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All →Acute bacterial meningitis is one of the deadliest and most disabling forms of meningitis, leading to death in one in six people, and leaving one in five...
The ERF provides WHO staff with essential guidance on how the Organization manages the assessment, grading and response to public health events and emergencies...
The WHO Disease Outbreak News Annual Compendium 2022 highlights selected acute public health events described in disease outbreak news (DON) reports published...
Benchmarking is a strategic process often used by businesses and institutes to standardize performance in relation to the best practices of their...
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All →From 1 January 2024 to 28 April 2024, a cumulative total of 145 900 cholera cases and 1766 deaths were reported from 24 countries across five WHO regions,...
WHO's Operational Update on Health Emergencies, published monthly, highlights WHO’s work on preparedness and emergency response, combating health...
In the first quarter of 2024, WHO released US$ 21.6 million from the Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) to support emergency health...
This is the 32nd situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the latest epidemiology. This update also features...
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