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The RAPID RESPONSE TOOLBOX is a comprehensive online knowledge repository designed to support effective interventions. The RAPID RESPONSE TOOLBOX collates practical resources, guidelines and hands-on documents, providing them to aid workers for free, when they need it, where they need ist.

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Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness (H2P) Initiative
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CDAC Network
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Corinne Danet, and Florence Fermon
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC
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Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
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International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC
2
MEDBOX
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Médecins Sans Frontières
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Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Paraguay
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Ministry of Health Ghana
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Nigeria Center for Disease Control
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Government of Nigeria
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Organisation de la Santé Mondiale, Bureau Regional de l'Afrique
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Organisation mondiale de la Santé
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Oxfam
2
PAHO
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Regional Office for Africa
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Robert-Koch-Institut
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TDR Program
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The World Bank
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UN Children's Fund UNICEF
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World Alliance for Patient Safety
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World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization
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Amrita Gill-Bailey, Kathryn Bertram, Uttara Bharath et al.
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Christina Brandes-Barbier, Véronique Millot, Tomas Allen et al
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Clayton O. Onyango, Regina Njeru, Sidi Kazungu et al.
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Cobb, L.
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Collective Service for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE)
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Computational Epidemiology Group, Boston Children's Hospital
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Dalhat, M. et al.
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Dave Woods and S. Mehtar
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Department of Global Health & Development in the Faculty of Public Health and Policy at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Devi, S.
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DG Joint Research Centre
1
Dilys Morgan, Hilary Kirkbride and Bengü Said
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Dion, Betty
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Direction de Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministère de la Santé Publique, RD du Congo
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Dramowski, A.
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ECDC
1
EFSA
1
eHealth Africa
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Elizabeth Lamond, and Jesee Kinyanjui
1
EMERGE
1
Engender Health
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Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute Public Health Emergency Management Centre
1
EU
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European Center for Disease Control ECDC
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European Centre for Disases Prevention and Control ECDC
1
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
1
European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO)
1
European Commission: European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
1
European Union
1
F.Simona,E.Javellea ,A.Cabie, et al.
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Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y Media Luna Roja
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Federal Ministry of Health - Nigeria Centre for Disease Contro
1
Federal Ministry of Health - Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
1
Federal Ministry of Health and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
1
Food and Agriculture Organization
1
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
1
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
1
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
1
Germanwatch
1
Germany’s National Public Health Institute (RKI), et al.
1
GFDRR
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Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES), Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, Asia Disaster Preparedness Center
1
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
1
Global Health Cluster
1
Global Health Learning Center
1
Global Preparedness Monitoring Board
1
Global Task Force on Cholera
1
Global Task Force on Cholera Control
1
GOARN
1
GOARN, FAO, et al.
1
Government of India, UNDP India, UN Volunteers
1
Government of Madagascar
1
Government of Nigeria
1
GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION
1
Governments of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
1
GPHIN
1
Graham,M.B.
1
Groupe spécial mondial de lutte contre le Choléra
1
GRUPO ESPECIAL MUNDIAL DE LUCHA CO NTRA EL CÓLERA
1
H. Adler, Gould, S.
1
Haider, N.
1
Health Communication Capacity Collaborative
1
Health Education - King Fahad Hospital - Al Baha
1
Healthmap
1
Hesperian
1
Hesperian Foundation
1
Hélène Fagherazzi-Pagel
1
Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HP SDMA)
1
Hine, P.
1
I. Friesecke, W. Biederbick,G. Boecken, et al.
1
IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee
1
IFRC, et al.
1
Institut Pasteur
1
Institut Pasteur de Madgascar
1
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
1
Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC
1
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Water and Sanitation Mission Assistant
1
International Society for Infectious Diseases
1
International SOS
1
International Vaccines Task Force (IVTF)
1
Iroezindu, M.
1
ISDR
1
Izibewule, J.H. et al.
1
Jilian A Sacks, Elizabeth Zehe, Cindil Redick et al.
1
Joe Schofield, Sarah Hess, Bandana Malhotra et al.
1
John Hopkins University
1
Johns Hopkins University and US Agency for International Development (USAID)
1
Katrin Leitmeyer
1
Khalil, A.
1
Leibtag, S.
1
Letz, H.
1
Lloyd, Linda
1
Malaria Consortium
1
Manju Vatsa, Duangvadee Sungkhobol, Sudarshan Kumari, et al.
1
Marcel R. Dubouloz
1
Mario R Dal Poz, Neeru Gupta, Estelle Quain and Agnes LB Soucat
1
Marvin L. Birnbaum
1
Mauder, S.
1
Medscape
1
MINISTERE DE LA SANTE ET DE L’HYGIENE PUBLIQUE REPUBLIQUE DU MALI
1
MINISTERE DE LA SANTE PUBLIQUE Niger
1
Ministeria de Saude, Brasil
1
Ministeria de Saude, Brasil
1
Ministerio de Salud - Peru
1
Ministerio de Salud Publica, Santo Domingo
1
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social
1
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Paraguay: Organización Panamericana de la Salud, et al.
1
Ministère de la santé et de l'action sociale
1
Ministère de la Santé Publique, République Démocratique du Congo
1
MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE
1
Ministério da saúde secretaria de Vigilância em saúde departamento de Vigilância das doenças transmissíveis, Brasil
1
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare India
1
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
1
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1
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Nirman Bhawan New Delhi
1
Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone,
1
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, India
1
Ministry of Health Republic South Sudan
1
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
1
Ministry of Health Uganda
1
Ministry of Health Uganda, Control of Diarrheal Diseases
1
Ministry of Health, Ghana
1
Ministry of Health, South Africa
1
Minsitère de la Santé Publique, Madagaskar
1
National Centre for Disease Control
1
Ndemic Creations
1
NEJM Group
1
Network for the Control of Public Health Threats in the Mediterranean Region and South East Europe
1
New England Journal
1
Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja
1
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
1
Nigeria Centre of Disease Control
1
NPR
1
Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHU)
1
OCHA
1
Ogoina, D.
1
OMS, UNICEF. FAO
1
OpenWHO
1
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
1
Organisation Mondiale de la Sant&amp
1
Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), Bureau régional de l’Afrique
1
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS, DR Congo
1
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1
Organização Mundial da Saúde
1
Our World in Data
1
Parks, Will
1
Prevent Project
1
ProMED
1
Qureshi, Aqeel
1
R. Velayudhan
1
Ralf Krumkamp, Sandra Mounier-Jack, Amena Ahmad, Ralf Reintjes, Richard Coker
1
Regional Office Africa
1
reliefweb
1
Reliefweb OCHA Services
1
Republica de Honduras
1
Robert Koch Institut RKI
1
Rushbrook, R.
1
Sachs, J., Karim, S., Aknin, L. et al.
1
Saphra
1
Scientific Animation without Borders SAWBO
1
Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO)
1
Secretaria de estado de Saud de Minas Gerais, Brasil
1
Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais (SES-MG)
1
Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais (SES-MG), Brasil
1
Secretaría de Salud de México
1
Sisters Doctor Forum of India, et al.
1
Soapbox Collaborative
1
Solidarités International
1
SPC
1
Starbuck, E.S.
1
Start Fund
1
State of New Jresey, Department of Health
1
Steve Aldrich, et al.
1
TDR
1
Teichert U., P. Tinnemann
1
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
1
The John Hopkins University
1
The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Healt
1
The Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center
1
The Lancet Commissions
1
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR
1
Thomson Reuters Foundation
1
TOURE Brahima, BELLIO Nicoletta, KOUASSI Laurent, KOUADIO M’Bra Kouakou Dieu-Donné, DJIBRINE Issa
1
Towards a Safer World
1
UK Health Security Agency
1
UN Children's Fund
1
UN Development Programme, The Global Cluster for Early Recovery
1
UN Environment Programme
1
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR
1
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
1
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
1
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Government of Madagascar, UN Country Team in Madagascar
1
UN System Influenza Coordination (UNSIC) Offic
1
UNEP
1
United Nations
1
United Nations and the European Commission
1
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
1
Univ La Paz
1
UpToDate
1
US Dept. of Health and Human Services
1
Valdoleiros, S. R.
1
WHO Regional Office for Europe
1
WHO Western Pacific, Manila, and WHO South-East Asia, New Delhi
1
WHO/SEARO/Country Office for Bangladesh and DGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
1
Wolters Kluwer
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World Bank, et al.
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World Bank, GFDRR
1
World Food Programme
1
World Health Organisation Zimbabwe
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World Health Organization (WHO), Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN).
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World Health Organization WHO, CDC
1
World Health Organization WHO, FAO
1
World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Western Pacific
1
World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa
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World Health Organization WHO, SEARO
1
World Health Organization, ISDR, EU
1
World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
1
World Health Organization, Regional Office Africa
1
World Health Organization, Regional Office South-East Asia
1
World Health Organization, UN Children's Fund
1
World Vision, International Research Institute for Climate and Society
1
Yinka-Ogunleye, A.
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Zghondi, R.
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Vaccine-preventable Diseases
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Public Health
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Online Courses & Platforms
21
Yellow Fever
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Humanitarian Crisis
19
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19
Yersinia pestis (Plague)
18
General Guidelines
15
COVID-19
13
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
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Dengue
12
Diarrhoeal Disease/Cholera
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WASH
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Virology
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Statistics
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Clinical Training
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Key Resources
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Humanitarian Aid
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Studies & Reports
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Health Systems
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Public Health
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Zika
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Emergency Health Kits
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Pediatrics
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Surgery & Anaesthesia
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General Guidelines
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3
COVID-19
3
Mobile Training Tools & Apps
3
Clinical Guidelines
3
Community Health
3
Waste Management
3
Laboratory Quality Assurance
3
Water
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Communicable Diseases
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112
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84
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69
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55
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54
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54
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44
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43
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41
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37
MPOX - Monkeypox
34
Cholera Prevention & Control
33
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33
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29
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26
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25
Dengue Prevention & Control
25
Plague Prevention & Control
23
Zika Prevention & Control
22
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21
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21
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20
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19
Laboratory Guidance
18
Plague Situation Reports
17
Yellow Fever Situation Report
17
Situation Reports, others
17
Early Warning
16
Cholera
16
Infection Control
16
Prevention & Preparedness
15
Other Resources
15
Treatment Guidelines
13
WASH
13
Training Material
13
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12
Influenza
12
Training Material
12
Online Courses & Resources
12
Infection Control General
12
MPOX -Monkeybox Prevention & Control
12
Communication & Training
11
Infection Prevention & Hygiene
11
Preparedness & Prevention
11
Meningitis Prevention & Control
10
Social Mobilisation
10
Hand Hygiene
10
Poster
10
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
10
Chikungunya
9
Public Health
9
Context, Facts & Travel Advice
8
Dengue
8
Cholera Situation Reports
7
Yellow Fever
7
Plague
7
Ebola
7
GO pre-deployment training
7
Diagnostics & Laboratory Guidance
7
Surveillance & Contact tracing
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Zika
7
WASH
7
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
6
Infection Control
6
Cholera
6
Treatment Guidelines
6
For Health Worker
6
Genomic sequencing
6
Hygiene
6
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6
Public Health
6
Resource Platforms
6
Communication & Training
5
Vector Control
5
European Resource
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Risk Communication & Community Engagement
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Country specific documents
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RCCE Guides & Manuals
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Ebola Treatment Center
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Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
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Online Courses
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Waste Managment
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Clinical Guidelines
5
Diarrhoea
5
Meningitis & Encephalitis
5
Clinical Guidelines
4
Video & Audio
4
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4
Communication
4
Laboratory & Sampling
4
Poster & Infographics
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Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)
4
Infographics for Health Worker
4
Hospital Readiness/Essential Health Services
4
Waste Management
4
Situation Reports & Updates
4
Disaster Preparedness & Prevention
4
Marburg Virus Situation Reports
4
Laboratory & Diagnostics
4
Public Health
3
Rapid Response
3
Assessment & Response
3
Children
3
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3
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
3
Global Impact: Socio-economic, health services, TB & HIV
3
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Mythbusters/Misinformation
3
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3
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3
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2
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Covid-19 TOOLBOX
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IEC
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WASH
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Health Systems
1
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1
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1
Online Courses
1
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Key Resources
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Cholera
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Syria
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Key Resources
1
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Situation Reports & Updates
1
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Public Health
1
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
1
Coronavirus-App
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Blood Supply
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Online Resources
1
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1
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1
Online Courses
1
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1
Health Care In Conflict Settings
1
Online courses
1
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1
Bioterrorism
1
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1
Contact Tracing
1
Zika
1
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1
One Health
1
IEC
1
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1
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1
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The Influenza Transmission Zones are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patterns. Below is a map showing the borders of the Influenza Transmission Zones as well as the list of countries, areas or territories by zone.
The Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework is a systematic tool with which to obtain a situation analysis of hand hygiene promotion and practices within an individual health-care facility.
Cholera epidemics continue to be a major public health problem in many countries around the world. When epidemics strike, they can spread rapidly. The disease can also evolve quickly; patients with severe disease can die of dehydration hours after showing the first symptoms of cholera.
El presente documento contiene directrices provisionales sobre la utilización de mascarillas en comunidades que han notificado la aparición de brotes causados por el nuevo coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Está dirigido a profesionales, coordinadores sanitarios, trabajadores sanitarios y... more
The Pandemic Influenza Pandemic (PIP) Framework's Partnership Contribution (PC) High-Level Implementation Plan III (HLIP III) outlines the strategy for strengthening global pandemic influenza preparedness from 2024 to 2030. HLIP III takes into consideration the lessons learned from the response to t... more
Since the last situation report on the multi-country outbreak of cholera was published on 1 June 2023 (covering data reported until 15 of May), no new country reported a cholera outbreak. In total, 24 countries have reported cases since the beginning of 2023. The WHO African Region remains the most ... more
Many of the countries that faced cholera outbreaks in 2022 were badly affected by extreme weather events. As the climate emergency worsens, human displacement will intensify, along with droughts and flooding – all conditions that give rise to cholera outbreaks. Unless we invest in systems that b... more
The greatest risk to persons engaging in international medical emergency response is poor preparation. The In Control handbook hopes to provide a remedy. At the time of writing, we are living through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a health emergency that disregards physical borders, brin... more
La fiebre amarilla es una enfermedad endémica en varios países de América Latina. Con vistas a brindar apoyo a los responsables de la toma de decisiones para priorizar las acciones preventivas frente a esta afección, la Organización Panamericana de la Salud presenta estos perfiles nacionales co... more
This country profile presents a summary and analysis of Argentina's status with yellow fever. It is part of a series of profiles on this topic, each focusing on a different country in the Region of the Americas. Argentina's geographical location presents a wide territorial extension throughout diffe... more
La fièvre jaune est endémique dans plusieurs pays d'Amérique latine. Afin d'aider les décideurs à hiérarchiser les actions de prévention contre cette maladie, l'Organisation panaméricaine de la santé présente ces profils de pays avec une sélection concise et complète de données provenan... more
The waves of yellow fever transmission in the Region of the Americas in 2016–2018 involved the largest number of human and epizootic cases to be reported in several decades. Yellow fever is a serious viral hemorrhagic disease that poses a challenge for health professionals. It requires early recog... more
Las olas de transmisión de la fiebre amarilla ocurridas en la Región de las Américas entre el 2016 y el 2018 causaron el mayor número de casos humanos y epizoóticos registrados en varios decenios. La fiebre amarilla es una enfermedad hemorrágica viral grave que representa un desafío para el p... more
This resource pack was developed for the country offices of the World Health Organization and national Public Health institutions, as an overview of the key information needed for advising their Member States in response to questions raised on human health due to influenza outbreaks or detections in... more
Respiratory sample collection for Influenza and other respiratory viruses diagnosis - Infographic
A person who lives in or has traveled in the previous 14 days to areas with dengue transmission, and presents with acute fever that has typically lasted 2 to 7 days, and two or more of the following clinical manifestations: nausea or vomiting, exanthema, headache or retro-orbital pain, myalgia or ar... more
DOWNLOAD (1.13 MB) Many people with dengue can be cared for at home with adequate rest and hydration. But, if you experience any warning signs, go immediately to the nearest medical center.
DOWNLOAD (1.13 MB) Many people with dengue can be cared for at home with adequate rest and hydration. But, if you experience any warning signs, go immediately to the nearest medical center.
Preliminary data from Member States indicate that the number of cholera cases reported in 2023 as of 15 December has surpassed that of 2022, with over 667 000 cases and 4000 deaths. These figures must be interpreted with caution given the varying surveillance systems and capacity across countries, w... more
The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework is a World Health Assembly resolution adopted unanimously by all Member States in 2011. It brings together Member States, industry, other stakeholders and WHO to implement a global approach to pandemic influenza preparedness and response. The Frame... more