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View article: Informing the pandemic response: the role of the WHO’s COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update
Informing the pandemic response: the role of the WHO’s COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update Open
On 31 December 2019, the Municipal Health Commission of Wuhan, China, reported a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases. On 5 January 2020, the WHO publicly released a Disease Outbreak News (DON) report, providing information about the pneumo…
View article: Disseminating information on acute public health events globally: experiences from the WHO’s Disease Outbreak News
Disseminating information on acute public health events globally: experiences from the WHO’s Disease Outbreak News Open
WHO works, on a daily basis, with countries globally to detect, prepare for and respond to acute public health events. A vital component of a health response is the dissemination of accurate, reliable and authoritative information. The Dis…
View article: Global public health intelligence: World Health Organization operational practices
Global public health intelligence: World Health Organization operational practices Open
Early warning and response are key to tackle emerging and acute public health risks globally. Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) has implemented a robust approach to public health intelligence (PHI) for the global detection, ve…
View article: Assessment of the Countries’ Readiness to Detect and Control Cholera Outbreaks in the WHO African Region
Assessment of the Countries’ Readiness to Detect and Control Cholera Outbreaks in the WHO African Region Open
Objective: This study assessed the countries’ readiness to prevent, detect, respond and recover from cholera outbreaks.