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 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
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
COVID-19 live Q&A with Dr Mike Ryan and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove. Ask WHO of 6 January 2021
Date:
06/01/2021
#AskWHO series: This was the live discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic of 6 January 2021 with Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme, and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO Technical Lead on COVID-19. Questions from the audience were taken.
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Social Isolation, Quarantine, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Communication, Holidays, Americas/epidemiology, Risk Groups, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Masks, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Mutation/genetics, Vaccine Potency, COVID-19
COVID-19 live Q&A with Dr Ryan, Dr Van Kerkhove, Dr del Rio & Dr Kraft. Ask WHO of 13 January 2021
Date:
13/01/2021
#AskWHO series: This was the live discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic of 13 January 2021 with Dr Mike Ryan, WHO Executive Director, Health Emergencies Programme,
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO Technical Lead for COVID-19,
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Communication, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Quarantine, Social Isolation, Masks, Vulnerable Populations, Communication, COVID-19, Infodemic
COVID-19 live Q&A about vaccines, diagnostics & therapeutics safety. Ask WHO of 20 January 2021
Date:
20/01/2021
#AskWHO series: This was the live discussion of 20 January 2021 about the COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics safety assessment and approvals for use.
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Communication, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Therapies, Investigational, Epidemiological Monitoring, COVID-19
Guyana journalists and health communicators workshop: responsible reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic
Date:
24/11/2020
PAHO/WHO Guyana - Training for journalists and health communicators: Responsible reporting on the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Health Communication, Journalism/organization & administration, Health Information Management/organization & administration, Pandemics/prevention & control, Online Social Networking, Vulnerable Populations, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Epidemiological Monitoring, Hand Disinfection, Social Isolation, Masks, Health Promotion, Risk Groups, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/transmission, Pneumonia, Viral/transmission, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Social Stigma, COVID-19, Fake news, Infodemia
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