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WHO Director-General's remarks at the Emergency Meeting of the United Nations Security Council – 10 November 2023
Emergency meeting on the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory Entire conte...

Multi-country outbreak of cholera, External situation report #8 - 2 November 2023
Since the last situation report on the multi-country outbreak of cholera was published on 5 Octob...

Seventh meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) for a WHO instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
The seventh meeting of the INB will be held from 6-10 November 2023 and resumes over 4-6 December 20...

Global Research and Innovations Forum: Building the world's resilience against future outbreaks and pandemics
The October 2023 Global Research and Innovation Forum presents an occasion to reflect on progress an...

Rabies outbreak response: Accelerating a One Health approach in East Nusa Tenggara
Rabies is a zoonotic viral disease that is 100% vaccine-preventable, yet it continues to claim th...

Strengthening preparedness and response at Indonesia and Timor-Leste border crossings
Border crossings like Motaain in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, and Batugade in Timor-Leste are w...

WHO announces the release of ScreenTB - a web-based tool to help countries prioritize action for TB screening and prevention
WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Programme is pleased to announce the update and release of ScreenT...

Communicable disease threats report, 8-14 October 2023, week 41
The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and ...

Respiratory Virus Toolkit
Preparing for and responding to nursing home residents or healthcare personnel (HCP) who develop ...

We must work together to protect future generations from the impacts of pandemic: UK statement at the UN Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response High-level Meeting
The COVID-19 pandemic was the biggest challenge of our lifetime. The international response was ...

WHO welcomes historic commitment by world leaders for greater collaboration, governance and investment to prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics
The World Health Organization welcomed today’s historic commitment shown by global leaders, at th...

Respiratory Disease Season Outlook
CDC expects the upcoming fall and winter respiratory disease season will likely have a similar nu...

Africa CDC and France sign Memorandum Of Understanding to Strengthen Public Health Systems in Africa – Africa CDC
11 September 2023, Addis Ababa – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Afri...

ECDC publishes epidemiological update on increased COVID-19 transmission, SARS-CoV-2 variants, and public health considerations for autumn 2023
Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is providing an update on th...

Epidemiological update: COVID-19 transmission in the EU/EEA, SARS-CoV-2 variants, and public health considerations for Autumn 2023
In recent weeks, signals of SARS-CoV-2 transmission have increased from previously very low level...

Reduced Odds of Mpox-Associated Hospitalization...
What is already known about this topic? One JYNNEOS vaccine dose decreases mpox lesion severity ...

Stopping an Outbreak: Polio Response in Mozambique
The year 2022 began the way Jolene Nakao, MD, MPH expected it to be – busy. As...

Communique on SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 sub-variant – Africa CDC
On 18 August 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) classified BA.2.86 as a ‘variant under mon...

Bringing hope to communities: WHO installs new module clinic for primary health care in Kharkiv region
In an effort to address the destruction caused by the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federati...

West Nile virus - human cases, 12 July 2023
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 12 July 2023, EU/EEA countries have...