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23 January 2023
WHO's Health Emergency Appeal 2023
WHO needs US$2.54 billion to provide life-saving assistance to millions of people around the world facing health emergencies. WHO’s Health Emergency Appeal...
Publications
All →The World Health Organization (WHO) Advisory Committee on variola virus Research (ACVVR), held its twenty-fifth meeting on 25-26 October 2023. The recommendations...
This Strategic framework for enhancing prevention and control of mpox (2024–2027) outlines a road map for health authorities, communities, and stakeholders...
11 April 2024
Target product profile for a low-cost test for use in bacterial meningitis outbreak response and surveillance
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...
12 February 2024
Emergency response framework (ERF), Edition 2.1
The ERF provides WHO staff with essential guidance on how the Organization manages the assessment, grading and response to public health events and emergencies...
Documents
All →This is the 33rd situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the latest epidemiology. This update also features...
The overall goal of testing for Mpox virus in the context of the 2022-2024 multi-country outbreak of mpox is to enable timely and accurate confirmation...