By Chiara Torelli Of the 3,793 migrants detected crossing the English channel in small boats, 63% (2,380) come from countries which were among the fifteen globally worst impacted for civilian...
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By Chiara Torelli Of the 3,793 migrants detected crossing the English channel in small boats, 63% (2,380) come from countries which were among the fifteen globally worst impacted for civilian...
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Current major event Estimate of Influenza Disease Burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Seasonal influenza is a significant cause of illness and death that affects all countries. It can infect...
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Current major event Update on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Until April 2023, a total of 2,604 laboratoryconfirmed cases of Middle East...
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Current major event The One Health Approach: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) - Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Workshop Under the theme of "Better preparedness, early detection, and...
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Current major event Travel Associated Legionnaires Disease Two cases of Legionnaires disease have been reported to the European Legionnaires Disease Surveillance Network (ELDSNet) in February with...
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Current major event Therapeutics & COVID-19: Latest developments There has been an increase in the number of evidence-based therapeutics for COVID-19 in recent months. Many new treatment regiments...
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Current major event New Dengue outbreak in Khartoum, Sudan On 14 February 2023, State Ministry of Health of Khartoum officially declared dengue outbreak in Khartoum State for the first time in recent...
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Current major event The Earthquake situation in Syria A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Türkiye and Syria in the early morning of 6 February 2023. The epicenter was identified as Gaziantep...
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Current major event Technical consultation meeting to establish a genomic surveillance network in the Eastern Mediterranean Region for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases WHO Office for the...
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Current major event Consultative meeting on strategic guidance for prevention and control of emerging and re-emerging vectorborne and zoonotic infectious A consultative meeting on strategic guidance...
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Current major event Situation update: Measles Since the measles outbreak started in Afghanistan in January 2022, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health has reported a total of 81 277 suspected cases...
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Current major event Viral haemorrhagic fever viruses in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Many countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) are either endemic or have previously reported the...
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Horn of Africa drought: Increased health risks in the Greater Horn of Africa Millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa are at risk of starvation as most of the countries in the region face...
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On 26th September, ARCS distributed foodstuffs provided by Kuwait people to 500 vulnerable and miserable families by Mr. Hassam, director of IR department of ARCS in Norgal district of Kunar...
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Current major event Consultative Meeting on Typhoid Fever Surveillance and Vaccine Introduction in the Eastern Mediterranean Region WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMR) conducted a...
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Current major event Monkeypox: Public Health Emergency of International Concern On Saturday 23 July 2022, WHO Director-General determined that the ongoing multi-country outbreak of monkeypox...
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Current major event Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Post COVID-19 condition Post COVID-19 condition, also known as “long COVID”, refers collectively to the constellation of long-term symptoms that...
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Current major event Update on COVID-19 and other outbreaks in Afghanistan Even with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Afghanistan continues to experience multiple concurrent infectious disease outbreaks...
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As of 16 April, the Eastern Mediterranean Region has reported almost 21.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and almost 342 000 deaths. Compared to last week, this week we saw a 21% decrease in the...
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FAO’s Director-General highlights the region’s vulnerability to the impacts of the climate crisis at FAO Regional Conference for the Near East Baghdad/Rome - The Near East and North Africa region...