Statement from the Steering Committee of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) As members of the GTFCC Steering Committee, we are appealing to you today from the frontlines of a genuine...
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Statement from the Steering Committee of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) As members of the GTFCC Steering Committee, we are appealing to you today from the frontlines of a genuine...
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On World Water Day, the global cholera task force explains way forward The world is facing an upsurge in cholera, even touching countries that have not had the disease in decades. Years of progress...
Selon un nouveau rapport de l’OMS et des CDC, la rougeole est une menace imminente au plan mondial. La couverture vaccinale contre la rougeole n’a cessé de diminuer depuis le début de la pandémie de...
Un nuevo informe de la OMS y los CDC revela que el sarampión representa una amenaza inminente en todo el mundo. La cobertura vacunal contra el sarampión ha disminuido de forma sostenida desde el...
Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million...
Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat New WHO, CDC report reveals measles is an imminent threat worldwide Geneva, 23 November 2022-- Measles vaccination...
Global progress against measles threatened amidst COVID-19 pandemic The largest increase in unvaccinated children in 20 years and critical gaps in disease surveillance increase risk of measles...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Dramatic progress over the past two decades has prevented 1.5 billion malaria infections and saved 7.6 million lives. Dramatic progress over the past two decades has prevented 1.5...
Foreword More than ten years ago, the Ministry of Health (MOH) adapted a generic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Technical (IDSR) Guideline supported by World Health...
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While scrolling through their newsfeeds in August, nearly 28,500 Facebook users in Sierra Leone saw a graphic of a health worker wearing a superhero cape accompanied by the message: “Health workers...
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A MESSAGE FROM THE U.S. GLOBAL MALARIA COORDINATOR Together, we have saved more than seven million lives and prevented more than a billion cases of malaria since 2000. I am thankful for the dedicated...
Declaración de la Iniciativa contra el Sarampión y la Rubéola, que incluye a la Cruz Roja Americana, los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades de los Estados Unidos, UNICEF, la Fundación de...
Statement by the Measles & Rubella Initiative: American Red Cross, U.S. CDC, UNICEF, UN Foundation and WHO ATLANTA/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 14 April 2020: “As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, over 117...
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Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa from March 2014 until June 2016, affecting multiple countries, in particular,...
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*Brazzaville, 22 August 2019 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union Commission (AUC) through its Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) deepened their...
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Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 On August 1, 2018, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Ebola. One year later, the outbreak continues in North...
Situation overview Since May 2019, Confirmation of 4 new emergence of type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV2) in Bambari (2) and Bimbo (2) health districts without any genetic link between them and...
Résumé de la situation Entre le 29 mai et le 05 juillet 2019 : 04 cas de VDPV2 : Bambari (2) et Bimbo (2) sans aucun lien génétique avec un virus connu et sans aucun lien génétique entre eux...
Résumé de la situation Entre le 29 mai et le 28 juin, Confirmation de 4 nouvelles émergences de poliovirus dérivés de souche vaccinale de type 2 (VDPV2) dans les districts de Bambari (2) et Bimbo (2)...
Situation overview Since May 2019, Confirmation of 4 new emergence of type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV2) in the districts of Bambari (2) and Bimbo (2) without any genetic link between them and...