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1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.o… | |
2 <p>WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accepted the… | |
3 <p>The committee expressed appreciation for WHO&rsquo;s leader… | |
4 <p>The committee provided concrete and targeted advice for WHO and… | |
5 <p>As the committee convened for the fifth time, global reported c… | |
6 <h3> | |
7 Proceedings of the meeting</h3> | |
8 Members and advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by videoco… | |
9 <br /> | |
10 The Director-General welcomed the Committee, highlighted global advances… | |
11 <br /> | |
12 Representatives of the legal department and the Department of Compliance… | |
13 <br /> | |
14 The Secretariat turned the meeting over to the Chair, Professor Didier H… | |
15 <br /> | |
16 The WHO Assistant Directors-General for Emergency Response and for Emerg… | |
17 <br /> | |
18 The Committee expressed strong appreciation for WHO&rsquo;s leadersh… | |
19 <br /> | |
20 After ensuing discussion, the Committee unanimously agreed that the pand… | |
21 <br /> | |
22 The Director-General determined that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to … | |
23 <br /> | |
24 The Emergency Committee will be reconvened within three months, at the d… | |
25 <br /> | |
26 <h3>Advice to the WHO Secretariat</h3> | |
27 <br /> | |
28 <strong>Leadership and Coordination&nbsp;</strong><br… | |
29 1. Continue to coordinate global and regional multilateral organizations… | |
30 <br /> | |
31 2. Provide States Parties with a mechanism including templates and proce… | |
32 <br /> | |
33 <strong>Evidence-Based Response Strategies</strong><br /&… | |
34 3. Continue to provide evidence-based guidance for COVID-19 readiness an… | |
35 <br /> | |
36 <strong>Research&nbsp;</strong><br /> | |
37 4. Continue to convene multi-disciplinary experts to agree on consistent… | |
38 <br /> | |
39 5. Continue intersectoral collaborations to understand the origin of SAR… | |
40 <br /> | |
41 6. Continue to work with partners to refine mathematical models that can… | |
42 <br /> | |
43 <strong>Surveillance and Contact Tracing&nbsp;&nbsp;</s… | |
44 7. Continue to work with partners and networks to provide guidance, tool… | |
45 <br /> | |
46 8. Encourage and support countries to understand and report on their epi… | |
47 <br /> | |
48 <strong>Risk communications and community engagement</strong>… | |
49 9. Continue to work with partners to counter the ongoing infodemic and p… | |
50 <br /> | |
51 <strong>Diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines</strong><… | |
52 10. Continue to support development of and equitable access to diagnosti… | |
53 <br /> | |
54 11. Accelerate support to enhance countries&rsquo; readiness for COV… | |
55 <br /> | |
56 <strong>Health Measures in Relation to International Traffic</s… | |
57 12. Continue to work with partners to update and review evidence-based g… | |
58 <br /> | |
59 <strong>Essential Health Services</strong><br /> | |
60 13. Work with partners to support countries in strengthening their essen… | |
61 <br /> | |
62 <h3>Temporary Recommendations to State Parties</h3> | |
63 <br /> | |
64 <strong>Leadership and coordination&nbsp;</strong><br… | |
65 1. Continue to share with WHO best practices, including from intra-actio… | |
66 <br /> | |
67 2. Report to WHO on progress in implementing the Temporary Recommendatio… | |
68 <br /> | |
69 <strong>Evidence-Based Response Strategies</strong><br /&… | |
70 3. Avoid politicization or complacency with regards to the pandemic resp… | |
71 <br /> | |
72 4. Implement a dynamic risk management approach using appropriate indica… | |
73 <br /> | |
74 <strong>Research&nbsp;</strong><br /> | |
75 5. Conduct research and share information on transmission, including rol… | |
76 <br /> | |
77 <strong>Surveillance and Contact Tracing&nbsp;</strong>&… | |
78 6. Sustain efforts to strengthen public health surveillance systems and … | |
79 <br /> | |
80 7. Continue timely and consistent reporting to WHO, including through pl… | |
81 <br /> | |
82 <strong>Risk Communications and Community Engagement</strong>… | |
83 8. Engage and empower individuals and communities to strengthen confiden… | |
84 <br /> | |
85 <strong>Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Vaccines</strong><… | |
86 9. Establish a national multi-disciplinary taskforce, assess progress us… | |
87 <br /> | |
88 <strong>Health Measures in Relation to International Traffic</s… | |
89 10. Regularly re-consider measures applied to international travel in co… | |
90 <br /> | |
91 11. Continue to strengthen capacity at points of entry to manage potenti… | |
92 <br /> | |
93 <strong>Essential Health Services</strong><br /> | |
94 12. Maintain essential health services with sufficient funding, supplies… | |
95 <div>&nbsp;</div> | |
96 <br /></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:37:34 Z</pubDate>… | |
97 <p>The training has been co-sponsored by the US Centers for Diseas… | |
98 <p>Organizing the training programme has been a complicated logist… | |
99 <p>The training programme has been driven by a recognition of the … | |
100 <p>The course includes practical training on tools for monitoring … | |
101 <p>At the first welcome event, 188 learners interacted over Zoom s… | |
102 <p>As one of the participants posted during the simulation: &l… | |
103 <p>The training team are very excited to work with these experienc… | |
104 <p>&nbsp;</p></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:… | |
105 <h2 style="text-align:center;"></h2> | |
106 <h4><strong><em>Alert Summary </em></strong&g… | |
107 <p>This WHO Medical Product Alert relates to three different batch… | |
108 <p>Fluzone&reg; Quadrivalent is a quadrivalent inactivated vac… | |
109 <p>The products subject of this alert are confirmed falsified beca… | |
110 <ul> | |
111 <li>The genuine manufacturer of Fluzone&reg; Quadrivalent … | |
112 <li>AND the variable data (batch number and expiry dates) of t… | |
113 </ul> | |
114 <p>Genuine Fluzone&reg; Quadrivalent has not yet been legitima… | |
115 <p>This falsified product was identified at patient level.</p&g… | |
116 <p>On 21 September 2020, the <span style="text-decoration: unde… | |
117 <p><strong>Table 1: Products subject of WHO Medical product … | |
118 <img alt="" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAA4sAAA… | |
119 <h4><strong><em>Advice to regulatory authorities and t… | |
120 <p>WHO requests increased vigilance within the supply chains in co… | |
121 <p>All medical products must be obtained from authorized/licensed … | |
122 <p>If you are in possession of the above falsified products, pleas… | |
123 <p>If you have used these falsified products, or you suffered an a… | |
124 <p>National regulatory/health authorities are advised to immediate… | |
125 <p><strong>Table 2: Photographs of products subject of WHO M… | |
126 <p><strong></strong><img alt="" src="data:image/png… | |
127 <div> | |
128 <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>WHO Global Surveillan… | |
129 <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>for Substandard and F… | |
130 <p style="text-align: center;">For more information, please visit:… | |
131 <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Email: <a href="mailto… | |
132 </div> | |
133 <div><br clear="all" /> | |
134 <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> | |
135 <div id="ftn1"> | |
136 <p>[1] Please see<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> … | |
137 </div> | |
138 </div></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:42:27 Z</pubDate>… | |
139 <p>The analysis, presented at the 4<span style="font-size: 13px… | |
140 <p>However, most of the socio-economic damage from NCDs is prevent… | |
141 <p>The analysis assessed five&nbsp;cost-effective&nbsp;int… | |
142 <p><em>&ldquo;Economic growth, equity, demographic secur… | |
143 <p>The&nbsp;analysis conducted by the WHO/UNDP joint programme… | |
144 <p>The Government of Russia has already demonstrated strong commit… | |
145 <p><em>"The Russian Federation continues to demonstrate outs… | |
146 <p> | |
147 The analysis prepared by the Task Force confirms the importance of such … | |
148 <br /> | |
149 Interim results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial, coordinated by t… | |
150 <br /> | |
151 The study, which spans more than 30 countries, looked at the effects of … | |
152 <br /> | |
153 The progress achieved by the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial shows that la… | |
154 <br /> | |
155 The results of the trial are under review for publication in a medical j… | |
156 <p>The global platform of the Solidarity Trial is ready to rapidly… | |
157 <p>Newer antiviral drugs, immunomodulators and anti-SARS COV-2 mon… | |
158 and&nbsp;<span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:in… | |
159 <a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/adolescent-health#tab=tab… | |
160 that digital health interventions adapt the way they transmit informati… | |
161 being viewed as equal and valuable partners&nbsp;in&nbsp;progra… | |
162 intervention developers, health advocates,&nbsp;educators, a… | |
163 Health and Research, who led the development of this guidance.&a… | |
164 empowers young people to evolve from beneficiaries, to partners,… | |
165 in the health system.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div>&… | |
166 diverse health needs.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div>&… | |
167 known as the&nbsp;DIIG). This step-by-step tool from WHO and partne… | |
168 and research&nbsp;at the&nbsp;WHO Department of Sexual a… | |
169 <p>The results of a new clinical trial, published today in the <… | |
170 <br /> | |
171 The WHO ACTION-I trial resolves an ongoing controversy about the efficac… | |
172 <br /> | |
173 The impact is significant: for every 25 pregnant women treated with dexa… | |
174 <br /> | |
175 &ldquo;Dexamethasone is now a proven drug to save babies born too so… | |
176 <p>Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children… | |
177 <br /> | |
178 The study notes, healthcare providers must have the means to select the … | |
179 <br /> | |
180 &ldquo;When a minimal package of care for newborn babies &ndash;… | |
181 <br /> | |
182 Conducted from December 2017&ndash;November 2019, the randomized tri… | |
183 <p><strong><br /> | |
184 Note to editors</strong></p> | |
185 <p>WHO includes dexamethasone in its Essential Medicines List. The… | |
186 United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU… | |
187 </em>, include a broad range of social and medical factors influen… | |
188 noncommunicable diseases, climate change, limited inclusion of women in&… | |
189 health.</p><p>This series also includes <a href="https://… | |
190 continue to have an unmet need for contraception.</p><p>Risi… | |
191 who tend to work in informal sectors.</p><h2>The impact of C… | |
192 are the majority of frontline providers, are at increased risk of infect… | |
193 children, the sick, and the elderly. And distancing measures have <a … | |
194 for survivors of violence.</p><h2>An urgent call to action: … | |
195 health and rights are non-negotiable, gender equality is achievable and … | |
196 growth with up to a nine-fold return on investment.</p><p>WH… | |
197 March 2021</p></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 06:59:09 Z</… | |
198 </em></p> | |
199 <p>The collaboration will make trusted, public health information … | |
200 <p>Through the collaboration, people everywhere will be able to ac… | |
201 <p>With these new freely-licensed resources, Wikipedia&rsquo;s… | |
202 <p>&ldquo;Equitable access to trusted health information is cr… | |
203 <p>Since the beginning of the pandemic, WHO has taken steps to <… | |
204 <p>Wikipedia editors have similarly been on the frontlines of <… | |
205 <p>By making verified information about the pandemic available to … | |
206 <p>&ldquo;Access to information is essential to healthy commun… | |
207 <p>WHO has served as the leading international health agency spear… | |
208 <p>At the same time, Wikipedia volunteer editors, many of whom are… | |
209 <p>At the moment, readers can access WHO&rsquo;s <a href="h… | |
210 <p>In the coming months, the Wikimedia Foundation and WHO will con… | |
211 <p>Additionally, under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org… | |
212 <br /> | |
213 <br /> | |
214 <p><strong>About the World Health Organization</strong>… | |
215 <p>The World Health Organization provides global leadership in pub… | |
216 <p>For updates on COVID-19 and public health advice to protect you… | |
217 <p><strong>About the Wikimedia Foundation&nbsp;</stro… | |
218 <p>The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that ope… | |
219 <br /> | |
220 <br /></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:27:54 Z</pubDate>… | |
221 <p><a href="https://bit.ly/HAPC2020" target="_blank" rel="noope… | |
222 <p>This year&rsquo;s edition features another prestigious line… | |
223 <ol> | |
224 <li>Inclusive economics, defined by a new social contract and … | |
225 <li>The fundamental requirements for a healthy life and equita… | |
226 <li>Equitable investments and how to make universal health cov… | |
227 <li>Health in the digital age and how technology can help resh… | |
228 <li>The long-term outlook on global health</li> | |
229 </ol> | |
230 <p>Dr Tedros, WHO Director-General, said: &ldquo;It has never … | |
231 <p>The first book in the series&nbsp;<a href="https://editi… | |
232 <br /> | |
233 <a href="https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/world-leaders-uni… | |
234 You can access the original press release by clicking&nbsp;<a hre… | |
235 <p> | |
236 </p> | |
237 <p> | |
238 </p> | |
239 <p>&nbsp;</p></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:… | |
240 <p>The twenty-sixth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the I… | |
241 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
242 <p>The Emergency Committee reviewed the data on wild poliovirus (W… | |
243 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
244 <p><strong>Wild poliovirus</strong></p> | |
245 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
246 <p>The higher incidence of global WPV1 cases seen during 2020 cont… | |
247 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
248 <p>The Committee noted that based on results from sequencing of WP… | |
249 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
250 <p>On the other hand the certification of the WHO African Region a… | |
251 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
252 <p><strong>Vaccine derived poliovirus (VDPV)</strong>&… | |
253 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
254 <p>The committee was very concerned that the international spread … | |
255 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
256 <p>Cross border spread of cVDPV2 is now occurring regularly.&n… | |
257 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pakistan t… | |
258 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C&ocir… | |
259 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Guinea to … | |
260 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C&ocir… | |
261 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CAR to Cam… | |
262 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chad to Su… | |
263 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ghana to B… | |
264 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
265 <p><strong>COVID-19</strong></p> | |
266 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
267 <p>The committee heard that nearly all countries (90%) have experi… | |
268 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
269 <p>The committee was very concerned that most of the current outbr… | |
270 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
271 <p>Although the resumption of Supplementary Immunization Activitie… | |
272 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
273 <p>Although in general surveillance processes are continuing, ther… | |
274 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
275 <p>The committee noted that GPEI modeling indicated there is a ris… | |
276 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
277 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
278 <p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p> | |
279 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
280 <p>The Committee unanimously agreed that the risk of international… | |
281 <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> | |
282 <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rising risk of … | |
283 <p>Based on the following factors, the risk of international sprea… | |
284 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; increasing… | |
285 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; greater &l… | |
286 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the ongoin… | |
287 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the drop i… | |
288 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the compli… | |
289 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the diffic… | |
290 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the possib… | |
291 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the result… | |
292 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
293 <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rising risk of … | |
294 <p>The international spread of cVDPV2 is now established, with thr… | |
295 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="text-decorati… | |
296 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="text-decorati… | |
297 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="text-decorati… | |
298 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="text-decorati… | |
299 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="text-decorati… | |
300 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="text-decorati… | |
301 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="text-decorati… | |
302 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
303 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
304 <p><strong>Risk categories</strong></p> | |
305 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
306 <p>The Committee provided the Director-General with the following … | |
307 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
308 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; States infected with WPV1, cV… | |
309 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; States infected with cVDPV2, … | |
310 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; States no longer infected by … | |
311 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
312 <p>Criteria to assess States as no longer infected by WPV1 or cVDP… | |
313 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
314 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Poliovirus Case: 12 months af… | |
315 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Environmental or other isolat… | |
316 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; These criteria may be varied … | |
317 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
318 <p>Once a country meets these criteria as no longer infected, the … | |
319 <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">&… | |
320 <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">T… | |
321 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
322 <p><strong>States infected with WPV1, cVDPV1 or cVDPV3 with … | |
323 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
324 <p><strong>WPV1</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;… | |
325 <p>Afghanistan &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
326 <p>Pakistan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
327 <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> | |
328 <p><strong>cVDPV1</strong></p> | |
329 <p>Malaysia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
330 <p>Philippines&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&a… | |
331 <p>Yemen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs… | |
332 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
333 <p>These countries should:</p> | |
334 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Officially declare, if not al… | |
335 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ensure that all residents and… | |
336 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ensure that those undertaking… | |
337 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ensure that such travelers ar… | |
338 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Restrict at the point of depa… | |
339 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further intensify crossbord… | |
340 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further intensify efforts to … | |
341 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maintain these measures until… | |
342 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Provide to the Director-Gener… | |
343 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
344 <strong><br clear="all" /> | |
345 </strong> | |
346 <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> | |
347 <p><strong>States infected with cVDPV2s, with potential or d… | |
348 </div> | |
349 <br clear="all" /> | |
350 <p>Afghanistan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&a… | |
351 <p>Angola&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb… | |
352 <p>Benin &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb… | |
353 <p>Burkina Faso&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
354 <p>Cameroon &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
355 <p>CAR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;… | |
356 <p>Chad &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs… | |
357 <p>Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp… | |
358 <p>DR Congo&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
359 <p>Ethiopia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&… | |
360 <p>Ghana&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs… | |
361 <p>Guinea&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb… | |
362 <p>Malaysia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
363 <p>Mali&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp… | |
364 <p>Niger&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs… | |
365 <p>Nigeria&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &… | |
366 <p>Pakistan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
367 <p>Philippines &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
368 <p>Somalia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n… | |
369 <p>South Sudan &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
370 <p>Sudan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs… | |
371 <p>Togo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp… | |
372 <p>Zambia &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n… | |
373 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
374 <p>These countries should:</p> | |
375 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Officially declare, if not al… | |
376 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Noting the existence of a sep… | |
377 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Encourage residents and long�… | |
378 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ensure that travelers who rec… | |
379 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Intensify regional cooperatio… | |
380 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further intensify efforts to … | |
381 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maintain these measures until… | |
382 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At the end of 12 months witho… | |
383 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
384 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
385 <strong><br clear="all" /> | |
386 </strong> | |
387 <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> | |
388 <p><strong>States no longer infected by WPV1 or cVDPV, but w… | |
389 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
390 <p><strong>WPV1</strong></p> | |
391 <p>none &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs… | |
392 <p><strong>cVDPV</strong></p> | |
393 <p>Mozambique &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&a… | |
394 <p>PNG&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;… | |
395 <p>Indonesia&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&am… | |
396 <p>Myanmar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n… | |
397 <p>China&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs… | |
398 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
399 <p>These countries should:</p> | |
400 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Urgently strengthen routine i… | |
401 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enhance surveillance quality,… | |
402 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Intensify efforts to ensure v… | |
403 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enhance regional cooperation … | |
404 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maintain these measures with … | |
405 <p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At the end of 12 months witho… | |
406 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
407 <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">&nbsp;</… | |
408 <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Additional cons… | |
409 <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">&nbsp;</… | |
410 <p>The committee noted with concern the drop in the number of SIAs… | |
411 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
412 <p>The committee also noted the risk of vaccine hesitancy could be… | |
413 <br clear="all" /> | |
414 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
415 <p>The committee commended Egypt for its thorough investigation of… | |
416 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
417 <p>The committee was also very concerned about the polio program f… | |
418 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
419 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
420 <p>The phased replacement during 2021 of Sabin OPV2 with novel OPV… | |
421 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
422 <p>Based on the current situation regarding WPV1 and cVDPV, and th… | |
423 <p>During the third quarter of 2020, the INFOSAN Secretariat has b… | |
424 <p>During the third quarter of 2020, the most commonly involved fo… | |
425 <p>During such international food safety events, the INFOSAN Secre… | |
426 <h2>Geographic scope</h2> | |
427 <p>These food safety events involved Member States and territories… | |
428 <p><strong>Multi-country outbreak of <em>Salmonella<… | |
429 <p>During this quarter, a multi-country outbreak of <em>Salm… | |
430 <p>Implicated products were internationally distributed from the &… | |
431 <p>During the event, information concerning the details of the imp… | |
432 <h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: tr… | |
433 <p><strong></strong><strong>Ongoing study of INF… | |
434 <p>Results from phase two of the ongoing study of INFOSAN will soo… | |
435 &nbsp;<br /> | |
436 <strong>INFOSAN Working Groups</strong></p> | |
437 <p>The second and third meetings of the INFOSAN Working Groups wer… | |
438 <p>For the second session, participants discussed the topic of foo… | |
439 <p>The outputs of these working group discussions will be shared w… | |
440 <p><strong>Kuwait National Virtual INFOSAN Workshop</stro… | |
441 <p>In an effort to support countries in strengthening their capaci… | |
442 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
443 <h2>Voice of an active network member</h2> | |
444 <h4><img alt="INFOSAN Quarterly Summary voice-3-2020" src="http… | |
445 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
446 <hr /> | |
447 <p><sup>a</sup>&nbsp;One incident involved all thr… | |
448 </em><sup>b</sup>&nbsp;One incident involved both … | |
449 <sup>c</sup>&nbsp;One incident involved both soy and egg… | |
450 <p>Launched in 2020, the festival aims to recruit a new generation… | |
451 <p>The inaugural Health for All Film Festival in 2019/2020 accepte… | |
452 <p>&ldquo;Telling stories is as old as human civilization. It … | |
453 Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. &ldquo;We look forward to… | |
454 <p>The competition categories this year will align with WHO&rs… | |
455 <ul> | |
456 <li>Universal health coverage (UHC): films about mental health… | |
457 <li>Health emergencies: films about health emergencies, such a… | |
458 <li>Better health and well-being: films about environmental an… | |
459 </ul> | |
460 <p>For each of these three <em>grand prix</em> categor… | |
461 <p>Three other prizes will be awarded for a student-produced film,… | |
462 <p>Submissions are open from 24 October 2020 to 30 January 2021.&l… | |
463 <p>After the close of submissions, critically-acclaimed artists fr… | |
464 will be announced in by January 2021.<span style="font-size: 13px;"&g… | |
465 </span></p></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:24:56 … | |
466 <p>The app is now updated with latest data from the WHO 2020 Globa… | |
467 <p>In addition to allowing users to explore and interact with data… | |
468 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
469 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
470 <p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&… | |
471 <p>Other languages and more features will be available in future u… | |
472 <div>The app is available for free download on the <strong>A… | |
473 <p > | |
474 <img src="https://www.who.int/images/default-source/tuberculosis/glob… | |
475 <dir><em>*The data in the app are from WHO&rsquo;s Globa… | |
476 <li>Special edition cover of the classic song &ldquo;We Ar… | |
477 <br /> | |
478 <li>Launching today, the #WeAreFamily video campaign will invi… | |
479 <br /> | |
480 <li>Part of the proceeds from the new song, being released 9 N… | |
481 </ul> | |
482 <iframe width="560" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F… | |
483 <p>A special edition cover of Sister Sledge&rsquo;s timeless h… | |
484 <br /> | |
485 This new initiative, being launched ahead of United Nations Day on 24 Oc… | |
486 <h2> | |
487 A call for solidarity&nbsp;</h2> | |
488 <p>The inspiration to release a special edition of the classic tra… | |
489 <p>Kim Sledge said: &ldquo;From the doctors and nurses on the … | |
490 <p>&ldquo;There are many people who motivated me to embark on … | |
491 <p>Using music&rsquo;s universal power in bringing the world t… | |
492 <p>Natasha Mudhar, founder of The World We Want and the driving fo… | |
493 <h2> | |
494 Special edition version song to support health efforts</h2> | |
495 <p>The special edition of the classic&nbsp;<em>We Are Fa… | |
496 <p>Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the Worl… | |
497 <br /> | |
498 Dr Tedros added: &ldquo;Now more than ever, communities and individu… | |
499 <h2><strong>Join the We Are Family video campaign</strong… | |
500 <p> | |
501 In support of the song&rsquo;s release, a call is being launched tod… | |
502 <br /> | |
503 To submit sing-along videos to the Special Edition Cover Version of the … | |
504 <br /> | |
505 </p> | |
506 <ul> | |
507 <li>Record yourself singing <em>We Are Family </em>… | |
508 <li>Share the video on your favourite social media channel, wi… | |
509 <li>Upload your video to <span style="text-decoration: unde… | |
510 <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span&… | |
511 <li><span style="font-size: 16px;"></span>Video cl… | |
512 <li>More details including Terms &amp; Conditions can be f… | |
513 </ul> | |
514 <p>For further information, please contact The World We Want:&… | |
515 <div>&nbsp;</div></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020… | |
516 <br /> | |
517 The commission will be co-chaired by Her Excellency A&iuml;chatou Mi… | |
518 <br /> | |
519 She will be joined by co-chair Julienne Lusenge of the Democratic Republ… | |
520 <br /> | |
521 The role of the Independent Commission will be to swiftly establish the … | |
522 <br /> | |
523 It will comprise up to seven members, including the co-chairs, with expe… | |
524 <br /> | |
525 The co-chairs will choose the other members of the Commission, which wil… | |
526 <br /> | |
527 To support the Independent Commission&rsquo;s work, the Director-Gen… | |
528 <br /> | |
529 The tenth epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease in the provinces of North Kivu… | |
530 <br /> | |
531 WHO has a zero tolerance policy with regard to sexual exploitation and a… | |
532 civil society representatives who had formally engaged with the depa… | |
533 WHO Strategic and Technical Committee on HIV and Viral Hepatitis (ST… | |
534 challenges to science, community organizing and rights. WHO was also… | |
535 raised during the meeting included:</p><ul><li>Fut… | |
536 and migrant populations;</li><li>Re-focus on prevent… | |
537 health and rights;</li><li>COVID-19 mitigation appro… | |
538 and mental health;</li><li>Participants shared persp… | |
539 <p>The meeting was co-hosted by the Government of the Russian Fede… | |
540 <p>The meeting provided an opportunity to review the contribution … | |
541 <p>The Task Force Secretariat provided a brief overview of Task Fo… | |
542 <p>Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation,… | |
543 <p>Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, emphasized… | |
544 <div> | |
545 <p><em>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt that COVID-19 i… | |
546 </div> | |
547 <p>&nbsp;</p> | |
548 <p>Aksel Jacobsen, State Secretary of International Development&am… | |
549 <div> | |
550 <p><em>&ldquo;The long-time global underinvestment in NC… | |
551 </div> | |
552 <p>Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health of Nigeria, thanked the T… | |
553 <p>Dr Jennifer Harries, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the United… | |
554 <p><em>&ldquo;The UK would support further joint program… | |
555 <p>Mr Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International… | |
556 <p><em>&ldquo;Medical imaging has had a significant impa… | |
557 <p>Emanuela Del Re, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, s… | |
558 <p><em>&ldquo;Healthy lifestyles and balanced diet not o… | |
559 <p>Ahmed Mohammed Obaid Al Saidi, Minister of Health of the Sultan… | |
560 <p><em>&ldquo;In Oman service pathways for those seeking… | |
561 <p>Ms Jan Beagle, Director General of the International Developmen… | |
562 <p><em>&ldquo;Now, more than ever, COVID-19 has exposed … | |
563 <p>Ms Katie Dain, Chief Executive Officer of the NCD Alliance welc… | |
564 <p><em>&nbsp;&ldquo;COVID-19 must be a wake-up call … | |
565 <p>Dr Adriana Blanco Marquizo, Head of Secretariat of the FCTC spo… | |
566 <p>Ms Lena Nanushyan, from the Ministry of Health in Armenia, high… | |
567 <p>Dr Douglas Webb, Cluster Leader, HIV Health and Development Gro… | |
568 <p><em>&ldquo;The Multi-Partner Trust Fund is a critical… | |
569 <p>Mr Yahya Alfasi, from the&nbsp;Gulf Health Council, informe… | |
570 <p>Mr William Twomey, from Johnson and Johnson, praised the Access… | |
571 <p>Addressing micronutrient malnutrition is one of the greatest gl… | |
572 <p>This user-friendly resource enables programme managers, governm… | |
573 <p>Certain population groups, especially women and children, are a… | |
574 <p>The manual emphasizes the use of indicators recommended by WHO … | |
575 <p>There is also a downloadable platform that functions like the w… | |
576 <p>The manual and website are an update of the 2007 publication, &… | |
577 <strong>Link to publication:&nbsp;</strong><a target=… | |
578 </a></a10:content></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:uuid:… | |
579 <br /> | |
580 The call for papers was published in the October 2020 issue and can be a… | |
581 <br /> | |
582 The deadline for submissions is 31 December 2020. | |
583 <p>&nbsp;</p></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 07:… | |
584 <p>Recognizing the urgent need for new tools to combat VBDs, and i… | |
585 <p>&ldquo;These diseases are not going away,&rdquo; noted … | |
586 <h2>Position statement&nbsp;</h2> | |
587 <p>In recent years, there have been significant advances in GMM ap… | |
588 <p>According to the WHO statement, computer simulation modelling h… | |
589 <p>The statement notes that GMM research should be conducted throu… | |
590 <p>Countries and other stakeholders are encouraged to provide feed… | |
591 <h2>New guidance</h2> | |
592 <p>Despite the growing threat of vector-borne diseases to individu… | |
593 |