WHO SEAR 17th Epidemiological Bulletin 2023

Overview

This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and responses. The bulletin uses information from publicly available sources and will be published every two weeks. Key highlights of the bulletin are

• National consultative workshop on “national pandemic preparedness plan for respiratory viruses” in India
• New WHO Publication: 'A checklist for respiratory pathogen pandemic preparedness planning’
• New WHO Publication: ‘Future surveillance for epidemic and pandemic diseases’
• COVID-19, mPox, Dengue and Influenza status update