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24 August 2026
Infection prevention and control considerations for routine immunization activities during the Bundibugyo...
This interim guidance document provides infection prevention and control considerations to support the safe planning and implementation of routine immunization...
17 August 2026
Protecting health care during the Bundibugyo virus disease response in the eastern Democratic Republic...
This operational guidance provides practical considerations for integrating protection measures and maintaining the continuity of essential health services...
3 August 2026
Global guidance on monitoring public health and social measures policies during health emergencies, rev....
This global guidance aims to facilitate systematic and harmonized data collection about, and monitoring of, public health and social measures (PHSM) policies...
13 July 2026
The Diagnostic testing for Ebola disease and Marburg virus disease: interim guidance, 9 July 2026
Rapid diagnosis of Ebola disease (EBOD) and Marburg virus disease (MVD) is critical to provide timely and appropriate care and stop transmission. These...
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4 September 2026
Annex 3: Policy categories and subcategories for public health and social measures (PHSM Taxonomy)
This classification matrix helps place public health and social measures (PHSM) policies into cascaded categories, starting from a first level-PHSM category...
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27 August 2026
WHO global technical consultation on public health and social measures during health emergencies: report...
This report summarizes the third WHO global technical consultation on public health and social measures (PHSM) during health emergencies, held from 24...
25 August 2026
Greater Horn of Africa Food Insecurity and Health Crisis, Strategic Response Plan (August 2026–January...
The Greater Horn of Africa (GHoA) is facing a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian and public health crisis driven by conflict, displacement, recurrent climate...
11 August 2026
Attacks on health care dashboard - 2018
Health care is under attack. The sanctity of health care, the right to health, and International Humanitarian Law are threatened. Such attacks deprive...