Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 23 July 2018
Meeting Report
Identified through evaluation of the response to pandemic (H1N1) 2009
First report of a demonstration project
ACAPS Briefing Note: Zika virus epidemic
Early detection, assessment and response to acute public health events:
of highly contagious viruses (of the Ebola or Marburg type) in the context of an epidemic outbreak in West Africa
Bulletin of the World Health Organization; http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.176677
Outstanding child and adolescent TB priorities include the need to: find the missing children with active TB and link them to TB care; prevent TB in children who are in contact with infectious TB ca...ses (through implementation of active contact investigation and provision of preventive treatment); and advance integration within general child health services, including maternal and child health/ reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, HIV, nutrition and other programmes.
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Research
BMJ 2014;349:g4643 doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4643 (Published 5 August 2014), 1-11
Strengthening health-system emergency preparedness.
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are spreading at an alarming rate and some bacterial infections may once again be untreatable. Antibiotic resistance (ABR), conservatively calculated, causes more than 500 000 deaths every year. This number is projected... to rise dramatically if radical actions are not taken. Lack of effective antibiotics, diagnostics and vaccines threatens the health of millions and hampers fulfilment of several of the Sustainable Development Goals. Access to effective antibiotics should be part of every adult and child’s right to health.
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