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Friday, 17 January 2025 | Issue 287
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Ali helps his father and uncle wash their hands after a day of work on their land
in Bamyan, Afghanistan, November 2022
Credit: WHO/Kiana Hayeri
Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory [https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/conflict-in-Israel-and-oPt]
WHO work on mpox [https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/mpox-outbreak]
Latest news from WHO [https://www.who.int/news-room] and WHO events page [https://www.who.int/news-room/events]
20 to 24 January
WHO at the World Economic Forum in Davos
WHO leaders will participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) from 20 to 24 January, in various health-related events, including the one on Unlocking Impact at COP30: Climate Action for Healthier Societies co-organized by WHO, the Wellcome Trust and Foundation S on Wednesday, 22 January.
All WEF events are accessible here [https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/programme].
Wednesday, 22 January
Translating the Global Research Agenda on health, migration and displacement into evidence-informed policies
13.00-14.40 CET, online
Participants will discuss the GRA implementation roadmap, share examples of its application, and provide insights from country and regional experiences, reflecting on perspectives and lessons learned in translating evidence into policy.
Further information and registration here [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/01/22/default-calendar/research-to-policy–translating-the-global-research-agenda-on-health–migration].
Wednesday, 22 January
Developing a dynamic workforce for One Health: WHO approaches and applications (WHO EPI-WIN Webinar)
13.00-14.30 CET, online
Although it is well recognized that a multi-sectoral, One Health [https://www.who.int/health-topics/one-health#tab=tab_1] approach to diseases at the human–animal–environment interface is critical, in reality, operationalizing multi-sectoral coordination, communication and collaboration to ensure that the workforce can fulfil its functions, can be difficult.
To address this, the Tripartite (WHO, FAO and WOAH) has developed a Workforce Development Operational Tool (WFD OT) [https://www.who.int/initiatives/tripartite-zoonosis-guide/workforce-development]. This webinar will explain the overall approach for workforce development, and introduce the key components of the tool and how it can be used and how official workforce can be strengthened for more effective One Health operationalization.
Further information and registration here [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/01/22/default-calendar/who-epi-win-webinar-developing-a-dynamic-workforce-for-one-health-who-approaches-and-applications].
Thursday, 23 January
Working for Health 2030: Enabling Equitable Distribution of Health and Care Workers Across the Urban-Rural Divide
12.00-14.00 CET, online
The question of geography often comes up in the health service delivery debate. Differences often exist between those living in urban and those living in rural, remote, and underserved settings, with those in the latter often having limited access to health services, increased needs, and consequentially worsened health outcomes.
This seventh webinar in the Working for Health 2030 series, co-hosted by WHO and NHS England, will explore how to attract, retain, protect, and safeguard the health and care workforce within rural and remote and underserved settings while protecting individuals’ right to move and live where they choose.
Thursday, 23 January
Supporting the routine use of evidence during the policy-making process: a WHO checklist
13.00-15.00 GMT, online
Launched in 2024, the Global Coalition for Evidence [https://www.who.int/initiatives/global-coalition-for-evidence], a WHO informal network, aims to foster collaboration, coordination and consolidation to increase evidence use in decision-making and empower local leadership for global impact. This webinar will present an overview of the WHO checklist and its use in Thailand.
Further information and registration here [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/01/23/default-calendar/webinar—supporting-the-routine-use-of-evidence-during-the-policy-making-process–a-who-checklist].
Selection of stories on WHO’s work in emergencies
WHO launches US$ 1.5 billion Health Emergency Appeal to tackle unprecedented global health crises [https://www.who.int/news/item/16-01-2025-who-launches-us-1.5-billion-health-emergency-appeal-to-tackle-unprecedented-global-health-crises], 16 January WHO support for Tanzania’s response to suspected Marburg virus disease outbreak [https://www.afro.who.int/countries/united-republic-of-tanzania/news/who-sprt-tanzanias-response-suspected-marburg-virus-disease-outbreak], 16 January Climate-resilience and sustainability for safer health care in Viet Nam [https://www.who.int/republicofkorea/news/feature-stories/detail/climate-resilience-and-sustainability-for-safer-health-care-in-viet-nam], 13 January WHO and partners respond to recent tropical storms, typhoons and cyclones in the Western Pacific [https://www.who.int/republicofkorea/news/feature-stories/detail/who-and-partners-respond-to-recent-tropical-storms–typhoons-and-cyclones-in-the-western-pacific], 12 January Cholera vaccination campaign commences in Rubkona as part of efforts to address and control the ongoing outbreak [https://www.afro.who.int/countries/south-sudan/news/cholera-vaccination-campaign-commences-rubkona-part-efforts-address-and-control-ongoing-outbreak] (South Sudan),10 January
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