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Cholera Upsurge
Multi-country outbreak of cholera, External situation report #18 - 18 September 2024 Regional news An additional 900 000 doses of cholera vaccines arrive in Lebanon
Zika Virus Disease Outbreak 2015-2016
In 2016, WHO declared that the recent association of Zika infection with clusters of microcephaly and other neurological disorders constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. To date, a total of 86 countries and territories have reported evidence of mosquito-transmitted Zika infection.
Health emergencies
The Health Security Preparedness mission is to enable countries to apply evidence-based data and actions in strengthening and sustaining functional capacities to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies. HSP supports countries to continuously assess, monitor, evaluate and build national and sub-national capacities; and develop ...