WHO & Regional Offices [to 07 May 2022]
https://www.who.int/news
6 May 2022
News release
WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control
Reveals that good IPC programmes can reduce health care infections by 70%

5 May 2022
News release
14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021
[See COVID above for detail]

2 May 2022
Departmental news
WHO issues rapid communication on updated guidance for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

2 May 2022
Departmental news
At your fingertip: New WHO Guide and online Repository of WHO tools for Evidence-informed Decision-making

2 May 2022
Departmental news
Integrating HIV and mental health services for better overall health

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WHO Director General Speeches [selected]
https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches
Selected
5 May 2022
Speech
WHO Director-General’s remarks at the High-Level International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine

4 May 2022
Speech
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the ninth meeting of the Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies – 4 May 2022

4 May 2022
Speech
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the WHO press conference – 4 May 2022

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WHO Regional Offices
Selected Press Releases, Announcements
WHO African Region
:: East Africa steps up health emergency readiness, response 06 May 2022
Arusha, Tanzania – Five East African countries have held their first simulation exercise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to improve preparedness and bolster response to health emergencies.

WHO Region of the Americas PAHO
:: 6 May 2022 PAHO Establishes High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19
Commissioners will prepare recommendations to accelerate action on mental health in the Region, following the devastating effects of the pandemic Washington, DC, 6 May 2022 (PAHO) – Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), today launched the High-level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19. The…
:: 5 May 2022 14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021
Geneva, 5 May 2022 – New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million).  “These sobering data not…

:: 4 May 2022 Brazil, PAHO and WHO share experiences to improve diagnosis and genomic surveillance of the COVID-19 virus
Brasilia, 4 May 2022 (PAHO) – Health authorities, managers, experts, and technical health surveillance teams have shared today (4) in the city of Brasilia, Brazil, experiences of 27 central public health laboratories of all Brazilian states, 13 laboratories located in border areas and 3 National Influenza Centres. The 1st National Exhibition of…
:: 4 May 2022 More must be done to protect nursing workforce as COVID cases rise in the Americas, says PAHO Director
Nurses play a central role in vaccination programs and in caring for those that fall ill. Countries must double investments and improve policies to support “backbone” of health care systems. Washington D.C., 4 May 2022 (PAHO) – As COVID cases and hospitalizations once again rise in the Americas – by 12.7% since last week – the Pan American Health…

WHO South-East Asia Region SEARO
:: Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region renew commitment to eliminate malaria by 2030
New Delhi | 5 May 2022  The WHO South-East Asia Region today renewed its commitment to eliminate malaria by 2030, with countries pledging accelerated action and greater efforts at the sub-national and community levels.

WHO European Region EURO
:: 14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 05-05-2022

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region EMRO
:: Statement by the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr in the context of COVID-19 Cairo, Egypt, 1 May 2022

WHO Western Pacific Region
No new digest content identified.

 

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Disease Outbreak News (DONs)
Latest WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs), providing information on confirmed acute public health events or potential events of concern.

6 May 2022 | Avian Influenza A (H5N1) – United States of America

 

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WHO Events
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/1
[Selected]
Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly WHA 75
22-28 May 2022
:: Provisional agenda A75/1 Rev.1

 

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New WHO Publications
https://www.who.int/publications/i
Selected Titles
5 May 2022
Emergency in Ukraine: external situation report #10, published 5 May 2022: reporting period: 28 April…

2 May 2022
Rapid communication: Key changes to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

2 May 2022
Evidence. Knowledge Translation. Impact.