Prepared by the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response for the WHO Executive Board, January 2021
“The world was not as prepared as it should have been, and it must do better,” concludes a WHO panel reviewing the pandemic response "
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
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                                                                The growing understanding of how sequence information can contribute to improved public health is driving global investments in sequencing facilities and programmes. The falling cost and complexity of generating GSD provides opportunities for expanding sequencing capacity; however, challenges to wid...espread implementation remain. This document provides policy-makers and stakeholders with guidance on how to maximize the public health benefit of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing activities in the short and long term as the pandemic continues to unfold. Practical considerations for the implementation of a virus genomic sequencing programme and an overview of the public health objectives of genomic sequencing are covered. This guidance focuses on SARS-CoV-2 but is applicable to other pathogens of public health concern.
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                                                                This study aims to provide an overview of health financing in Africa and to examine the impact of the reemergence of mpox on health financing in the region.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The Regional Child Protection Operational Note has been developed by IOM and UNICEF’s Regional and Country Offices in North, West and Central Africa as a collaborative inter-agency and cross-regional endeavour within the framework of the sixth phase of the IOM Regional Development and Protection P...rogramme (RDPP) for North Africa, a regional initiative funded by the European Union through the Directorate‑General for Migration and Home Affairs and the Italian Ministry of Interior.
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                                                                STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES - PREVENTION AND CARE FOR CHILD SURVIVORS
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The Training Toolkit for Community Early Warning Systems is an operational manual that aims to strengthen early warning systems in a developing country context. It accompanies and should put into practice the guiding strategic principles found in the Community Early Warning Systems: Guiding Principl...es.
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                                                                La communication sur les risques est un aspect à part entière des interventions d’urgence. Il s’agit de l’échange en temps réel d’informations, de conseils et d’avis entre les experts, les responsables communautaires, les décideurs politiques et les populations en situation de risque.... Lors d’une épidémie, d’une pandémie, d’une crise humanitaire ou d’une catastrophe naturelle, une communication sur les risques efficace permet aux populations les plus exposées de comprendre les comportements à adopter pour se protéger. Ainsi, les autorités et les experts peuvent être à l’écoute des inquiétudes et des besoins, chercher à y répondre et faire en sorte que leurs conseils soient pertinents, fiables et recevables
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                                                                The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization held a meeting on 3-6 October 2022. This report summarizes the discussions, conclusions and recommendations.
 It covers the following items:
Global  Reports
Immunization Agenda 2030 and Regional reports
Monkeypox
RSV
COVID-19 vacci...nes
Polio vaccination
Ebola (Sudan ebolavirus outbreak update)
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                                                                Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2018;42:e45. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.45
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Annals of Global Health, 87(1), p.30. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2647
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004762
 This study shows the importance of an integrated entomological and medical surveillance for the evaluation of arboviral disease risk, which is a precondition for designing cost-effective vector control programs.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Sub-Saharan African Journal of Medicine: Year : 2014  |  Volume : 1  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 1-14
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Rediscovering Biology
Molecular to Global Perspectives
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