-Animal Interface, Better Collaboration is Needed
Surveillance, response and risk communication are some critical points for collaboration between public health and animal health services in management of zoonotic diseases—but interesting early results taken from bridging workshops show participants are scoring their performance... Read More
May 2019 - MadagascarActions Taken to Reduce Plague Burden in Madagascar—and Recent Cases Show Decline
Plague is endemic in Madagascar. On average 400 cases of bubonic plague are reported yearly, and the disease is most prevalent in the rural areas, especially the central highlands. Plague season runs from September to April. A deadly plague epidemic affected both the country’s en... Read More
28 May 2019 - Lyon, FranceHigh-level Conference on Public Health Emergencies in Urban Areas: Challenges and Opportunities
The High-level Conference on Public Health Emergencies in Urban Areas: Challenges and Opportunities, that took place in Lyon, France, on 3–4 December 2018, brought together nearly 200 participants from 29 countries, representing international and national organizations, cities, n... Read More
20-28 May 2019 - Geneva, Switzerland72nd session of the World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Org... Read More
New Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Framework Launched at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.
WHO Assistant Director-General for Emergency Preparedness and IHR, Dr Jaouad Mahjour, launched a new framework for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Geneva on Thursday 16 May 2019 in the working session on Health in All Disaster Risk Management Strategies at the Gl... Read More
WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Account for Insecurity and Community Feedback
WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The recommendations include endorsing operational adjustments that make the vaccination... Read More
2-3 May 2019 - AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Takes Measure of Public Health Risk
The Ministry of Health in Azerbaijan with support of WHO is developing a public health risk profile, starting with a workshop aimed at identifying public health risks from all priority hazards and generating evidence for planning and implementation of emergency preparedness and r... Read More
2 May 2019 - Pemba, MozambiqueAt least 188 676 people require health assistance after Cyclone Kenneth pummels north-eastern Mozambique
Cyclone Kenneth, the second category 3 cyclone to hit Mozambique within five weeks, brought widespread destruction and displacement and exacerbated health risks in the north-eastern province of Cabo Delgado after making landfall on 25 April. The cyclone struck populations already... Read More