Report of the third meeting of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Arboviruses (‎TAG-Arbovirus)‎: hybrid meeting, Accra, Ghana, 20-22 June 2023

Overview

The TAG-Arbovirus, supported by the WHO Arbovirus Secretariat, met in person from 20-22 June 2023 in Accra, Ghana, to provide technical feedback and advice on the priority activities of the Global Arbovirus Initiative moving forward. The meeting focused on the monitoring risk and anticipation pillar including a technical review of the integrated arbovirus risk models and maps under development for WHO. The TAG also discussed priority gaps and opportunities for each of the most affected WHO regions, detection strategies for arboviruses across regional and member state endemic profiles and resource capacities, design and implementation of global data systems for arboviruses, and the role of genomic surveillance.