WHO & Regional Offices [to 05 Feb 2022]
https://www.who.int/
News [Selected]
4 February 2022
Statement
IAEA/WHO Joint Statement on Reducing Inequity in Access to Cancer Care through Rays of Hope Initiative

3 February 2022
Departmental news
World Cancer Day: closing the care gap

3 February 2022
Departmental news
New WHO survey investigates how influenza burden studies influence policy

3 February 2022
Departmental news
Syria boosts influenza preparedness despite multiple crises

3 February 2022
Departmental news
Sustaining local influenza vaccine production in Serbia

3 February 2022
Departmental news
Integration and expansion: Leveraging influenza systems for the COVID-19 response

3 February 2022
Departmental news
A tale of two pandemics: improvements in regulatory performance between the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic to the COVID-19 pandemic

3 February 2022
Departmental news
Supporting health-care providers to make positive change: WHO launches new training tools on female genital mutilation prevention and care

3 February 2022
Departmental news
True extent of SARS-CoV-2 Infection through seroprevalence studies

3 February 2022
News release
Celebrating 70 years of GISRS (the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System)

3 February 2022
Departmental news
Strengthening local preparedness for influenza and COVID-19 in Cambodia

2 February 2022
Departmental news
New online course to fight the infodemic

1 February 2022
News release
Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems

1 February 2022
Departmental news
Sleeping sickness: prioritizing case detection and treatment to achieve elimination as public health problem

31 January 2022
Departmental news
New online course: Implementation of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detection rapid tests

31 January 2022
Departmental news
New global report on maintaining services for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned from 19 countries

30 January 2022
News release
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: WHO calls for equitable health services for all

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WHO Regional Offices
Selected Press Releases, Announcements
WHO African Region AFRO
::Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination six-fold  03 February 2022
:: 02 February 2022 Why do neglected tropical diseases suffer low priority?
:: 01 February 2022 Improving treatment of neglected diseases
:: 31 January 2022 Fighting gender-based violence at the grassroots in Senegal

WHO Region of the Americas PAHO
:: 4 Feb 2022 PAHO calls for expanded access to cancer care
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the Americas Washington, DC, February 4, 2022 (PAHO)- On World Cancer Day this February 4, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls for an increase in cancer treatment and prevention services  to reduce new cases of the disease. If no action is taken, cases could increase by nearly 60%…
:: 2 Feb 2022 With 14 countries yet to vaccinate 40% of people, Americas remain most unequal region in the world in fight against COVID-19
Despite hard-fought efforts and generous donor support, many vulnerable populations remain unprotected. Washington D.C., 2 February 2022 (PAHO) – While 63% of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, coverage remains uneven, with 14 countries and territories immunizing 70% of their populations and the…
:: 31 Jan 2022 PAHO launches campaign on the importance of newborn care during the first 28 days of life
In Latin America and the Caribbean, 255 babies age less than one-month die each day Montevideo/ Washington DC, 1 February 2022 (CLAP/PAHO) ‒ The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Latin American Centre for Perinatology (CLAP), today launched a campaign to raise awareness and promote quality care for newborns during the first 28…

WHO South-East Asia Region SEARO
No new digest content identified

WHO European Region EURO
:: Cancer services disrupted by up to 50% in all countries reporting: a deadly impact of COVID-19 03-02-2022
:: When is screening for cancer the right course of action? 02-02-2022
:: “You need to sit there and listen, and build on what you see” – Tina Dahl, cancer nurse 01-02-2022
:: WHO/Europe and Ukraine cement future cooperation during visit by Regional Director 31-01-2022

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region EMRO
:: WHO hands over refrigerated vehicles to strengthen vaccine cold chain in oPt 2 February 2022
:: Italy joins other European Union Member States to increase pledge of COVID-19 vaccines to Syria
1 February 2022
:: Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases in Somalia 30 January 2022

WHO Western Pacific Region
No new digest content identified

 

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WHO Events
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/2
[Selected]
Medication Safety Webinar series: WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm & World Patient Safety Day 2022
8 February 2022 13:00 – 14:30 CET

ACT-Accelerator campaign launch
9 February 2022 15:00
[See COVID above for detail]

 

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New WHO Publications
https://www.who.int/publications/i
Selected Titles
4 February 2022
COVID-19 clinical care pathway (‎CARE)‎: confirm, assess, respond, evaluate

4 February 2022
COVID-19 clinical care pathway (‎CARE)‎: confirm SARS-CoV-2 infection, assess symptoms, risk factors…

1 February 2022
Global analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19
[See COVID above for detail]

1 February 2022
Companion workbook: Exercises to guide the process of inequality monitoring in sexual, reproductive,…

1 February 2022
Inequality monitoring in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

31 January 2022
PIP PC Preparedness High-Level Implementation Plan II 2018-2023, 2021 Revision

31 January 2022
Technical consultation on the use of economics in insecticide resistance management for malaria vector…

31 January 2022
Eradication of yaws: surveillance, monitoring and evaluation: a manual for yaws eradication programme…

31 January 2022
End-to-end integration of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza sentinel surveillance: revised interim guidance
Overview
This guidance provides interim guidance for the integration of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virologic and genomic surveillance, from sentinel site case enrolment and sampling to the eventual sharing of the virus sequence data, a process known as end-to-end surveillance. This guidance builds on experiences and lessons learned as countries adapted their influenza surveillance systems in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and reviews new evidence to provide guidance on end-to-end surveillance. The guidance includes new algorithms and strategies to adapt sentinel systems to make them resilient and agile for addressing global and national surveillance needs for influenza and COVID-19. It highlights the need to link sentinel surveillance systems to inform policy and adjust the national public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It incorporates inputs from Member States and international experts solicited before and during a virtual consultation in October 2021. It is intended for public health professionals involved in disease and laboratory surveillance at the national level. It is also a guide for WHO staff involved in influenza and COVID-19 sentinel surveillance integration.