Measles in Tunisia: filling gaps in an already strong national immunity
WHO and experts from the Ministry of Health speaking with the mother of a child with measles. Photo: Dr Sherein Elnossery, WHO As part of a regional effort to reduce measles infections and deaths, the WHO Regional Office is supporting Tunisia’s Ministry of Health to investigate the measles outbreaks and implement a massive immunization campaign to...
EMARIS 2019: Top 5 reasons to submit your abstract
Experts and participants mingle at EMARIS 2017 (Photo: WHO). UPDATE: Abstract submission deadline is extended to 15 July (23:59 GMT) As the deadline for abstract submission for EMARIS 2019, the Second Scientific Conference of the EMARIS network, approaches (deadline for submission: Tuesday 25 June, Monday 15 July, 23:59 GMT), many researchers have...
WHO experts sustain decrease in new cholera cases and deaths in Yemen
WHO experts visit cholera treatment centres to review progress and assess challenges. The outbreak in Yemen is the worst in human history (Photo: Abdinasir Abubakar/WHO) 12 June 2019 - To support the ongoing scale-up of cholera response efforts in Yemen, from 18 to 25 May 2 World Health Organization (WHO) experts deployed to Sana’a. As part of the...
Open today: abstract submission process for Second Scientific Conference - EMARIS 2019
UPDATE: Abstract submission deadline is extended to 15 July (23:59 GMT) OPEN TODAY: The abstract submission process for the Second Scientific Conference, EMARIS 2019, has opened! Deadline for abstract submission: 25 June, 15 July, 2019.Are you a researcher working on Influenza and other Respiratory Diseases related to the countries in WHO's...
Working beyond capacity to get the data out: disease surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Dr Rana Jawad Asghar (center) on a recent field mission in Pakistan (Photo: Rana Jawad Asghar). This week, influenza surveillance experts and representatives of Ministries of Health across WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region are meeting to discuss monitoring and evaluation of sentinel-based influenza surveillance systems. Ahead of the event we spoke...
Opening soon: abstract submission process for Second Scientific Conference - EMARIS 2019
The technical unit of Infectious Hazard Management in WHO’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is pleased to announce the Second Scientific Conference of the EMARIS Network, taking place in Marrakesh, Morocco from November 12 to 15, 2019. Be part of documenting the regional progress in strengthening surveillance and response capacities for...
Somalia: ending the specter of cholera
Dr. Mutaawe Lubogo (l) administering the Oral Cholera Vaccine to a health worker during the 2017 campaign (Photo: WHO) When Dr Mutaawe Lubogo speaks about his work, enthusiasm colors his voice and a sparkle lights his eyes. Dr Lubogo, a cholera expert working with WHO in Somalia, is passionate about the fight against infectious diseases in the...
The next flu pandemic: a matter of ‘when’, not ‘if’
An interview with Mr Christopher Chadwick, Technical Officer for Influenza Preparedness and Response at the World Health Organization. Mr Christopher Chadwick (l) at the recent Intercountry Meeting on the Strategic Framework for Prevention and Control of Emerging and Epidemic-prone Diseases (Photo: Simon van Woerden/WHO) When you hear the word ‘pandemic’,...
Infectious disease outbreaks reported in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in 2018
20 January 2019 – Throughout 2018, WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region witnessed a number of new infectious diseases outbreaks and cases of other diseases were reported sporadically throughout the year in endemic patterns. The sporadic reporting of these infectious diseases continued as the transmission, which began in the previous years, was not...
“Saying ‘we can end cholera’ is not silly at all”
An interview with Dr Dominique Legros, Cholera Team Lead at the World Health Organization. There is a new battle plan in the fight against cholera. The document, aptly called “Ending Cholera”, exudes optimism and aims for a world in which the ancient disease is no longer a threat to public health. Dr Dominique Legros leads the efforts of the...
