Monthly operational update on health emergencies - December 2022

Overview

The Monthly Operational is broadening its scope and now features articles on WHO’s work in all health emergencies, inclusive of the COVID-19 pandemic response.

In this edition of the Monthly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include: 

• WHO and partners deploy medical personnel and supplies in solidarity with Tuvalu’s COVID-19 response effort in the Western Pacific region.
• WHO and AIRA host workshops on the ‘co-design’ approach on content development for Infodemic management in Nigeria.
• WHO/Europe carries out its Regional Joint Assessment and Detection of Events (JADE) simulation exercise for the first time since the pandemic.
• WHO conducts an assessment visit in Bhutan, ahead of the installation of the country’s first onsite medical oxygen generation system.
• A nurse’s role in counteracting myths about COVID-19 vaccination in Honduras: “We talked for an hour, and I managed to vaccinate them against COVID-19”.
• Local health workers in the Philippines champion COVID-19 safety on remote islands.
• Fostering and mentoring laboratory leaders in Central Africa.
• WHO launches emergency-use protocol for tecovirimat to support mpox response efforts globally.
• Peru responds to mpox by engaging affected communities.
• The WHE Balkan Hub builds local and long-term public health capacity for mpox prevention and control.
• WHO publishes public health advice on preventing and addressing stigma and discrimination related to mpox.
• WHO contributes to cholera outbreaks response across the world.
• WHO at the forefront of the cholera response in Lebanon.
• WHO/Europe hosts a strategic and operational planning and Monitoring and Evaluation workshop for refugee-hosting countries responding to the crisis in Ukraine.
• Rapid response teams bolster Uganda’s response to Ebola Disease Outbreak.
• WHO undertakes a measles-rubella campaign to prevent disease outbreaks in flood-affected Pakistan.
• Ethiopian Emergency Medical Teams provides support to drought-affected areas as part of its deployment.
• Global Health Cluster conducts a successful first all-women Health Cluster leadership training.