WHO | Week Ahead for media - 23 August 2024

No images? Click here Friday, 23 August 2024  | Issue 268   Subscribe to receive this weekly update   Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory Latest news from WHO and WHO events page Monday- Friday  26-30  August Seventy-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa 26 - 30 August 2024 Brazzaville, Republic of Congo https://www.afro.who.int/media-centre/events/seventy-fourth-session-who-regional-committee-africa The Seventy-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa will be held in-person in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 26 to 30 August 2024. The Regional Committee is the WHO decision-making body in the region, convening once a year to discuss and endorse policies, activities and financial plans aimed at improving the health of the people of Africa. Tuesday 27 August WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: pathogen genomics in health emergencies: spotlight Dengue https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/08/27/default-calendar/who-epi-win-webinar-pathogen-genomics-in-health-emergencies-spotlight-dengue 27 August 2024 14:00 – 15:30 CET  The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) is a global network of pathogen genomic actors, brought together by the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, to accelerate progress in pathogen genomics, and improve public health decision-making. To inform country capacity building activities the ‘Pathogen Genomics in Health Emergencies’ webinar series aims to provide a forum for expert and evidence-based discussions on the role of genomics in the response to on-going outbreaks considering where, and where not, the use of genomics can assist in public health decision making. Our first webinar, co-hosted with the WHO Arbovirus Team, will spotlight the use of genomics in supporting the response to the current Dengue outbreak and its role in strengthening the overall surveillance for public health interventions.   Selection of stories on WHO's work in emergencies XVIII International Course on Dengue and other Emerging Arboviruses: a space to unite experiences and efforts for health (In Spanish) https://www.paho.org/es/noticias/21-8-2024-xviii-curso-internacional-dengue-otros-arbovirus-emergentes-espacio-para-unir High-Level WHO delegation visits Eastern Ethiopia to evaluate health initiatives and strengthen partnerships https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ethiopia/news/high-level-who-delegation-visits-eastern-ethiopia-evaluate-health-initiatives-and-strengthen Building skills for emergency management https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news-room/feature-stories/item/building-skills-for-emergencymanagement Pacific experts agree to further strengthen collaboration to protect communities from future outbreaks and pandemics https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news/item/23-08-2024-pacific-experts-agree-to-further-strengthen-collaboration-to-protect-communities-from-future-outbreaks-and-pandemics   WHO events here Sign up for our newsletters here Check out the WHO series, Science in 5 Access WHO photos available for media use here WHO media contacts: mediainquiries@who.int You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Do not reply to media@campaign.who.int as it is an unmonitored mailbox. Journalists may write to mediainquiries@who.int.         Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Unsubscribe