Cities hold the key: prioritizing equity in the COVID-19 recovery
Date:
16/04/2021
Cities were at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak and have mounted a remarkable response. Urban centres now face the challenge of vaccine distribution. Speakers will highlight their response to the pandemic, steps to ensure equitable vaccine distribution and recovery, and how their policies can serve as models for governments and regions worldwide.
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Epidemiological Monitoring, Local Health Systems/organization & administration, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Health Equity, Urban Health, 34658, Risk Groups, Health Communication, COVID-19
Live Q&A on COVID-19 and vulnerable populations with Dr Mike Ryan, Filippo Grandi, Teresa Zakaria
Date:
24/02/2021
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Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Communication, Social Isolation, Quarantine, Vulnerable Populations, Refugee Camps, Health Services Accessibility, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, COVID-19, Covax
WHO SAGE presenting its interim recommendations on the use of AstraZeneca Vaccine against COVID-19
Date:
10/02/2021
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Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Communication, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Vaccine Potency, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Mutation/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Risk Groups, COVID-19, AstraZeneca, Oxford
Live Q&A on tuberculosis with Tereza Kasaeva in time of COVID-19. Ask WHO on how to end TB!
Date:
23/03/2021
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Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Americas/epidemiology, Tuberculosis/epidemiology, Vulnerable Populations, Health Communication, Tuberculosis/prevention & control, Triage, Risk Groups, Health Services Accessibility, Health Human Resource Training, Health Personnel/education, COVID-19
Live Q&A on COVID-19 virus variants & control measures with Dr Mike Ryan & Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Date:
17/03/2021
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Epidemiological Monitoring, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Mutation/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Social Isolation, Health Communication, COVID-19
Experts and gamers join forces to fight COVID-19 via Plague Inc: the Cure game
Date:
31/03/2021
Ndemic Creations and WHO are launching a public awareness campaign bringing together gamers and experts to promote actions everyone can take to stay healthy and learn to detect and act upon misinformation. WHO and GOARN experts comment on decisions made by gamers in real-time and compare it with public health management in real-life scenarios. The game also showcases WHO health and safety COVID-19...
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Video Games, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Promotion, Health Education, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Communication, World Health Organization, Communication, COVID-19, Misinformation, Plague Inc
Live Q&A on COVID-19 with Dr Mike Ryan and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove
Date:
31/03/2021
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Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/statistics & numerical data, Epidemiological Monitoring, Americas/epidemiology, Health Communication, Risk Groups, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use, COVID-19
Live: Dr Tedros' opening remarks at the Executive Board Special Session on COVID-19
Date:
05/10/2020
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Pandemics/statistics & numerical data, Health Systems/organization & administration, Epidemiological Monitoring, Quarantine/organization & administration, Social Isolation, Personal Protective Equipment/supply & distribution, Healthcare Financing, Masks, Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods, Security Measures/organization & administration, Health Personnel/education, Health Human Resource Training, 50207, Strategic Stockpile/organization & administration, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Dexamethasone/therapeutic use, Health Communication, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom, Covax
Media briefing on COVID-19 - 24/08/2020
Date:
24/08/2020
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Research Plans and Programs, Biomedical Research/economics, Health Personnel/organization & administration, Health Systems/organization & administration, Vulnerable Populations, Clinical Trial, Healthy Volunteers, Financing, Government/economics, Quarantine/organization & administration, Social Isolation, Epidemiological Monitoring, Masks, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Health Communication, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom, COVAX
Media briefing on COVID-19 - 10/08/2020
Date:
10/08/2020
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Betacoronavirus/drug effects, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Quarantine/organization & administration, Epidemiological Monitoring, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Health Communication, Social Isolation, Health Personnel/organization & administration, Disease Notification, Personal Protective Equipment/supply & distribution, Masks/standards, 50069, Schools/organization & administration, Health Equity/organization & administration, Americas/epidemiology, Viral Vaccines/analysis, Clinical Trial Protocol, Dexamethasone/therapeutic use, Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy, Pneumonia, Viral/therapy, Viral Vaccines/economics, Emergency Medical Services/organization & administration, Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration, Relief Work, Lebanon, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Viral Vaccines/immunology, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom
