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Die Webseite des Robert Koch-Institut zur Pandemieplanung informiert über die Vorbereitung Deutschlands auf zukünftige Pandemien. Sie beschreibt die nationalen Strategien, Konzepte und Leitlinien, die entwickelt wurden, um Ausbrüche von Infektionskrankheiten früh zu erkennen und effektiv darauf
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The webpage explains “Preparedness 2.0,” a regional strategy by the World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe aimed at strengthening countries’ ability to prevent, prepare for, and respond to health emergencies. It outlines a five-year action plan (2024–2029) that supports member states in
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The WHO webpage describes the Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative, which is a global approach to improve how countries prepare for and respond to future pandemics. Instead of focusing on individual diseases, PRET emphasizes a broader strategy that groups pathogens by h
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The webpage describes how the Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative is being implemented in the Americas to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response. It explains that PRET promotes a unified approach by grouping diseases according to how they spread (such as respira
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Global Animal Disease Information System - interactive Platform
Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).1
It causes a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low energy or feeling sick. In most cases, the symptoms of mpox go away within a few weeks with supportive care
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Lessons learned from recent public health events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola virus disease, Zika virus disease outbreaks, and other public health threats, including earthquakes and floods, have highlighted the need for countries to continuously develop, strengthen, and maintain capacities r
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Through the Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES), FAO assists countries to prevent and control the world’s most serious livestock and zoonotic diseases, while also surveying for newly emerging pathogens. Member countries are supported with early warning, and technical guidance for risk management
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Al afrontar la amenaza común que supuso el coronavirus del síndrome respiratorio agudo severo de tipo 2 (SARS CoV 2), los países y las instituciones de todo el mundo se vieron rápidamente desbordados por la monumental tarea de responder a un problema que avanzaba rápidamente y que les obligó a
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The Country COVID-19 Intra-Action Review (IAR) is a facilitated process that brings together COVID-19 responders from multiple sectors for experience sharing and collective learning, and it has been modelled after the WHO After Action Review (AAR) methodology.
Building true health security in a global age. Findings and recommendations of the Global Council. In landmark findings based on two years of research and convenings around the world, the new report shows that high levels of inequality are linked to outbreaks becoming pandemics and that inequality i
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The Outbreak Toolkit is specifically designed for epidemiologists and field investigators operating at the frontline of complex emergencies and in resource-limited settings. It provides a comprehensive, up-to-date toolkit for investigating both infectious disease outbreaks and non-infectious events
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This document aims to provide public health authorities in European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries with guidance for improved preparedness planning taking the lessons that have been identified through various activities in the context of recent public health crises (e.g. COVID-1
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a leading cause of death in the African region, surpassing fatalities from malaria, HIV, and TB. In response to this critical threat, the region has adopted the AMR Global Action Plan and the African Union Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance Control 2
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Action Plan for Implementation of Recommendations from the Evaluation of PAHO's Response to COVID-19
An external team evaluated PAHO’s response to COVID-19 to provide an independent assessment of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau’s (PASB) performance regarding preparedness for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluations’ final report culminates with eight recommendations for actions
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Planning for public health emergencies should ensure that capabilities developed during previous emergencies are maintained, incorporated, and put into practice when a new event of public health concern arises. Investments in pandemic preparedness lead to more rapid detection and a stronger response
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i. A person who is a contact of a probable or confirmed mpox case in the 21 days before the onset of signs or symptoms, and who presents with any of the following: acute onset of fever (>38.5°C), headache, myalgia (muscle pain/body aches), back pain, profound weakness or fatigue.
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ii. A per
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Toolkit regarding Zika Virus
The future is inherently uncertain, and while we hope to avoid another pandemic, hope alone is not a strategy. To ensure we are better prepared, it is important to proactively explore plausible futures through structured foresight exercises.
There is widespread recognition of the growing threat of infectious disease epidemics and pandemics spreading across countries or continents—especially following the recent Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Vulnerable groups (including children, older adults, ethnic minorities and other at-risk group
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