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PAHO’s virtual press briefing on COVID-19 - October 21, 2020

Date: 21/10/2020

PAHO’s virtual press briefing on COVID-19 - October 21 2020 - english audio
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Americas/epidemiology, Clinical Trial, Phase III, Vaccine Potency, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Masks, Social Isolation, Health Promotion, Pandemics/statistics & numerical data, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis, COVID-19, Etienne, Carissa F, Covax

Sesión informativa de la OPS sobre COVID-19

Date: 21/10/2020

audio floor - Sesión informativa de la OPS sobre COVID-19 / PAHO’s virtual press briefing on COVID-19
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Americas/epidemiology, Clinical Trial, Phase III, Vaccine Potency, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Masks, Social Isolation, Health Promotion, Pandemics/statistics & numerical data, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis, COVID-19, Etienne, Carissa F, Covax

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

COVID-19​ live Q&A how can anyone cope with consequences of the pandemic? Ask WHO of​ 21 October 2020

Date: 21/10/2020

#AskWHO​ series: This live discussion on 21 October 2020 was about personal, mental, economic and working consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, between Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO Technical Lead COVID-19, has been moderated by Aleksandra Kuzmanovic who also transmitted experiences from various persons around the world....
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Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Americas/epidemiology, Quarantine/organization & administration, Masks, Social Isolation, Health Promotion, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis, COVID-19

A importância da atenção continuada à pessoa com diabetes na pandemia da COVID-19

Date: 16/10/2020

O Debate Virtual do Conass de sexta-feira (16/10), às 16h30, irá apresentar experiências exitosas na atenção à pessoa com diabetes na pandemia da Covid-19 – tema da primeira apresentação do debate. Em seguida, a experiência do município de São Sepé, no Rio Grande do Sul, e a integração da Atenção Primária à Saúde ao Ambulatório de Atenção Especializada em Diabetes e Hiperte...
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Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Comprehensive Health Care/organization & administration, Planning/policies, Diabetes Mellitus/prevention & control, Diabetes Mellitus/drug therapy, Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology, Obesity, Morbid/complications, Blood Glucose, Risk Groups, Telemedicine/organization & administration, Remote Consultation/organization & administration, House Calls, Insulin/therapeutic use, Mobile Applications, Healthy Lifestyle, Social Isolation, Quarantine/organization & administration, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Information Management/organization & administration, Health Promotion, Local Health Systems/organization & administration, 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

COVID-19​ live Q&A with Dr Soumya Swaminathan and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove. Ask WHO​ of 14 October 2020

Date: 14/10/2020

#AskWHO​ series: This was the live discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic of 14 October 2020 with Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Chief Scientist, and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO Technical Lead on COVID-19.
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Pandemics/prevention & control, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections/transmission, Pneumonia, Viral/transmission, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Systems/organization & administration, Quarantine/organization & administration, Communicable Diseases/transmission, Health Promotion/organization & administration, Social Isolation, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis, COVID-19, Lockdown

COVID-19​ live Q&A with Dr Mike Ryan and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove. Ask WHO​ of 7 October 2020

Date: 07/10/2020

#AskWHO​ series: This was the live discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic of 7 October 2020 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/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Epidemiological Monitoring, Coronavirus Infections/transmission, Pneumonia, Viral/transmission, Masks, Health Promotion, Social Isolation, Symptom Flare Up, Carrier State/transmission, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Local Health Systems/organization & administration, Air Pollution, Indoor/prevention & control, COVID-19