Monthly operational update on health emergencies - January 2023

Overview

The Monthly Operational has broadened 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:

• Uganda declares end of outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV).
• Cholera further exacerbates vulnerabilities in the Syrian Arab Republic.
• Community health workers on the frontline of Haiti’s cholera response.
• Afghanistan vaccinates 5.36 million children against measles and 6.1 million children against polio in a nationwide campaign.
• WHO’s global analysis of COVID-19 intra-action reviews: consolidating national experiences to encourage peer learning.
• The Marshall Islands’ Medical Assistance Team trains to rapidly respond during emergencies.
• WHO/Europe supports the strengthening of North Macedonia’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre through a table-top simulation exercise.
• PAHO/WHO facilitates the installation of genomic surveillance in Honduras.
• WHO supports Sudan to assess oxygen access and identify gaps.
• WHO and the Polish Statistical Office publish results from an unprecedented survey, helping to understand health needs of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, and informing public health action.
• The Republic of Indonesia and WHO agree to strengthen health emergency operational readiness and emergency medical teams in countries.
• EWARS in a box: Supporting Syndromic Surveillance of La Mojana Flood Response, Colombia.
• Three years of pandemic preparedness and response learning: reaching learners across the world with life-saving health knowledge.
• WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE): Saving lives through rapid interventions.
• WHO’s Health Emergency Appeal 2023: responding to health emergencies across the world.