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Eid Al-Adha 2022 - Risk Communication and Community Engagement guidance This risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) guidance aims to support Governments, UN partners, private sector and civil society groups to proactively address risks associated with Eid Al-Adha by implementing various RCCE interventions. |
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IHR key publications 2007–2011 This leaflet gives an overview of key publications and reference tools developed by the IHR department often in partnership with other WHO departments and/or with other organizations from 2007–2011. |
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The laboratory assessment tool offers guidance to assess laboratories and national laboratory systems. The target audience is any stakeholder performing laboratory assessments: national health authorities, multilateral agencies, nongovernmental organizations, laboratory managers, etc. Assessors can use it as is or can customize the available materials to meet local requirements or specificities to better fit the assessment context. |
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International travel and health book and web site, 2012 edition International travel and health provides practical advice on how travelers can stay healthy while travelling anywhere around the globe. The 2012 edition includes information for last minute travelers, updated vaccine recommendations and schedules, a revised list of countries and areas at risk of yellow fever, updated maps showing disease distribution and more. Related linksWeekly epidemiological monitor: Yellow fever vaccination booster |
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Guide for public health emergency contingency planning at designated points of entry The guide is designed to assist WHO Member States to bridge the gap between the legal requirements of the IHR (2005) and the pragmatic readiness and response capacity for public health emergencies at designated points of entry. |
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This document is for States Parties who would like information and WHO guidance in determining whether they have met, by the deadline of June 2012, their national core capacity requirements in IHR Annex 1, and whether to seek an extension. States Parties to the IHR are required to develop, strengthen and maintain minimum national core public health capacities and as such, should have developed and been implementing plans of action to ensure that the core capacities required by the IHR are present and functioning throughout their territories by June 2012. |
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Summary of 2011 States Parties report on IHR core capacity implementation This report presents progress made in States Parties in 2011 towards implementation of the International Health Regulations. |
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The Atlas of health and climate is the product of a unique collaboration between the meteorological and health sectors. It provides sound scientific information on the link between the climate and major health challenges, ranging from diseases of poverty to emergencies arising from extreme weather events and disease outbreaks. |
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Department of global capacities alert and response activity report 2012 This report describes highlights of global capacities alert and response activities. Part A presents examples of public health risks and response missions and describes activities to maintain the WHO global system to contain and respond to public health risks. Part B highlights activities to support countries in building their national public health capacities to be able to rapidly detect and contain events. Related links |
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