IHR News
The WHO quarterly bulletin on IHR implementation
In this issue
What's new in IHR coordination and support
- 3rd IHR implementation course
- Points of entry: Russian version of the Assessment tool for core capacity requirements at designated airports, ports and ground crossings
- Guide for public health emergency contingency planning at designated points of entry
- Information to States Parties regarding determination of fulfillment of IHR core capacity requirements for 2012 and potential extensions
- PulseNet Middle East and Global Foodborne Infections Network: Joint meeting in Amman, Jordan 25 to 29 March 2012
What's new in risk and disease control
- International Travel and Health book and web site, edition 2012
- Smallpox repository inspections: Meeting to review the inspection process, Oslo, 31 January to 2 February 2012
- Outbreak surveillance and response in humanitarian emergencies – WHO guidelines for EWARN implementation
What's new in the WHO regions1
- EMRO: Post dengue fever/dengue haemorrhagic fever outbreak consultation workshop, 27 to 29 February 2012, Lahore, Pakistan
- EMRO: Inter-country meeting on strengthening of surveillance and response capacities under the IHR, Beirut, Lebanon, 26 to 28 March 2012
- EURO: Adapted version of the IHR i-course for Russian-speaking countries
- EURO: EpiSouth workshop on preparedness and response, Madrid, Spain, 27 to29 February
- EURO: Core capacity assessment in Kyrgyzytan, 5 to 9 March
- SEARO: Workshop on the implementation of IHR, Bangkok, 7to 9 December 2011
Other NEWS
- New article: External quality assessment of national public health laboratories in Africa, 2002–2009
- Toolkit for local implementation of the International Health Regulations: Reporting events from local to national level
1 The six WHO regional offices:
AFRO – Regional Office for Africa; EMRO – Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean;
EURO – Regional Office for Europe; PAHO/AMRO – Pan American Sanitary Bureau/Regional Office for the Americas; SEARO – Regional Office for South-East Asia; WPRO – Regional Office for the Western Pacific.