Tag: Disease Surveillance

WHO Extends Polio Emergency Status as International Spread Risk Persists

WHO extends the polio PHEIC for three months as WPV1 and vaccine-derived…

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WHO Secures $3 Million to Strengthen Community-Led Response to Bundibugyo Virus Disease

WHO has received a US$3 million Wellcome grant to strengthen community-generated evidence…

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Africa CDC and WHO Urge Community-Led Action to Strengthen Ebola Response in DRC

Africa CDC and WHO have called for urgent community-led action to strengthen…

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WHO Calls for Integrated Action and Innovation to Eliminate HIV, Hepatitis and STIs

WHO's latest report highlights progress and persistent challenges in ending HIV, viral…

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Urgent International Action Sought as Ebola Outbreak Worsens in DR Congo

MSF has called for urgent international support as the Ebola outbreak in…

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Health Authorities Call for Stronger Protection Measures for Ebola Response Workers

Africa CDC has urged stronger protection for frontline Ebola responders after a…

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Abu Dhabi Hosts First MENA Disease Elimination and Eradication Course

Khalifa University and GLIDE have completed the first MENA Disease Elimination and…

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WHO adds first diagnostic test for Ebola Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency Use Listing

WHO has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus to…

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GLIDE and WHO partner to accelerate disease elimination across the Eastern Mediterranean Region

WHO and GLIDE have partnered to accelerate the elimination of communicable diseases…

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Central Africa Ebola Outbreak Poses $3.6 Billion Economic Threat, Says UN

UNDP warns the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to…

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