Since the last PAHO/WHO #Covid_19 epi-update there are more than 12.3 million cases of #Covid_19, in the Americas, including 439,000 deaths, which is nearly triple the number of reported cases and almost twice the number of reported deaths. Read all at: bit.ly/2D2EJU3

The PAHO/WHO epidemiological update in #Covid_19 Highlights the Comorbidities and Age as Risk Factors for #Covid_19 Read the full information: bit.ly/2D2EJU3

The PAHO/WHO epidemiological update in #Covid_19 updates the impact among #INDIGENOUS populations Read the full information: bit.ly/2D2EJU3

Given the cases and deaths of #COVID19 among healthcare workers, PAHO/WHO urges Member States to equip healthcare workers with the appropriate resources and training in order to ensure an adequate and timely response within the healthcare system. bit.ly/2QGmnLJ

"Countries must learn from #COVID19 by ensuring access to health services, strengthening information systems & advancing in the digital transformation to improve social protection systems & reduce dependence on imported products, which caused shortages of medical supplies" ⬇️

A new dashboard to track WHO's work to meet the triple billion targets and health-related SDGs equitably.

This!! So much this!! #Covid19 "waves" aren't waves in the influenza sense, they're surges caused by human activity.

Please. Let’s work together to end this pandemic. We can do this together. We can learn from each other. We can help each other. #InThisTogether

This is unacceptable See statement by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Catherine Russell 👇

It’s always a good day to be Bhutanese, but today it feels even better 😉#proud #VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork #Bhutan

"Rapid integration of whole genome sequencing and population-based surveillance data is critical to characterizing new SARS-CoV-2 variants." cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…

This is the handover of EWARS in a box-an excellent, low cost tool for capturing surveillance information in emergency situations, to St Vincent and the Grenadines. A major collaboration between Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) PAHO-WHO Caribbean and PAHO/WHO #COVID19 #volcano Searchlight SVG

The end of a successful two weeks implementing Early warning, alert and response system (EWARS) in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Thank you to the Saint Vincent MoH, leadership at PAHO/WHO PAHO/WHO Emergencies-OPS/OMS Emergencias PAHO-WHO Caribbean Enrique Perez G. World Health Organization (WHO) and Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).

Taking EWARS to the field #Haitiearthquake2021 #ewars PAHO/WHO Emergencies-OPS/OMS Emergencias PAHO/WHO World Health Organization (WHO)

Important messages from Mike Ryan World Health Organization (WHO) about the #COVID19 pandemic during a recent interview with Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 ⬇️ statnews.com/2022/01/03/a-w…

1. A short #flu 🧵 CDC posted flu data for the week ending Dec. 25 today. Flu activity continues to increase, but remains at lower levels than in pre-pandemic years. Most diagnosed flu infections are in 5-24 year olds. Flu activity is highest in the east & central US.

#COVID19 suspected case flow at the Respiratory Hospital in Nevis being assessed by PAHO/WHO staff. PAHO-WHO Caribbean PAHO/WHO Emergencies-OPS/OMS Emergencias

1. This was fast! Genetic sequencing of #Ebola viruses collected from a man in NW #DRC who died on April 21 reveals that this is a new spillover event, not resurgence of activity from earlier outbreaks in this part of DRC. The sequencing was done at Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB). Short 🧵

With the US FDA Advisory Committee set to meet tomorrow to discuss updating current COVID-19 vaccines, Eric Topol 's piece on BA.5 is timely and sheds light on important considerations regarding these variants of concern their sublineages.

Sri Lanka joins global community of Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources initiative today! A 3-day workshop has been organized in #Colombo from 20-22 Nov with participation of country's One Health partners to strengthen event-based surveillance. World Health Organization South-East Asia Ministry of Health