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Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Published: 8/2019. This 88-page document, an update of the 2016 edition, is intended to provide state, tribal, and local public health officials with information they need to be prepared for smoke events and, when wildfire smoke is present, to communicate health risks and take measures to protect the public. Although developed for public health officials, the information in this document could be useful to many other groups, including health professionals, air quality officials, and members of the public. (PDF)
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 8/2019. This 62-page report summarizes a meeting held on December 10-12, 2018, to discuss the crucial role that pandemic influenza preparedness has in supporting broader health security; explore practical tools and tactics for aligning planning and priorities at national, regional, and global levels; and reach consensus on next steps in partnering for influenza preparedness and health security. The report details 11 actions for individual countries, and seven recommendations. (PDF)
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 8/2019. This 24-page report summarizes a workshop held on March 13-14, 2019, to accelerate the implementation of Ethiopia’s National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) through the mapping of technical and financial resources and the fostering of multisectoral approaches for strengthening core capacities under the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005). The data from the mapping exercise showed that partner interventions are heavily weighted toward surveillance and laboratory, with little support in areas such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), medical countermeasures, food safety, and IHR coordination. (PDF)
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 8/2019. This 48-page report, published with UNICEF and the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, summarizes a meeting held on April 10-12, 2018, that concentrated on the three main current priorities for the Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy: preventive mass vaccination campaigns, routine immunization, and laboratory and surveillance capacities. Outcomes included strong political engagement from priority countries, and 11 high-risk countries drafting three-year national work plans for accelerated implementation of the EYE Strategy. (PDF)
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 7/2019. The primary health care (PHC) approach provides an essential foundation for health emergency and risk management, and for building community and country resilience. This 58-page report discusses how this is not only important by being reflected locally in preparing, responding to, and recovering from an emergency, as demonstrated in the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa; but also vital to achieve global health security and support resilient health systems as a foundation for universal health coverage. PHC has three interrelated and synergistic pillars: empowered people and communities; multi-sectoral policy and action for health; and strong and integrated health services, with good-quality primary care supported by essential public health functions at the core. (PDF)
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