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WHO’s Operational Update on Health Emergencies (WOU)
In this issue of WHO’s Operational Update on Health Emergencies, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:
EWARS in a box supports El Niño event in central AmericaResponding to the devastating floods in LibyaThe Health and WASH clusters complete a joint Whole of Syria cholera operational reviewCholera: Reaching isolated populations on La Gonâve Island, HaitiWHO calls for donor support as Afghanistan’s health system suffers critical underfundingWHO rolls out an electronic Early Warning Alert and Response (EWAR) system in Sudan to facilitate early detection and timely response to disease outbreaksAfrica CDC, WHO and RKI launched a Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance in AfricaEmpowering youth in health emergencies: a story of collaboration and engagementWHO pioneers the development of a disease-agnostic contact tracing guidelineCOVID-19 After Action Review: A tool for health system learning and strengthening following the pandemicWHO Global Logistics Centers’ Monthly UpdateEnsuring access to online learning on mpox See the WOU Issue: 17 [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/who-s-operational-update-on-health-emergencies—september-2023] COVID-19 Epidemiological Update
Globally, the number of new cases decreased by 42% during the 28-day period of 25 September to 22 October 2023 as compared to the previous 28-day period, with over half a million new cases reported. The number of new deaths decreased by 43% as compared to the previous 28-day period, with over 4700 new fatalities reported. As of 22 October 2023, over 771 million confirmed cases and over six million deaths have been reported globally.
In this edition, we include:
The COVID-19 epidemiological update at the global and regional levels.An update on hospitalizations and ICU admissions.An update on the SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest (VOI) and variants under monitoring (VUM). See the EPI [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/covid-19-epidemiological-update—27-october-2023] Operations support and logistics: year in review 2022 [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/operations-support-and-logistics–year-in-review-2022] Donors making a difference: the resilient spirit of women providing and receiving health care
WHO salutes the resilient spirit of women providing and receiving health care around the world with the support of our partners. Read our stories from a refugee dealing with cancer postpartum in Greece, to our work in remote Ecuador, Libya, Ghana, Rwanda and more
See the stories [https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/donors-making-a-difference–the-resilient-spirit-of-women-providing-and-receiving-health-care] See more of WHO’s response in on-going emergencies [https://www.who.int/emergencies/overview] WHO’s response to health emergencies annual report [https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/367947] Contingency Fund for Emergencies [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/contingency-fund-for-emergencies—quarterly-update–july-2023] WHO’s Health Emergency Appeal 2023 [https://www.who.int/emergencies/funding/outbreak-and-crisis-response-appeal/2023] COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan [https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-WHE-SPP-2023.1]
Read how our donors make a difference [https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/feature-stories] and stories of work in countries around the world.
Thanks to all donors and partners [https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/donors-and-partners/funding] contributing to the WHO COVID-19 response.
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