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As WHO and partners work together on the response -- tracking the pandemic, advising on critical interventions, distributing vital medical supplies to those in need.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-heading"> <p>Meeting Reports</p> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C186_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-6" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="highlight-widget matching-height title-and-summary bg-white"> <div class="highlight-widget--content matching-height--item"> <div class="info"> <p class="heading">Lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic</p> <div class="flex-row"> <div class="flex-col flex-col-12"> <p class="sub-title">SEA-WHE-6</p> </div> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Virtual Regional Consultation with Informal Expert Group Virtual meeting New Delhi, India, 19 October 2021</p> </div> <div class="button button-white-border"> <a href="https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/363472" 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href="/southeastasia/news/detail/21-11-2023-vaccine-regulators-and-officials-meet-to-strategize-integration-of-covid-19-vaccines-in-routine-immunization" class="link-container" aria-label="Vaccine regulators and officials meet to strategize integration of COVID-19 vaccines in routine immunization" role="link"> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">21 November 2023</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">News release</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Vaccine regulators and officials meet to strategize integration of COVID-19 vaccines in routine immunization</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="/southeastasia/news/detail/30-10-2023-who-regional-committee-for-south-east-asia-begins-with-renewed-commitment-to-advancing-universal-health-coverage" class="link-container" aria-label="WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia begins with renewed commitment to advancing universal health coverage" role="link"> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">30 October 2023</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">News release</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia begins with renewed commitment to advancing universal health coverage</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="/southeastasia/news/detail/09-08-2023-16thnic-meeting" class="link-container" aria-label="Influenza experts in WHO’s South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions participate in the 16th bi-regional meeting of the National Influenza Centres (NIC) and Influenza surveillance in Dhaka, Bangladesh" role="link"> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">9 August 2023</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Departmental update</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Influenza experts in WHO’s South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions participate in the 16th bi-regional meeting of the National Influenza Centres (NIC) and Influenza surveillance in Dhaka, Bangladesh</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e_p-InRBY9w" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div><h3><strong style="background-color:transparent;color:#3c4245;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">COVID-19 pandemic response in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (October 2021)</strong></h3></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C013_Col00" class="sf_colsIn 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Despite being preventable and curable, TB disease claim ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/feature-stories/detail/bangladesh-ipc-scale-up" class="link-container" aria-label="How Bangladesh rapidly scaled up IPC programmes in the world’s largest refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/searo---images/countries/bangladesh/training-health-care-workers-on-how-to-put-on-personal-protective-equipment-(photo-credit--who-bangladesh)----.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=aee2d296_1" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/searo---images/countries/bangladesh/training-health-care-workers-on-how-to-put-on-personal-protective-equipment-(photo-credit--who-bangladesh)----.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=aee2d296_1')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">19 January 2023</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">How Bangladesh rapidly scaled up IPC programmes in the world’s largest refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar</p> <div class="description"> <p>Bangladesh with the support of WHO and partners scaled up infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes using targeted measures in Cox’s Bazar to 100% of health facilities by A ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/feature-stories/detail/who-provides-technical-support-to-the-study-on-investigating-seroprevalence-of-sars-cov-2-and-dengue-infections-in-sri-lankan-children" class="link-container" aria-label="WHO provides technical support to the study on investigating seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and dengue infections in Sri Lankan children" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/fallback/icons/featurestory.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=f6b0b8a7_24" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/fallback/icons/featurestory.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=f6b0b8a7_24')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">6 July 2022</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">WHO provides technical support to the study on investigating seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and dengue infections in Sri Lankan children</p> <div class="description"> <p>Despite high vaccination and high seroprevalence rates in many countries, outbreaks of COVID-19 continue to occur in many WHO regions resulting in significant morbidity and mortali ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/feature-stories/detail/WHO-South-East-Asia-Regional-Health-Emergency-Fund-providing-critical-life-saving-support" class="link-container" aria-label="WHO South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund providing critical life-saving support" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/searo---images/press-releases/day-2--6.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=e9f49da6_1" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/searo---images/press-releases/day-2--6.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=e9f49da6_1')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">30 May 2022</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">WHO South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund providing critical life-saving support</p> <div class="description"> <p>New Delhi, 30 May 2022: Immediate and early response to disasters and emergencies are crucial to saving lives. The WHO’s South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) si ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/feature-stories/detail/covid-19-pandemic-testing-capacities-grow-manifold-in-who-south-east-asia-region-focus-now-on-enhancing-genome-sequencing" class="link-container" aria-label="COVID-19 pandemic: testing capacities grow manifold in WHO South-East Asia Region, focus now on enhancing genome sequencing" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/searo---images/featurestory/covid-19-pandemic-testing-capacities.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=ef4a94c1_1" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/searo---images/featurestory/covid-19-pandemic-testing-capacities.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=ef4a94c1_1')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">23 March 2022</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">COVID-19 pandemic: testing capacities grow manifold in WHO South-East Asia Region, focus now on enhancing genome sequencing</p> <div class="description"> <p>New Delhi, 23 March 2022: Now third year into the COVID-19 pandemic, for WHO South-East Asia Region enhancing capacities of laboratories to test for SARS-CoV2 continues to be one o ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/feature-stories/detail/bangladesh-extends-covid-19-vaccination-to-rohingya-refugees-in-cox-s-bazar-camps" class="link-container" aria-label="Bangladesh extends COVID-19 vaccination to Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar camps" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/searo---images/featurestory/coxs-bazar-camps/waiting-for-covid-19-vaccination.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=f0cb39e4_1" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/searo---images/featurestory/coxs-bazar-camps/waiting-for-covid-19-vaccination.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=f0cb39e4_1')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">16 August 2021</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Bangladesh extends COVID-19 vaccination to Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar camps</p> <div class="description"> <p></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/feature-stories/detail/countries-across-europe-send-life-saving-goods-to-help-india-s-fight-against-covid-19" class="link-container" aria-label="Countries across Europe send life-saving goods to help India’s fight against COVID-19" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/searo---images/featurestory/supplies-from-greece-to-india-250x.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=3e5366e4_1" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/searo---images/featurestory/supplies-from-greece-to-india-250x.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=3e5366e4_1')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">7 May 2021</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Countries across Europe send life-saving goods to help India’s fight against COVID-19</p> <div class="description"> <p></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/feature-stories/detail/marking-one-year-of-pandemic-in-who-south-east-asia-region" class="link-container" aria-label="Marking one year of pandemic in WHO South-East Asia Region" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/searo---images/emergencies/covid19/one-year-of-pandemic7df1d81a-2678-4cde-8f5c-7cc6558182ba.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=c724e522_1" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/searo---images/emergencies/covid19/one-year-of-pandemic7df1d81a-2678-4cde-8f5c-7cc6558182ba.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=c724e522_1')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">11 March 2021</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Marking one year of pandemic in WHO South-East Asia Region</p> <div class="description"> <p>A year ago, when WHO declared COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, countries in WHO South-East Asia Region were either responding to their first cases of importation or cluster of cases o ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="section-heading"> <h3>Publications</h3> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C202_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-8" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-publications"> <div class="sf-publications-list sf-publications-list__horizontal row"> <div class="sf-publications-item list-item col-sm-3"> <div class="sf-publications-item__container"> <figure class="sf-publications-item__figure"> <img src="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376709/9789290211433-eng.pdf.jpg?sequence=4" alt="WHO SEAR 9th Epidemiological Bulletin 2024" /> </figure> <div class="sf-publications-item__body"> <div class="sf-publications-item__header"> <div class="sf-publications-item__date"> <span>1 May 2024</span> </div> <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290211433"> <h3 class="sf-publications-item__title">WHO SEAR 9th Epidemiological Bulletin 2024</h3> </a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__description"> <p>This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and... </p> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__actions"> <div class="sf-publications-item__file"> <a class="download-url " href="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376709/9789290211433-eng.pdf?sequence=1" aria-label="Download" target="_blank">Download</a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__url"> <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290211433" class="page-url" aria-label="Read More">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item list-item col-sm-3"> <div class="sf-publications-item__container"> <figure class="sf-publications-item__figure"> <img src="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376707/9789290211440-eng.pdf.jpg?sequence=4" alt="WHO SEAR 8th Epidemiological Bulletin 2024" /> </figure> <div class="sf-publications-item__body"> <div class="sf-publications-item__header"> <div class="sf-publications-item__date"> <span>17 April 2024</span> </div> <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290211440"> <h3 class="sf-publications-item__title">WHO SEAR 8th Epidemiological Bulletin 2024</h3> </a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__description"> <p>This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and... </p> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__actions"> <div class="sf-publications-item__file"> <a class="download-url " href="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376707/9789290211440-eng.pdf?sequence=1" aria-label="Download" target="_blank">Download</a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__url"> <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290211440" class="page-url" aria-label="Read More">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item list-item col-sm-3"> <div class="sf-publications-item__container"> <figure class="sf-publications-item__figure"> <img src="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376466/9789290211419-eng.pdf.jpg?sequence=4" alt="WHO SEAR 7th Epidemiological Bulletin 2024" /> </figure> <div class="sf-publications-item__body"> <div class="sf-publications-item__header"> <div class="sf-publications-item__date"> <span>3 April 2024</span> </div> <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290211419"> <h3 class="sf-publications-item__title">WHO SEAR 7th Epidemiological Bulletin 2024</h3> </a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__description"> <p>This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and... </p> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__actions"> <div class="sf-publications-item__file"> <a class="download-url " href="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376466/9789290211419-eng.pdf?sequence=1" aria-label="Download" target="_blank">Download</a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__url"> <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290211419" class="page-url" aria-label="Read More">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item list-item col-sm-3"> <div class="sf-publications-item__container"> <figure class="sf-publications-item__figure"> <img src="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376227/9789290211310-eng.pdf.jpg?sequence=6" alt="WHO SEAR 5th Epidemiological Bulletin 2024" /> </figure> <div class="sf-publications-item__body"> <div class="sf-publications-item__header"> <div class="sf-publications-item__date"> <span>6 March 2024</span> </div> <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290211310"> <h3 class="sf-publications-item__title">WHO SEAR 5th Epidemiological Bulletin 2024</h3> </a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__description"> <p>This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and... </p> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__actions"> <div class="sf-publications-item__file"> <a class="download-url " href="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376227/9789290211310-eng.pdf?sequence=4" aria-label="Download" target="_blank">Download</a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__url"> <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290211310" class="page-url" aria-label="Read More">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C202_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="list-view matching-height highlight-widget image-on-top bg-light"> <div class="list-view--item highlight-widget--content matching-height--item"> <a href="/southeastasia/outbreaks-and-emergencies/covid-19/technical-documents" class="link-container"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--medium" 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