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11-14 June 2019 - Tanzania and Kenya (Namanga)EAC Cross Border Field Simulation Exercise (FSX) 2019
Background The East African Community (EAC) region has experienced an increasing number of infectious disease outbreaks in the past, including Ebola, Rift Valley, Marburg and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever, etc. In this regard, the EAC Secretariat is convening a cross-border Fi... Read More
Preparedness capacity-building using the Partnership Contribution in 2018 (the year in review)
1 April 2019 - The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework Partnership Contribution (PC) is a benefit-sharing mechanism that aims to strengthen global and national preparedness for an influenza pandemic. It is funded by industry partners that use the Global Influenza Surv... Read More
29 March 2019 - South SudanSouth Sudan Readiness Scales Up in Face of DRC Ebola Outbreak
On 1st August 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. In September 2018, WHO assessed the risk of Ebola spreading beyond the borders of the DRC as very high. Among... Read More
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 Representatives of countries attending WHO’s 2nd African Health Forum, which was held in Cape Verde on 26-28 March, participated in a match-making session with partners to identify needs and joint priorities for s... Read More
26 March 2019 - MozambiqueCyclone Idai briefing
Dr Djamila Cabral, WHO Representative in Mozambique Last Friday I visited Beira, one of the worst-affected areas that was hit by Tropical Cyclone Idai. The devastation is enormous More than 100 000 people have lost their homes and all of their possessions. Families, pregnant wome... Read More
23 March 2019 - Democratic Republic of CongoWHO reaffirms commitment to Democratic Republic of the Congo as Ebola outbreak nears 1000 cases amid increased violence
WHO calls on international community to join urgent push to end outbreak As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approaches 1000 cases amid increased violence, WHO reaffirmed its commitment both to ending the outbreak and working with the government an... Read More
14-03-2019 - Damascus, Qamishli, Aleppo, Tamayoz8 ways WHO supports health in Syria
The Syrian crisis is one of the world’s biggest and most complex humanitarian emergencies. 8 years of conflict have taken a huge toll on a health system that was once among the best in the region. Here are 8 things to know about how WHO works in Syria to save lives and support he... Read More
13-14 March 2019 - EthiopiaEthiopian Public Health Institute Uses Resource Mapping to Support the Launch of the National Action Plan for Health Security
A resource mapping workshop was conducted by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute on 13-14 March in close collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Africa and the Ethiopia country office, and with support from the WHO Strategic Partnership for IHR and Health Security (SPH)... Read More
12-20 March 2019 - IraqOffering a window of opportunity for health security in post conflict country: the JEE and NAPHS mission in Iraq
From 12 to 20 March, Iraq was the second country in EMRO after Libya, to conduct back to back the JEE process and NAPHS development to strengthen the country’s capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to public health hazards. As with Libya, Iraq is a special context coun... Read More
FAO, OIE, and WHO launch a guide for countries on taking a One Health approach to addressing zoonotic diseases
Zoonotic diseases continue to be a threat to global health, causing millions of deaths and economic losses every year. To support countries to control these diseases, the Tripartite organisations (FAO, OIE and WHO) launched on 11 March 2019 a guide entitled ‘Taking a Multisectora... Read More