WHO & Regionals [to 13 June 2015]
WHO calls for increase in voluntary blood donors to save millions of lives
11 June 2015

Global Alert and Response (GAR) – Disease Outbreak News (DONs)
13 June 2015 – Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Republic of Korea
13 June 2015 – Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia
5 June 2015 – Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Republic of Korea
4 June 2015 – Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Republic of Korea
4 June 2015 – Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia

The Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) 12 June 2015, vol. 90, 24 (pp. 297–308) includes:
:: Progress towards measles elimination – South-East Asia Region, 2003–2013
:: Fact sheet on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

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:: WHO Regional Offices
WHO African Region AFRO
:: Niger now seeing a considerable decrease in meningitis cases
Niamey, 12 June 2015 – The situation of the meningitis epidemic in Niger, caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C, has improved thanks to intensive efforts at the national and international levels. A significant reduction of cases is now being reported in all affected areas and two support centres in Niamey, the capital, were closed as no case has been recorded during the last week.
:: Experts to assess mental health impact of Ebola – 09 June 2015
:: Experts agree to develop robust blood transfusion services in Ebola affected and unaffected countries – 08 June 2015

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WHO Region of the Americas PAHO
:: New WHO and World Bank Group report shows that 400 million do not have access to essential health services (06/12/2015)
:: On World Blood Donor Day, PAHO/WHO thanks voluntary donors and encourages young people to donate (06/10/2015)
:: Caribbean leaders will discuss stepped-up action to tackle chronic diseases (06/08/2015)

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WHO South-East Asia Region SEARO
:: Medical Camp Kits replace primary health care facilities before onset of Nepal’s monsoon  01 June 2015

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WHO European Region EURO
:: Diphtheria detected in Spain 05-06-2015
:: Dramatic increase in Caesarean sections 01-06-2015

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WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region EMRO
:: Inequality has transformed surviving childhood into a global postcode lottery (commentary)  3 June 2015
:: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Republic of Korea  2 June 2015

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WHO Western Pacific Region
:: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Republic of Korea to carry out Joint Mission for the MERS-CoV Outbreak
MANILA, 5 June 2015 – In light of the recent outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the World Health Organization and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare will conduct a joint mission to the Republic of Korea. The mission comes after close consultation between WHO and the Government.
:: Strategy for malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion (2015-2030)
5 June 2015
In close consultation with countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion, the WHO Regional Offices for the Western Pacific and South-East Asia have developed a malaria elimination strategy for the Subregion, where emerging antimalarial multidrug resistance, including resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapies, is threatening our recent gains. The elimination strategy is fully aligned with the Global technical strategy for malaria 2016-2030, which has just been endorsed by the World Health Assembly. The first subregional document that effectively operationalizes the global strategy, it is a prime example of partnership and collaboration, with six countries, WHO (two regions and headquarters) and multiple development partners joining forces to fight a common threat.