WHO & Regionals [to 8 November 2014]
:: GIN October 2014 pdf, 2.21Mb 4 November 2014

:: Global Alert and Response (GAR) – Disease Outbreak News (DONs)
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia 7 November 2014

:: Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) for 7 November 2014, vol. 89, 45 (pp. 505–508) includes:
– Report of the 7th Meeting of the WHO working group on polymerase chain reaction protocols for detection and subtyping of influenza viruses, Geneva, June 2014
http://www.who.int/entity/wer/2014/wer8945.pdf?ua=1

:: PPP launched to improve prevention of women’s cancers and quality of cancer registries in Latin America and the Caribbean
04 NOVEMBER 2014,
– PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) Foundation and International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) combine efforts to improve breast and cervical cancer prevention and control.
– The partnership aims to improve understanding and practices among primary health care providers and patients for breast cancer screening and early detection as well as increase capacity of cancer registries in the region.
– Three-year joint project is receiving $600,000 funding from IFPMA as well as in-kind contributions such as communications and infrastructure supplies.
New York, 4 November 2014 – The PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) Foundation and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) announced today a partnership to jointly build regional capacity to fight woman’s cancers in Latin America and the Caribbean. The three-year collaboration will allow the first phase of a $5M initiative to focus on women’s cancers in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. …