May 2020 – Maritime Health Trainings for Seafarers and Doctors

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News (English) – World Health Organization

WHO and UNICEF recommit to accelerating health and well-being at all ages September 21, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF today signed a new collaborative framework which will accelerate joint public health efforts that put the most marginalized and vulnerable populations first.The new Strategic Collaboration Framework builds on a robust 70-year collaboration between the two organizations, and prioritizes four strategic areas for immediate attention and action at all levels of […]

Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX facility September 21, 2020

64 higher income economies have now joined the COVAX Facility, with a further 38 economies expected to sign in the coming days These self-financing economies, which include 29 from ‘Team Europe’ participating as part of an agreement with the European Commission, join 92 lower income economies eligible for financial support through the Gavi COVAX Advance […]

WHO’s three messages for UNGA75 September 21, 2020

As the world comes together at an unprecedented virtual session of the 75th UN General Assembly (UNGA), WHO has three messages to share.

ECDC – RSS – Risk assessment

Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2: considerations for public health response September 21, 2020

Cases with suspected or possible reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 have been recently reported in different countries. In many of these cases, it is uncertain if the individual’s Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test remained positive for a long period of time following the first episode of infection or whether it represents a true reinfection.

Rapid Risk Assessment: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the EU/EEA and the UK – eleventh update: resurgence of cases August 10, 2020

In this update, ECDC analyses the risk of further escalation of COVID-19 in the countries that have reported a recent increase in COVID-19 cases and the risk of further escalation of COVID-19 across all EU/EEA countries and the UK.

Threat Assessment Brief: Eurasian avian-like A(H1N1) swine influenza viruses July 13, 2020

A recently published study conducted between 2011 and 2018 in China, and based on surveillance data in pigs, identified an emerging genotype 4 (G4) reassortant Eurasian avian-like (EA) A(H1N1) swine influenza virus that contains internal genes from the human A(H1N1)pdm09 and North American triple-reassortant (TR) lineage-derived internal genes.

Month: May 2020

7 Dangerous Diseases/Disorders Seafarers Should Be Aware Of

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