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Weekly bulletins on outbreaks and other emergencies

(6 days ago) WebOutbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 16: 15 - 21 April 2024. This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: The World Health Organization (WHO) is building a …

https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/disease-outbreaks/outbreaks-and-other-emergencies-updates

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AFRO - WHO 2024 Health Emergency Appeal

(4 days ago) WebThe level of acute food insecurity in the region has increased by 25%, rising from 38 million people affected to 47.4 million since the declaration of the emergency in mid-2022. Sudan and South Sudan are among the areas of highest concern but needs across the wider Greater Horn of Africa region will persist in 2024.

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/documents/emergencies/2024-appeals/afro---who-2024-health-emergency-appeal.pdf

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Africa Faces Rising Climate-linked Health Emergencies

(8 days ago) WebGENEVA, Switzerland, April 6, 2022/APO Group/ -- Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, accounting for more than half of public health events recorded in the region over the past two decades, a new analysis …

https://who.africa-newsroom.com/press/africa-faces-rising-climatelinked-health-emergencies?lang=en

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Health emergencies - World Health Organization (WHO)

(7 days ago) WebAcute health emergencies affect millions of people around the world each year. As the climate crisis accelerates, the risks of emerging infectious diseases, extreme weather events and large-scale migration of …

https://www.who.int/our-work/health-emergencies

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World Health Organization Emergencies Programme

(Just Now) WebFrom 1 January 2024 to 28 April 2024, a cumulative total of 145 900 cholera cases and 1766 deaths were reported from 24 countries across five WHO regions,

https://www.who.int/emergencies/overview

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Trends in public health emergencies in the WHO African Region: …

(3 days ago) WebResults reveal that between 2001 and 2022, a total of 2234 public health events have been recorded in the WHO African Region of which 1886 events (84.4%) were substantiated.

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/trends-public-health-emergencies-who-african-region-analysis-past-two-decades-public-health-events-2001-2022

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Country preparedness for health and humanitarian …

(9 days ago) WebSeveral disease outbreaks and health emergencies in Africa and their risk factors could be prevented or miti-gated,1 but the health systems in many countries in the Region have set up public health emergency operation centres, of which 1410 are fully functional. Furthermore, 17 countries11 have established multidisciplinary, multi-

https://extranet.who.int/sph/sites/default/files/EHS/2021-03/Country%20preparedness%20for%20health%20and%20humanitarian%20emergencies%20in%20the%20WHO%20African%20Region-%20progress%2C%20lessons%20learnt%20and%20way%20forward.pdf

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Building resilient health systems in Africa beyond the COVID-19

(8 days ago) WebSince the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 in China, health systems across the globe have struggled to contend with unprecedented shocks arising from this novel disease. Health systems in Africa are attracting more attention than before as these fragile systems have previously struggled to respond to the effects of health …

https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e006108

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Sharing data can help prevent public health emergencies in Africa

(Just Now) WebCollaboration and data sharing has become a serious focus in the fight against public health emergencies. Funding agencies, ethics and regulatory bodies in Africa, reviewers and grant recipients

https://theconversation.com/sharing-data-can-help-prevent-public-health-emergencies-in-africa-119672

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Call to Action: Strengthening Public Health Emergency - Africa …

(4 days ago) WebCall to Action: Strengthening Public Health Emergency Operations Centres in Africa. Communities (RECS), in Lusaka, Zambia, 16th July 2022. RECALLING the Heads of State and Government’s Declaration on 4th July 2017 on Accelerating Implementation of the International Health Regulations in Africa; which seeks to address the increasing …

https://africacdc.org/news-item/call-to-action-strengthening-public-health-emergency-operations-centres-in-africa/

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Sharing data can help prevent public health emergencies in Africa

(7 days ago) WebCollaboration and data sharing has become a serious focus in the fight against public health emergencies. Funding agencies, ethics and regulatory bodies in Africa, reviewers and grant recipients

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/sharing-data-can-help-prevent-public-health-emergencies-africa

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Public health emergencies in war and armed conflicts in …

(3 days ago) Web⇒ The health workforce particularly in Africa is not well prepared and capacitated to respond to public health emergencies due to wars and armed conflicts. ⇒ This commentary calls on the global health commu-nity to proactively take part in preventing conflicts, and respond to public health emergencies during wars and armed conflicts.

https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/9/3/e015371.full.pdf

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WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Seventy …

(7 days ago) WebHonourable Minister Dr Akmaral Alnazarova,Professor Mariana Mazzucato,Professor Ilona Kickbusch,Secretary-General Martin Chungong,EIB Vice President Thomas Östros,Amref CEO Dr Githinji Gitahi

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-seventy-seventh-world-health-assembly-strategic-roundtable-29-may-2024-press-release/ar-BB1nj59Y

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Delivering health care in conflicts

(5 days ago) WebPhoto ©WHO: Panelist during the social media Live moderated Q&A During the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the Global Health Cluster (GHC) joined World Health Organization (WHO) colleagues in a live Q&A on social media to discuss delivering health care during ongoing health emergencies arising from conflicts around the world. Dr …

https://healthcluster.who.int/newsroom/news/item/28-05-2024-delivering-health-care-in-conflicts

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Africa CDC, WHO and RKI Launch a Health Security Partnership to

(7 days ago) WebThe COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role of the public health laboratory in surveillance as well as the necessity for advancements in data collection, management, reporting, and dissemination to ensure evidence-based policy making during health security emergencies. In response, the Health Security Partnership in Africa …

https://www.who.int/news/item/18-07-2023-africa-cdc--who-and-rki-launch-a-health-security-partnership--to-strengthen-disease-surveillance-in-africa

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FLiRT variants threaten a summer Covid wave, but experts say the …

(6 days ago) WebCovid-19 surveillance has scaled back significantly since the US public health emergency ended a year ago, which also adds to the uncertainty. But the data that is available is consistent.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/health/flirt-covid-variants-summer-wave-risk/index.html

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

(5 days ago) WebThe Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. Each week, a brief description, followed by public health measures implemented and an interpretation of the situation is provided for a few selected events. Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum. 6 May 2024. 1st International Conference …

https://www.afro.who.int/

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PMNCH partners rally in support of WHA maternal, newborn and …

(2 days ago) WebA standing-room crowd gathered in Geneva for the opening PMNCH side event of the 77th World Health Assembly: Galvanizing Political Leadership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, co-hosted by the Government of South Africa. The event focused on the need, opportunities and challenges for accelerating progress toward the maternal and …

https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/27-05-2024-pmnch-partners-rally-in-support-of-wha-maternal-newborn-and-child-health-resolution

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Increasing disease and humanitarian strain in Gaza amid aid …

(4 days ago) WebThe UN agency assisting Palestine refugees is continuing to provide healthcare as best it can but overcrowded shelters and limited sanitation services, coupled with forced displacement, are posing severe health risks, the agency said in a post on X.Furthermore, safe water is unaffordable for many, and people are resorting to burning trash to cook …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150181

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Global report reveals major gaps in menstrual health and hygiene …

(6 days ago) WebNEW YORK, GENEVA, 28 May 2024 – Around the world, menstrual health and hygiene needs are being overlooked due to limited access to information, education, products and services, as well as inadequate facilities and inequalities. A new report, Progress on drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in schools 2015–2023: special focus …

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2024-global-report-reveals-major-gaps-in-menstrual-health-and-hygiene-in-schools

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