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Friday 09.02.22 | Issue 170
© WHO / Blink Media - Hannah Reyes Morales
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates
A virtual press briefing with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General is expected for next week. However, we will update if this changes. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance.
Sunday-Wednesday, 4-7 September
WHO at IUSTI World Congress
The International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) is organizing the 23rd IUSTI World Congress from 4-7 September in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The theme of the meeting is Confronting Inequities in STI Prevention, Diagnostics and Care. The key objective is to address the inequities experienced at the global level, with focus on low- and middle-income countries.
WHO’s Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes will be present at IUSTI, share and promote WHO policies, guidelines and tools such as Guidelines on the Management of Symptomatic STIs, Research agenda, PrEP, etc). The department will also present and discuss the new Global Health Sector Strategies for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections for the period 2022-2030 in a special session. More information, including sessions with WHO, can be found here.
Tuesday, 6 September
Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration: Capturing the evidence on access to essential antibiotics in migrant and refugee populations
More than 1.27 million people die of bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) every year worldwide. AMR is a complex global health challenge associated with decades of inappropriate use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials.
Maintaining the ability to treat serious infections requires both equitable access to and appropriate use of antimicrobial medicines for all, including people on the move. Barriers to access and inappropriate use of antibiotics in refugees and migrants might lead to rising AMR, due to migration journey, experiences in the country of origin, host country’s entry and integration policies, and living and working conditions.
Next Tuesday at 14:00 CEST, WHO will organize a webinar to share the findings of the upcoming fourth report of the Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration (GEHM) “Capturing the evidence on access to essential antibiotics in refugee and migrant populations”. The report gathers available evidence on access to essential antibiotics for refugees and migrants and sets forth policy considerations for improving access to and appropriate use of antibiotics in refugee and migrant populations while tackling AMR globally. More info about the webinar and registration link. More on refugee and migrant health.
Wednesday, 7 September
EPI-WIN webinar: Omicron BA.5: What do we know about new COVID variants of concern?
Next Wednesday at 12:00 CEST, join the EPI-WIN webinar: Omicron BA.5: What do we know about new COVID variants of concern? Register here. Participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom's "Q&A" feature. You may also submit them in advance by sending them to: epi-win@who.int. More about EPI-WIN.
Webinar: Building Nursing and Midwifery
Expertise in Emergency Care
Next Wednesday at 15:00 CEST, WHO's Nursing and Midwifery Global Community of Practice will host a webinar on Emergency Care: Building nursing and midwifery expertise in partnership wtih Project ECHO. This webinar will promote the benefits of emergency care training for nurses and midwives and will highlight the WHO Basic Emergency Care Course (BEC) as a means to gain skills in emergency care. It will show how the Emergency and Critical Care Network Group can support the delivery of the BEC worldwide. It will explore ways to deliver the BEC in countries to strengthen nursing and midwifery skills in emergency care using the WHO Emergency Care Tool Kit. Register here.
Thursday, 8 September
Invest to Protect: NCDs as an investment priority to boost societies’ resilience and recovery
As a part of the Global Week for Action on NCDs 2022 (5-11 September), the NCD Alliance, WHO and the World Diabetes Foundation will co-host an event next Thursday at 15:30 CEST to focus on the urgency of investing in NCD prevention and care. It will also start the discussion on what success at the Second WHO Global NCD Financing Dialogue in 2023 might look like, and what it will take to achieve this.
Despite the urgency, financing for NCDs has stagnated at 1-2% of development assistance for health for two decades. This has amplified the human and economic cost of the pandemic and remains the major barrier worldwide to improving health outcomes. Governments and the global health community must develop a more targeted and strategic approach to NCD investment. This virtual dialogue will unpack the priorities set out in the NCDA financing brief “Invest to Protect: NCD financing as the foundation for healthy societies and economies”. More on the event. Register here.
Webinar series: the problem with
the formula milk industry
For decades, the formula milk industry has aggressively marketed their products – despite the negative impact on child and maternal health, and despite an International Code agreed by all countries to restrict this marketing.
Formula milk companies don’t just target parents. They also systematically target the people parents often trust most – their health professionals – to influence their beliefs, training and advice.
Join WHO, The BMJ, PMNCH and CAP2030 for a webinar next Thursday at 15:00 CEST that will explore industry tactics to influence health professionals and what can be done about it. Register here.
Friday, 9 September
Submissions for second round of public hearings regarding a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response
Beginning next Friday, WHO will be accepting submissions of video statements for the second round of public hearings regarding a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response.
Submissions should address the guiding question: “Based on your experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, what do you believe should be addressed at the international level to better protect against future pandemics?”
Interested stakeholders will be able to submit videos from Friday, 9 September, to Tuesday, 13 September 2022, inclusive. A selection of the videos will be shown during two 3-hour sessions, broadcast from the WHO website on 29 and 30 September 2022. More details available next week, and more information about the public hearings.
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