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
Sharing COVID-19 experiences: the Rwandan response
Date:
20/10/2020
Investment in emergency preparedness and health system strengthening has helped Rwanda confront the COVID-19 crisis effectively, control the emergence of the virus and protect the health of its population. All-of-government collaboration, led by the country’s president, and adherence to WHO guidance and the fundamentals of outbreak control, from testing and contact tracing to wide use of public ...
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Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Masks, Social Isolation, Health Promotion, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis, COVID-19
Bangladesh: responding to COVID-19 in the world’s largest refugee camp
Date:
21/10/2020
To prevent a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 among vulnerable Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the World Health Organization (WHO) is boosting disease surveillance and testing, helping set up treatment facilities and engaging with the community so that camp residents know how to protect themselves and their families.
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Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Refugee Camps, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Promotion, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis, COVID-19
Dr Tedros talks about the concept of herd immunity
Date:
15/10/2020
WHO Director-General Dr Terdros on the concept of herd immunity. Herd immunity is achieved by protecting people from a virus, not by exposing them to it. Herd immunity is not a scientifically or ethically justifiable strategy for responding to an outbreak, let alone #COVID19 pandemic. We must:
-Prevent amplifying events
-Protect the vulnerable
-Empower & educate communities
-Find, isolate, test & ...
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Promotion, Social Isolation, COVID-19, Herd immunity
Media briefing on COVID-19 - 16/10/2020
Date:
16/10/2020
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Systems/organization & administration, Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy, Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy, Chloroquine/therapeutic use, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Clinical Protocols, Dexamethasone/therapeutic use, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Clinical Trial, Health Equity, Americas/epidemiology, Social Isolation, Masks, Hospital Bed Capacity, Intensive Care Units, Influenza, Human/immunology, Influenza Vaccines/immunology, Risk Groups, Health Promotion, Hypertension/prevention & control, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom, Covax
Media briefing on COVID-19 - 31/08/2020
Date:
31/08/2020
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Betacoronavirus/genetics, Mutation/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Health Systems/organization & administration, Mental Health, Quarantine/organization & administration, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Social Isolation, Risk Groups, Epidemiological Monitoring, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Health Promotion, Public Sector/economics, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom , Covax
