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</script> <div class="carousel-inner action" role="listbox"> <div class="item active"> <img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/72449?1740529529&c=f72ebe9f2859321beed921f26d7b9701&sz=916" " alt="WHO is supporting COVID-19 preparedness and response for vulnerable Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. WHO assisted the IEDCR (Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research) Field Laboratory in Cox’s Bazar to increase COVID-19 testing capacity from around 100 tests per day to over 1500 per day. WHO also mobilized partners to establish over 1000 beds in and around the camps for treatment of severe cases of COVID-19. In addition, WHO is enhancing the disease surveillance system, strengthening contact tracing, training health workers on infection prevention and control, and delivering essential health supplies. At a Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Center (SARI ITC) facility, WHO Infection Prevention and Control Specialist Rebecca Rachel Apolot helps a nurse, Monjila, safely put on personal protective equipment before caring for patients with COVID-19. - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/89636?1740529529&c=6a5d419806ae1374dea0672eeb6d4bb4&sz=916" " alt="Nadiia, 9, plays with her dolls during a home visit by members of the WHO-supported mobile mental health team with Nadiia's mother Nataliia, 39, a former patient, on February 15, 2021 in Bylbasivka, Ukraine. The COVID-19 pandemic and protracted conflict along the Ukraine-Russian border have had a devastating impact on Ukrainians with severe mental health conditions. These coinciding events have further limited their access to specialized care. Introduced by WHO in 2015, the community mental health teams project originally aimed to provide comprehensive community-based mental health care to people who faced consequences of the conflict. In 2020 WHO has reinforced its support to Ukraine in the area of mental health as a part of WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health, and seven community mental health teams are working across Ukraine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Community-based care is a new approach for mental health care in Ukraine but with the support from WHO, Ukraine aims to scale up the teams for people with severe mental health conditions throughout the country. A team based in Slovyansk and consisting of a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a nurse and a social worker travel to different settlements in the region to deliver specialized mental health care to their patients. The team helps the person to develop their recovery plan, cope with symptoms of mental health conditions and prevent crisis, supports them in maintaining activities of daily living and social relations, engages resources available in community for education, housing, employment and social protection."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/20122?1740529529&c=ef5f34a74c4189e0f6982d0bae2261ea&sz=916" " alt="Afghan female supervisors get supply for their teams during the vaccine campaign days."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/129438?1740529529&c=49578a4601abacfff515c8a9b764d108&sz=916"" alt="A nutrition screening activity by a mobile health team at a village in Ntiliya, Marsabit County, on 23 September 2022. Millions in the greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger as the region faces one of the worst droughts in recent decades. M any people have left their homes in search of food and water, and pasture for animals. Large-scale displacement is often accompanied by a deterioration in hygiene and sanitation. Outbreaks of infectious diseases are a major concern, especially when combined with low existing vaccination coverage and health service availability. As people become increasingly food insecure, they also must make the impossible choice between food and healthcare, even as nutritional deficiencies make them increasingly vulnerable to disease. This is particularly true for children, for whom the combination of malnutrition and disease can prove fatal. WHO and partners are working to counter the consequences of malnutrition, respond to disease outbreaks, and ensure that essential health services can continue. "> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/81337?1740529529&c=1a26a6a6fd541ebc8de8b8febed54586&sz=916"" alt="Kid with a therapist during a rehabilitation session at the Republican Children’s Rehabilitation Center in Macheton, Vakhdat district, Tajikistan. He was diagnosed with Polio and he have been in a rehabilitation process since he was 3 years old."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/156030?1740529529&c=921f515bf8e73c97b9fa7e1bff7abc07&sz=916"" alt="WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during the 154th session of the WHO Executive Board at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 25 January 2024. Related: https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/executive-board/executive-board-154th-session Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/70165?1740529529&c=1264e757c74c66e1a4d0fc2c216798a1&sz=916"" alt="Every month a WHO supported mobile health clinic visits Sienna village, close to the Sharia collective town in the Duhok region of northern Iraq. About 1,500 Yazidi live in the village, many of them in unfinished buildings. They’ve been displaced from Sinjar mountain since 2014. The medical staff, which consists of a doctor, two nurses, a pharmacy assistant, a nurse practitioner and a driver, typically sees between 100-150 patients each visit. WHO supports six mobile clinics in the region and they serve about 40,000 people who do not live in camps. Four are wholly supported by WHO and two run by the national NGO Heevie have a separate operation with vehicles donated by WHO. The Duhok Directorate of Health also contributes to the clinics. They visited Sumer Zahko, Amedi and Shikhan districts. Because of the financial constraints facing the Kurdish region, which mean many public servants are not receiving their full salary, four of the mobile teams receive a monthly financial incentive of $1,000 for doctors and $550 for nurses. - Yezidi men, women and children line up at a Mobile Clinic to get medical attention."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/131903?1740529529&c=b239e9d59c79eaef84924baeeafaac66&sz=916"" alt="Nurse Kai administers COVID-19 vaccine in Makontakay, Sierra Leone, during a mobile vaccine campaign on 8 December 2022. Makontakay and Kamoi villages are located near one another in Bombali District, Sierra Leone. The nearest health facility serving the villages is the Masselleh Community Health Post (CHP) which is approximately 20 kilometres of dirt roads from the nearest city, Makeni. Masselleh CHP serves approximately 3400 people in its catchment area – mostly farmers in hard-to-reach communities. Nurses at the Masselleh use motorobikes, canoes or walk on foot to reach the many small communities throughout their catchment area. Makontakay is a is a farming community home to 290 people. To reach Masselleh CHP, residents of the village must travel seven kilometres along small dirt tracks with numerous water crossings. For much of the year the village is only accessible by motorbike or on foot. Kamoi is about 1.5 kilometres from Makontakay. A narrow dirt track joins the two communities. The community of 196 people are almost all farmers. Most residents in the community do not have the resources to make the journey to the health post, which means that mobile outreach campaigns are the only way that most community members are able to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In January 2022, WHO, UNICEF and Gavi established the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership (CoVDP) to intensify support to COVID-19 vaccine delivery. Working with governments and essential partners, CoVDP provided urgent operational support to the 34 countries that were at or below 10% full vaccination coverage in January 2022 on their pathways toward achieving national and global coverage targets. The greatest benefits of this approach were increases in full vaccination and booster coverage for in both general and high-priority populations – older adults, healthcare workers, and persons with co-morbidities, including immunocompromised persons. Read more about the https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-vaccine-delivery-partnership . - Photo produced in collaboration with UNICEF"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/30597?1740529529&c=5f2662f2b3016f84eaa125361f4914ac&sz=916"" alt="Onchocerciasis is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted through the bites of infected blackflies of Simulium species, which carry immature larval forms of the parasite from human to human. In the human body, the larvae form nodules in the subcutaneous tissue, where they mature to adult worms. After mating, the female adult worm can release up to 1000 microfilariae a day. These move through the body, and when they die they cause a variety of conditions, including blindness, skin rashes, lesions, intense itching and skin depigmentation. A mass eye examination in a Malian village. c.1960 - c.1962"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/98758?1740529529&c=749c01f87b2074f457df5d3d2da74b73&sz=916"" alt="On 22 March 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) declares an outbreak of ebola virus in Guinea. One element of the international response in Sierra Leone involves constructing additional Ebola Treatment Centres (ETCs). Behavioural change is also essential to control the epidemic. The riskiest behaviours includ attending traditional funerals, caring for the sick at home and treatment of infected patients by health workers with inappropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) or training in the use of PPE. WHO staff from Polio, Emergencies and Country Collaboration (PEC) Department Robert Andrew Holden (not pictured) went to Freetown Sierra Leone to provide technical support and coordinate the Foreign Medical Team (FMT) activities. Caption was not provided by the photographer. Therefore, a generic caption has been applied to this image."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/77010?1740529529&c=d4aa0790b47df682244f57894d8bcea6&sz=916"" alt="Precious, 10, is treated for malaria and symptoms of what appears to be yellow fever at the central hospital in Owa-Alero. The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and health authorities in the states of Delta and Enugu to respond to an outbreak of yellow fever that was confirmed in early November 2020. WHO and partners are assisting with case investigation, case management and community engagement, among other activities. In addition, in response to this outbreak a planned yellow fever vaccination campaign in Delta was brought forward, starting on 10 November. Nigeria had been reporting suspected cases of the yellow fever in all 36 states and the federal capital territory since its outbreak in September 2017 and is one of the countries implementing the global eliminate yellow fever epidemics (EYE) strategy. As part of the strategy, Nigeria has developed a 10-year strategic plan for the elimination of yellow fever epidemics. Through this strategy, the country plans to vaccinate at least 80% of the target population in all states by 2026. https://www.who.int/health-topics/yellow-fever"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/150843?1740529529&c=daebabe75d37b5f61c6f5c36dfdfe7b5&sz=916"" alt="Dhaka City Corporation North worker Abdullah fumigates against mosquitoes that could be carrying the dengue virus in Rampura, Dhaka, on 15 September 2023. Since April 2023 Bangladesh has been experiencing its most severe outbreak of dengue on record. The outbreak is putting huge pressure on the health system. The higher incidence of dengue is taking place in the context of an unusual episodic amount of rainfall, combined with high temperatures and high humidity, which have resulted in an increased mosquito population throughout Bangladesh. WHO is supporting the authorities to strengthen surveillance, laboratory capacity, clinical management, vector control, risk communication and community engagement, and has trained doctors and deployed experts on the ground. WHO has also provided supplies to test for dengue and to support care for patients. Read more : https://www.who.int/bangladesh/emergencies/dengue-update-2023"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/7744?1740529529&c=bbfc46a4f99ceaee01ba7f6d90430d7e&sz=916"" alt="Rural health in Pakistan Azra Sabohi, Lady health Supervisor conducts a health session in that she demonstrates how to make Oral rehydration solutions (ORS), in Main colony, Sheikhupura district."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/111245?1740529529&c=4c62fe2cb86d1d3c172e2f0503bea902&sz=916"" alt="WHONET-Argentina (WHONET-ARG) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance Network`s coordinator Celeste holds biochemical tests in the lab at Malbrán Institute in Buenos Aires, on 10 October 2021. Each tube contains different biochemical testing reactions to identify what kind of gram-negative bacilli they are working with. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines. This makes infections harder to treat and increases the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. Antimicrobial resistant organisms are found in people, animals, plants and the environment (in water, soil and air). AMR is considered one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. AMR can occur naturally over time, usually through genetic changes. However, misuse and overuse of antimicrobials is a main driver of AMR, as is lack of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for both humans and animals; poor infection and disease prevention and control in health-care facilities and farms; poor access to quality, affordable medicines, vaccines and diagnostics; lack of awareness and knowledge; and lack of enforcement of legislation. The Servicio Antimicrobianos of the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas (INEI) is part of the Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud “Dr Carlos G. Malbrán” (ANLIS-Malbrán, known locally as the Malbrán Institute). The Malbrán Institute is a key space for AMR research, diagnosis, and surveillance, not only for Argentina, but also as a “Regional Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance” for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and as a “Collaborating Center on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance” for PAHO and the World Health Organization (WHO). Malbrán’s influence on public health is vital in tracking the emergence of and controlling the spread of AMR in Argentina and the region. The institute's multidimensional work is mainly focused on five strategic areas: Reference Diagnosis, AMR Surveillance, External Quality Assessment Programs, Human Resources Training and Applied Research. As part of the reference diagnostic work, microbiology laboratories can request the Malbrán Institute to conduct extensive susceptibility testing and molecular characterization of clinical bacterial isolates to provide alternative treatment options for infected patients."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/10081?1740529529&c=b3519892698ff1a6baf93e8e57c7959b&sz=916"" alt="India Vision September 2019. Portrait of Bhuban Roy."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/30982?1740529529&c=d61302d84306275fe81a125412445e90&sz=687"" alt="The WHO smallpox eradication campaign was launched in its intensified form in 1967, and in four years had wiped out smallpox in Latin America. Four more years toppled the disease's last bastion in Asia. The multi-national teams closed in on Somalia, scene of "the last stand". The eradication of smallpox from the world was certified by the Global Commission, an independent panel of scientists drawn from 19 nations, in December 1979 at WHO Headquarters, Geneva. Two members of a surveillance team in the province of Begemder vaccinating people they meet en route."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/76998?1740529529&c=02565ac70f9fdfb5f6a13503f4c8ec76&sz=916"" alt="Daniel, a school employee, holds a banner promoting the yellow fever vaccination campaign at Tina's Academy International School. A team of vaccinators were dispatched by the government in and around Owa-Alero, which has been one of the places with a high number of yellow fever cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and health authorities in the states of Delta and Enugu to respond to an outbreak of yellow fever that was confirmed in early November 2020. WHO and partners are assisting with case investigation, case management and community engagement, among other activities. In addition, in response to this outbreak a planned yellow fever vaccination campaign in Delta was brought forward, starting on 10 November. Nigeria had been reporting suspected cases of the yellow fever in all 36 states and the federal capital territory since its outbreak in September 2017 and is one of the countries implementing the global eliminate yellow fever epidemics (EYE) strategy. As part of the strategy, Nigeria has developed a 10-year strategic plan for the elimination of yellow fever epidemics. Through this strategy, the country plans to vaccinate at least 80% of the target population in all states by 2026. https://www.who.int/health-topics/yellow-fever"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/79655?1740529529&c=cfc9da5f5bbdc480c88a46bc51c3b38f&sz=916"" alt="Children play in Akara urban slum in Hargeisa city after some of them received oral polio vaccines during the national immunization campaign in Hargeisa, Somalia, on 27 March 2019."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/81128?1740529529&c=a544df5487379c1bbed58b9e8fc9ca6b&sz=916"" alt="Patient during WAFF ® therapy for better balance and coordination with a therapist during her physical rehabilitation process at Russian Children's Clinical Hospital in Moscow. Diagnosis: nervous system degenerative disease, EAST-syndrome, subcortical-cerebellar syndrome."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/77011?1740529529&c=84ba9525d9a263bedce767cc447fc37a&sz=916"" alt="Emmanuel Igbu (right), one of the local government area facilitators, along with state worker Johnson Obihia, walks through a village to survey and speak with residents, such as Augustina Micheach, who sells vegetables in Delta State. Emmanuel wants to ensure the sellers have been immunized. The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and health authorities in the states of Delta and Enugu to respond to an outbreak of yellow fever that was confirmed in early November 2020. WHO and partners are assisting with case investigation, case management and community engagement, among other activities. In addition, in response to this outbreak a planned yellow fever vaccination campaign in Delta was brought forward, starting on 10 November. Nigeria had been reporting suspected cases of the yellow fever in all 36 states and the federal capital territory since its outbreak in September 2017 and is one of the countries implementing the global eliminate yellow fever epidemics (EYE) strategy. As part of the strategy, Nigeria has developed a 10-year strategic plan for the elimination of yellow fever epidemics. Through this strategy, the country plans to vaccinate at least 80% of the target population in all states by 2026. https://www.who.int/health-topics/yellow-fever - Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/89443?1740529529&c=562f7d2e8ade34e8bea93091fe20ba72&sz=916"" alt="On 1 March 2021, Chief Mankoye poses for a portrait in the town of Sibata near the Guinea/Liberia border. As part of the Ebola outbreak response, WHO and parters work with local leaders to help engage communities with provide them with information about how to protect themselves and prevent the spread of the virus. This is the first time the disease has been reported in Guinea since the previous outbreak ended in 2016. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Guinea announced a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease on 14 February 2021 after a cluster of cases was reported in in the sub-prefecture of Gouéké, N’Zérékoré Region. WHO is supporting the Government-led response to set up testing, treatment structures, and with medical supplies, vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostic capacities to quickly contain the outbreak."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/129178?1740529529&c=f353f4825895a578468bd63a560a8da1&sz=916"" alt="The waiting area at the Karagheusian Primary Health Centre in Beirut, Lebanon, on 26 July 2022. Patients visiting this centre may be enrolled in routine influenza surveillance if they have certain symptoms. If they are enrolled, a sample will be collected and tested for respiratory viruses. This health centre functions as a sentinel site for influenza-like illness surveillance. Respiratory samples are collected from symptomatic patients and tested for influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses. Information from this routine surveillance is important to inform national, regional and global actions on preparing and responding to respiratory viral diseases."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/149003?1740529529&c=e509e2e9d16bf099c73a0a00c037f97d&sz=916"" alt="Artem is held by his father before he is vaccinated at the Brovary City Centre of Primary Medical and Sanitary Aid on 25 July 2023. Today, Artem receives his third vaccination. Artem's parents carefully adhere to the vaccination schedule, so that their son grows up healthy and protected from infections."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/41206?1740529529&c=018fff4806ce07392c8fdec825f04fa7&sz=916"" alt="Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population. They are selected with due regard to public health relevance, evidence on efficacy and safety, and comparative cost-effectiveness. Essential medicines are intended to be available within the context of functioning health systems at all times in adequate amounts, in the appropriate dosage forms, with assured quality and adequate information, and at a price the individual and the community can afford. Health worker home-visiting in the Philippines. WHO recommends a list of 22 essential drugs for community health workers to use."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/98733?1740529529&c=86d8d2412fd70ed27cef4d7026a436e5&sz=916"" alt="In 2015, Ebola continued to take its toll on the fragile health care system of Sierra Leone. WHO and its partners intensified their support in many sectors from clinical care of Ebola patients to capacity building for disease prevention. WHO staff from Polio, Emergencies and Country Collaboration (PEC) Department Robert Andrew Holden (not pictured) went to several districts in Sierra Leone to ensure that the WHO Ebola response strategy is effectively and efficiently implemented. Caption was not provided by the photographer. Therefore, a generic caption has been applied to this image."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/76806?1740529529&c=72069f65a8d74619a298b33d080f5957&sz=916"" alt="A village health volunteer gives advice to a patient at Koo Bang Luang's health promotion hospital, on 17 July 2020. Village health volunteers help keep people free from COVID-19 and other diseases."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/129421?1740529529&c=9d936689276078f60d94be1f54642ffb&sz=916"" alt="On 21 September 2022 Elama (centre) tries to help manage the water fetching process at Hula Hula Springs in Marsabit County, Kenya. With the ongoing drought in Marsabit, the spring is the only available water source for the whole community. “The situation is getting out of hand," he said. "I have never seen such a difficult moment like this one. This spring has been a reliable source of water for all of us, but now, we are in big trouble. It produces so little water. People arrive here from 5:00 AM and many will go back home without water. They will come back tomorrow but there is no guarantee that they will get it. It is chaotic. I pray everyday that no one gets hurt. We try our best to ration the water between people and livestock. We need to help in trucking addition water in from elsewhere to fill up the tanks.” Millions in the greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger as the region faces one of the worst droughts in recent decades. M any people have left their homes in search of food and water, and pasture for animals. Large-scale displacement is often accompanied by a deterioration in hygiene and sanitation. Outbreaks of infectious diseases are a major concern, especially when combined with low existing vaccination coverage and health service availability. As people become increasingly food insecure, they also must make the impossible choice between food and healthcare, even as nutritional deficiencies make them increasingly vulnerable to disease. This is particularly true for children, for whom the combination of malnutrition and disease can prove fatal. WHO and partners are working to counter the consequences of malnutrition, respond to disease outbreaks, and ensure that essential health services can continue. "> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/122990?1740529529&c=2a9efbc1d7b99ab5ad5d68943d1997b5&sz=916"" alt="On 11 February 2022, a man walks by with a blanket at an accommodation site that was set up for people affected by rising waters in Antananarivo after the passage of tropical storm Ana and tropical cyclone Batsirai. Since January 2022, multiple extreme weather events have damaged homes and public infrastructure in Madagascar, resulted in the death of over 200 people, and left over 650,000 people without access to health care. WHO has been working with national health authorities and partners to respond, including by delivering essential medical supplies and sending experts to the affected areas."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/127499?1740529529&c=cc219e4ad2bac1fe9b412da8b35bfa74&sz=916"" alt="Lodwar, Kenya - 27 March, 2018: Dr. Kipsang examinering the eyes of a patient at the corridor of Lodwar County Referral Hospital. Lodwar County Referral Hospital in Northern Kenya is one of the few facilities in the region of Turkana where patients can have ophthalmologic consultation and eye related operations. "> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/138568?1740529529&c=f0e6f738f80cc9ecc2ccd93eb0310589&sz=916"" alt="Sanki, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA), tests members of a family for malaria in Korangali village in March 2023. Members of the community with suspected cases of malaria received a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), which allows for quick results within 15–30 minutes. In areas with high malaria transmission, ASHAs receive special training by India’s National Center for Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme on how to identify malaria symptoms, diagnose the disease, and treat confirmed cases with appropriate antimalarial medicines. In recent years, India has made impressive gains in reducing its malaria burden, with cases dropping by more than 40% between 2015 and 2021. Most of the remaining cases are concentrated among tribal populations living in rural areas. This photo set describes efforts by local health workers to reach people at risk of malaria in remote areas of Chhattisgarh, a state that accounts for nearly one fifth of the country’s malaria burden. Related: https://www.who.int/news-room/photo-story/photo-story-detail/reaching-people-at-risk-of-malaria-in-remote-areas-of-Chhattisgarh-india"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/124216?1740529529&c=fd6f846c11f4ecbc8f9f0e8b9c2af153&sz=916"" alt="WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in damaged residential area, Irpin, Ukraine, 07 May 2022. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, WHO has delivered trauma and emergency supplies for use in over 15,000 surgeries and enough medicines and healthcare equipment to serve 650,000 people."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/47221?1740529529&c=c08f78f64a45df9c895ce7842f8db818&sz=916"" alt="Leprosy was supposed to be highly contagious. It has been shown to be less so than tuberculosis. Segregation in leper colonies has been given up in favor of out-patient treatment. An anti-leprosy team visiting the suburbs of Calcutta, India."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/59812?1740529529&c=8d917a48682f78ae3fd544a45ebfd03d&sz=916"" alt="Nasheem, 19, in her family house during a field assistive technology survey for person with disabilities in the outskirts of Islamabad. Nasheem was never properly diagnosed by a doctor but she have some mental development issues, she can speak but she cannot communicate properly. She also have visual impediments, and even when she can walk, she have severe limitations in her movements."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/66759?1740529529&c=222d501cecb20a9670ac87eb38ff19f3&sz=916"" alt="Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Awareness campaign. - Caption was not provided by the photographer. Therefore, a generic caption has been applied to this image."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/90809?1740529529&c=c444903fa9ca843864498710a9a430d2&sz=916"" alt="Dr Bello and her team conduct a cervical cerclage on a patient in the Jummai Babangida Aliyu Maternal and Neonatal Hospital (JBAMN) in Niger State on 24 February 2021. Cervical cancer is the only cancer in the world that can be eliminated. It’s a cancer that is both preventable and curable through access to screenings, treatment, and vaccination. It is part of WHO’s global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer by (1) increasing HPV vaccination coverage (2) increasing screening coverage and (3) increasing access to treatment for precancerous lesions and for invasive cancer. By the year 2030, it is possible for all countries to achieve 90% HPV vaccination coverage, 70% screening coverage, and 90% access to treatment for cervical pre-cancer and cancer, including access to palliative care. Reaching these targets sets the world on the path toward elimination within the century. In Nigeria, the HPV vaccine is not yet available and treatment remains difficult to access for most women. The RAiSE foundation (Reproductive rights, advocacy, safe space and empowerment) was established by Dr Amina Abubakar Bello, an obstetrician and gynecologist (and First Lady of Niger State), to raise awareness on issues affecting the survival and growth of women and girls, including education and access to cervical cancer screenings and prevention. The organization advocates to improve reproductive health rights and campaigns to improve Maternal Health and Child Health in the region. Likewise, as part of the WHO’s global initiative to accelerate the elimination of Cervical Cancer, RAiSE offers financially accessible screenings at the foundation’s screening center where women found with any cancer or precancerous issue are given free treatment by the Foundation."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/59987?1740529529&c=dfe2f67fae503375699027b35d83f01f&sz=916"" alt="Prosthesis and Orthosis specialist at the Artificial Limb Centre of the Fauji Foundation Hospital (OPD Complex) in Rawalpindi, Pakistan."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/129076?1740529529&c=c63e984339f214224400dd72c1439a9d&sz=916"" alt="Gannat with her daughters Betol and Kisanet. Gannat arrived in Um Rakuba camp in January 2022 and lives there with her husband and four daughters. “We do get basic services, but we still face shortages, even of food. The lack of jobs makes it difficult to have any additional support for the family,” she said. Over 18 000 refugees who fled Ethiopia’s Tigray region are housed in the camp, which was set up in late 2020. WHO helps to support the population in the Um Rakuba by providing medicines and other health supplies, supervising primary health facilities to ensure good service quality, monitoring disease trends using the Early Warning Alert and Response System (EWARS), and conducting regular water quality monitoring. Read more about the https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/crisis-in-tigray-ethiopia ."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/152738?1740529529&c=a317a5d3640b34b91b7c9f0b0b4c4544&sz=916"" alt="Family nurse Rafoat Sanginova conducts a checkup during a home visit in Rudaki District, Tajikistan, on 27 September 2023. Tajikistan’s experience shows how long-term investments in primary health care and stronger health workforce pay dividends in healthier populations and lives saved. Related video: https://youtu.be/iENYZ2gMW5Q?si=q7VPsLnVulT7jszq"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/134369?1740529529&c=32a0831a69d2ad3a200026113a7af1b3&sz=916"" alt="On 16 February 2023, head nurse Millicent gives oral cholera vaccine to Margaret, a cholera survivor, at Madogo Health Centre in Tana River County, Kenya. The Ministry of Health of Kenya, working with WHO, UNICEF and other partners, vaccinated approximately 2 million people against cholera in a campaign that ran from 11 to 21 February 2023."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/29055?1740529529&c=1a57515543308a9df95568f1eab7526c&sz=916"" alt="The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that infects cells of the immune system, destroying or impairing their function. As the infection progresses, the immune system becomes weaker, and the person becomes more susceptible to infections. The most advanced stage of HIV infection is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It can take 10-15 years for an HIV-infected person to develop AIDS; antiretroviral drugs can slow down the process even further. HIV is transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse (anal or vaginal), transfusion of contaminated blood, sharing of contaminated needles, and between a mother and her infant during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding. Uganda's national AIDS control programme uses a minibus to reach remote communities. Note the WHO symbol on the door."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/81289?1740529529&c=692d99cf08059aa2090167188dcea96f&sz=916"" alt="An Orthopedic Doctor during a discussion with his medical staff at the Republican Medical Health Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/11253?1740529529&c=40e27ddc1c6893099c66d8723d3453b7&sz=916"" alt="Hidden cities is a joint WHO / UN-HABITAT report about urbanization and global health issues. Photo stories from around the world reflect the hidden realities urban dwellers are facing, and highlight some health inequities. Washing and drying clothes next to the little creek that is now an open sewer. Melen III, Yaounde, Cameroon."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/5398?1740529529&c=d298b8ade0b6ec33780ebe0f7cf821ae&sz=916"" alt="The biggest emergency yellow fever vaccination campaign ever held in Africa is underway in DRC. With high risk of transmission of the mosquito-borne disease in the densely populated capital city of Kinshasa, the vaccination campaign aims to protect as many people at risk as possible and stop the outbreak before the rainy season begins in late September. View of a health center during a yellow fever vaccination campaign in the area of Maluku. Read more: https://www.who.int/news/item/02-09-2016-millions-protected-in-africa-s-largest-ever-emergency-yellow-fever-vaccination-campaign "> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/90582?1740529529&c=96ad75eaaea21103edfc313dd180eb54&sz=916"" alt="On 12 May 2020 a health worker uses a finger pulse oximeter to measure levels of oxygen saturation in the blood of a patient at De Martini Hospital. The De Martini COVID-19 isolation center in the Banaadir region of Somalia is supported by WHO."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/80863?1740529529&c=0a5ca8a4a821822fef3a180309d1c7da&sz=916"" alt="Gabriel, 7, and his mother, Karina, play with his brothers at their home in Moreno, Argentina, on Dec. 10, 2020. Since the family is together for long periods of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they usually all participate in the activities to engage Gabriel. One of the goals of CST is to help families involve their children more often in everyday activities. These are great opportunities for children to learn. The Caregiver Skills Training (CST) programme was developed by WHO and is being implemented in Argentina by international partner Programa Argentino para Niños, Adolescentes y Adultos con Condiciones del Espectro Autista (PANAACEA) to serve families of children with developmental delays and disabilities. The programme uses a family-oriented approach and is designed to be delivered by trained non-specialists (community-based workers, peer caregivers or others) as part of a network of health and social services for children and their families. CST consists of nine group sessions and three individual home visits, focused on training caregivers how to use everyday play and home activities and routines as opportunities for learning and development. The sessions specifically address communication, engagement, daily living skills, challenging behaviour and caregiver coping strategies. Gabriel was diagnosed with autism at age 3. He was not speaking and did not interact with other people, including his family. As a mother of four, Karina Visciglia struggled to care for her family and find Gabriel the services he needed. Through CST facilitators and PANAACEA, Karina gained access to a network of services and a support system. She saw significant improvements in her ability to connect and communicate with her son, and did so through the use of play activities, games, and home routines. She also says she felt empowered and improved herself by taking part in the group sessions. In general, caregivers of children with developmental delays often experience very high levels of distress and, in many cases, interruptions or discontinuation of care services. The COVID-19 pandemic has had major impacts on mental health but particularly on that of women and those taking care of young children with developmental disabilities. The CST programme was adapted to a remote, online version so that it was able to continue during the pandemic in Argentina."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/90628?1740529529&c=6349294ea8b6281488d7fe5e55c6e424&sz=916"" alt="Solomon, 32, and his wife Agere, 28, each provide skin-to-skin care to their preterm twins at a KMC unit at Felege Hiwot Hospital in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia on 25 March 2021. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an effective way to prevent mortality in both preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. KMC is prolonged skin-to-skin contact for the baby with the mother or other caregiver for as long as possible during day and night, as well as exclusive breastfeeding or breast milk feeding. Fathers and other caregivers can also provide skin to skin care. Among infants born preterm or LBW, KMC has been shown to reduce infant deaths by as much as 40%, hypothermia by more than 70%, and severe infections by 65%. Mothers remain with their babies from birth to be able to breastfeed and practice skin-to-skin contact as part of KMC. KMC is one of the most cost-effective ways to increase survival of LBW and preterm newborns in low-income countries like Ethiopia. KMC was first introduced in Ethiopia in 1996 at the Black Lion Hospital. Since then, with support from WHO, KMC services have been expanded to other hospitals and health facilities including the Felege Hiwot Hospital, in Bahir Dar. Globally, with 15 million babies born preterm (before 37 weeks) and 21 million born LBW (under 2.5kg) each year, these infants face significant health risks, as preterm-related complications are the leading causes of death of newborns. Hence, WHO advises that KMC should continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This is due to the proven critical importance of ensuring newborns have close contact with parents after birth, especially for those born LBW or preterm."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/76066?1740529529&c=1de371f048ef8cce43270e0dc48b065f&sz=916"" alt="Nurses, along with the chief of nursing programs Fabiana Z. A. (back center), after an outdoor debriefing meeting at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS)."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/29909?1740529529&c=254b2c6536f7c463b1e9744908a0e718&sz=901"" alt="Malaria was unknown among the Nandi of Kenya until the beginning of the 20th century. But with the growth of communications that followed the coming of civilization, the "anopheles" mosquito crept up from Lake Victoria and began to play havoc among the tribes of the 7,000 ft. plateau overlooking Lake Victoria. By 1928, malaria had gained a firm hold, affecting thousands each year in the rainy season. Several efforts were made to control the disease, without success, until, in 1952, a mass attack was organized. Two years later, the malaria incidence had dropped from 23 to 2.3 % but the disease crept back again after 3 or 4 months. An approach to the WHO was made to help eradicate malaria once and for all. In 1954, UNICEF sent 18,000 lbs of dieldrin the powerful insecticide that destroys mosquitoes. Despite the difficulties of terrain, 26,400 homes were sprayed over an area of 1,000 square miles. Commented one elder: "We were told that the spraying would kill mosquitoes, but we have found that it also freed us of flies, cockroaches and bugs. Truly, it is a powerful medicine". The "spaceman" headgear of the African spraying teams is becoming familiar and welcome to every home in this district of Kenya, near Lake Victoria. A sprayer makes friend with a Nandi mother and child. c.1954"> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/70397?1740529529&c=dc1670523e244521009dbaa9555781af&sz=916"" alt="Field visit and observation of Polio National Immunization Days (NID) in Darbhanga, Kuseshwar Asthan East and Kiratpur (Bihar), India from 17 to 23 January 2020 to monitor the field activities at each level of the vaccination campaign. One of the main purposes of the visit was to promote field work to HQ staff and beyond by recognizing the relentless efforts, commitment and dedication of various organisms involved in the vaccination campaign in India. - This photo was taken during the field visit and observation of Polio National Immunization Days in India but does not contain information on the activity and therefore has not been attributed keywords contained in the caption."> </div> <div class="item "> <img src="" data-lazy-load-src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/119516?1740529529&c=116322e0cc73803e11d2ac39c517f11c&sz=916"" alt="Pediatrician Dr Sargsyan at Wigmore Clinic in Yerevan, Armenia on 8 November 2021. Like many countries, Armenia is confronted with the public health challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, the country is taking steps to curtail the overuse of antimicrobials (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics). With funds from the European Union, WHO’s Regional Office for Europe has assisted Armenia’s Ministry of Health to improve guidelines on the management and treatment of common infections (including community-acquired pneumonia, pharyngitis, urinary tract infections, ear infections), and COVID-19. WHO and the Ministry of Health are introducing these guidelines to primary health care providers throughout Armenia. The guidelines include information on the rational use of antimicrobials to help practitioners orient themselves quickly, and follow a unified approach to treatment, while also considering individual factors. Professionals like Doctor Hrachuhi Ghazaryan, Head of Pediatric Service at the Wigmore Clinic, have introduced these improved guidelines to over 1600 local general practitioners, family doctors and pediatricians, therefore raising AMR awareness. The pediatric service at the pediatric service at the Wigmore Clinic, in the center of Yerevan, was established in 2018. Since then, it has become one of the leading pediatric services in the country for treating complicated pediatric medical conditions. The team treats around 150 children as outpatients daily and cares for up to 20 children in the wards. Over the course of a year, around 1500 children are treated in the pediatric inpatient department. Wigmore Clinic is privately owned; however, most pediatric services can be accessed with a state-issued prescription. Their main goal is to provide high-quality, accessible health care for all children but because of the sharp rise in patients in the last two years, they consistently experience bed shortages during high morbidity seasons."> </div> </div> <a class="left carousel-control" href="#mainCarousel" role="button" data-slide="prev"> <span class="fa fa-chevron-circle-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Previous</span> </a> <a class="right carousel-control" href="#mainCarousel" role="button" data-slide="next"> <span class="fa fa-chevron-circle-right" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Next</span> </a>  <script lang="javascript"> $('.carousel').carousel({ interval: 3000, pause: false, wrap: true, // fade:true, }); $('.carousel').carousel().on("slid.bs.carousel", function() { // load the next image after the current one slid var nextImage = $('.active.item', this).next('.item').next('.item').find('img'); let src = nextImage.data('lazy-load-src'); if(src != undefined){ nextImage.attr('src', src); nextImage.removeAttr('data-lazy-load-src'); } }); $('#mainCarousel').addClass('slide'); </script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container largeCarouselSection"> <div> <div class="row"> <h2>PROMOTE HEALTH, KEEP THE WORLD SAFE, SERVE THE VULNERABLE</h2> <div class="largeCarousel"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-5 flickityCell"> <div class="imgHolder"> <a href="https://photos.hq.who.int/galleries/247/-achieving-universal-health-coverage" data-id="170416" data-uid="167" title="View"><img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/170416?1740529529&c=4fb8fc169b8603c67f0ffa2e0fac54e4&sz=600" autoStart="" containerStyle="background-color:#888;" hideGUI="1" style="max-width:600px;max-height:600px;" alt="Julia Paredes Lopez, a nurse with the Chihuahua Health Secretariat, reviews the vaccination card of Argelia at an indigenous camp in Chihuahua City, Mexico, on 24 June 2024. For 30 years, nurse Julia Paredes has traveled distances on horseback or by foot to vaccinate remote villages, overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers to provide the preventive care. "In the last 30 years, I've seen how the vaccines arrived to the most remote localities. I've seen how people stopped dying because of measles. I would like to be remembered with a vaccine thermos in the streets, talking to people and telling them that vaccines save lives," she said." hasTime="1" width="600" height="400" class="" /><img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/media/image?src=blank_image.gif" autoStart="" containerStyle="background-color:#888;" hideGUI="1" style="" alt="Julia Paredes Lopez, a nurse with the Chihuahua Health Secretariat, reviews the vaccination card of Argelia at an indigenous camp in Chihuahua City, Mexico, on 24 June 2024. For 30 years, nurse Julia Paredes has traveled distances on horseback or by foot to vaccinate remote villages, overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers to provide the preventive care. "In the last 30 years, I've seen how the vaccines arrived to the most remote localities. I've seen how people stopped dying because of measles. I would like to be remembered with a vaccine thermos in the streets, talking to people and telling them that vaccines save lives," she said." hasTime="1" width="600" height="400" class="blankDL" /></a> </div> <h3> ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE</h3> <p></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-5 flickityCell"> <div class="imgHolder"> <a href="https://photos.hq.who.int/galleries/246/addressing-health-emergencies" data-id="170495" data-uid="167" title="View"><img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/170495?1740529529&c=e3c8c5b9b57876e43fb325ac3c89f6e7&sz=600" autoStart="" containerStyle="background-color:#888;" hideGUI="1" style="max-width:600px;max-height:600px;" alt="Sudanese refugees wait to be registered upon arrival in Adre, Chad, on 5 July 2024." hasTime="1" width="600" height="400" class="" /><img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/media/image?src=blank_image.gif" autoStart="" containerStyle="background-color:#888;" hideGUI="1" style="" alt="Sudanese refugees wait to be registered upon arrival in Adre, Chad, on 5 July 2024." hasTime="1" width="600" height="400" class="blankDL" /></a> </div> <h3>ADDRESSING HEALTH EMERGENCIES</h3> <p></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-5 flickityCell"> <div class="imgHolder"> <a href="https://photos.hq.who.int/galleries/248/promoting-healthier-populations" data-id="137408" data-uid="167" title="View"><img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/137408?1740529530&c=6bb925e9eb006fff08d60f128e3c1eda&sz=600" autoStart="" containerStyle="background-color:#888;" hideGUI="1" style="max-width:600px;max-height:600px;" alt="On 14 March 2023, health worker Kaim K. tests 6-month-old Muhammad for malaria in Naseerabad. The activity was supported by WHO. The 2022 floods resulted in the worst malaria outbreak in Pakistan since 1973. In response, international health organizations such as WHO and the Global Fund came together with local governments and NGOs to combat the malaria outbreak and help address the extraordinary scale of need. The response drew on both the oldest and newest interventions in the anti-malaria tool kit. In the makeshift refugee camps, nets were distributed, tents (and what houses remained) were sprayed with insecticides, and mass drug administration campaigns were conducted to quickly treat as many people as possible. Related: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/It-was-just-the-perfect-storm-for-malaria-pakistan-responds-to-surge-in-cases-following-the-2022-floods" hasTime="1" width="600" height="400" class="" /><img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/media/image?src=blank_image.gif" autoStart="" containerStyle="background-color:#888;" hideGUI="1" style="" alt="On 14 March 2023, health worker Kaim K. tests 6-month-old Muhammad for malaria in Naseerabad. The activity was supported by WHO. The 2022 floods resulted in the worst malaria outbreak in Pakistan since 1973. In response, international health organizations such as WHO and the Global Fund came together with local governments and NGOs to combat the malaria outbreak and help address the extraordinary scale of need. The response drew on both the oldest and newest interventions in the anti-malaria tool kit. In the makeshift refugee camps, nets were distributed, tents (and what houses remained) were sprayed with insecticides, and mass drug administration campaigns were conducted to quickly treat as many people as possible. Related: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/It-was-just-the-perfect-storm-for-malaria-pakistan-responds-to-surge-in-cases-following-the-2022-floods" hasTime="1" width="600" height="400" class="blankDL" /></a> </div> <h3>PROMOTING HEALTHIER POPULATIONS</h3> <p></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-5 flickityCell"> <div class="imgHolder"> <a href="https://photos.hq.who.int/galleries/249/who-support-to-countries" data-id="171429" data-uid="167" title="View"><img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/assetpreview/getnw/171429?1740529530&c=c602da49292b63257bc3c1a68e350e26&sz=600" autoStart="" containerStyle="background-color:#888;" hideGUI="1" style="max-width:600px;max-height:600px;" alt="Dr Alain Mangolopa, WHO Emergency Officer for North Kivu, talks to Wemana, who fled her home and is currently sheltering at Bushagara Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, north of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 15 August 2024. The identification of mpox cases in IDP camps around Goma is concerning because the high population density can result in further spread, and population movements can hamper response efforts. On 14 August 2024, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus determined that the upsurge of mpox in DRC and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). Related: https://www.who.int/news/item/14-08-2024-who-director-general-declares-mpox-outbreak-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern" hasTime="1" width="600" height="399" class="" /><img src="https://photos.hq.who.int/media/image?src=blank_image.gif" autoStart="" containerStyle="background-color:#888;" hideGUI="1" style="" alt="Dr Alain Mangolopa, WHO Emergency Officer for North Kivu, talks to Wemana, who fled her home and is currently sheltering at Bushagara Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, north of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 15 August 2024. The identification of mpox cases in IDP camps around Goma is concerning because the high population density can result in further spread, and population movements can hamper response efforts. On 14 August 2024, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus determined that the upsurge of mpox in DRC and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). 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