WHO / HEALTH EMERGENCIES
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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “As the northern hemisphere winter approaches, we continue to see concerning trends for COVID-19. Among the relatively few countries that report them, both hospitalizations and ICU admissions have increased in the past 28 days, particularly in the Americas and Europe.” WHO
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STORY: WHO / HEALTH EMERGENCIES
TRT: 5:34
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 27 SEPTEMBER 2023, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST:
1.Wide shot, press briefing room
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“As the northern hemisphere winter approaches, we continue to see concerning trends for COVID-19. Among the relatively few countries that report them, both hospitalizations and ICU admissions have increased in the past 28 days, particularly in the Americas and Europe.”
3. Wide shot, press briefing room
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Meanwhile, vaccination levels among the most at-risk groups remain worryingly low.
Two-thirds of the world’s population has received a complete primary series, but only one-third has received an additional, or ‘booster’ dose.”
5. Wide shot, press briefing room
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“COVID-19 may no longer be the acute crisis it was two years ago, but that does not mean we can ignore it. Countries invested so much in building their systems to respond to COVID-19. We urge countries to sustain those systems, to ensure people can be protected, tested and treated for COVID-19 and other infectious threats.”
7.Wide shot, press briefing room
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Lead COVID-19, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“To be very clear that the COVID-19 vaccines that are currently in use are protective against the variants are in circulation, including the variants of interest that are in circulation and the variants under monitoring, this one where we have less than 200 sequences worldwide, the variant under monitoring BA.2.86.”
9. Wide shot, press briefing room
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Now to Cholera. Last week, WHO published new data showing that cases reported in 2022 were more than double those in 2021. Preliminary data for this year suggest 2023 is likely to be even worse. So far, 28 countries have reported cases this year, compared with 16 during the same period last year.”
11. Wide shot, press briefing room
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“The countries with the most concerning outbreaks right now are Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq and Sudan. Significant progress has been made in countries in Southern Africa, including Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, but these countries remain at risk as the rainy season approaches.”
13. Wide shot, press briefing room
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“WHO is providing essential supplies, coordinating the on-the-ground response with partners, supporting countries to detect, prevent and treat cholera, and informing people how to protect themselves. To support this work, we have appealed for 160 million U.S. dollars, and we have released over 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies.”
15. Wide shot, press briefing room
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Now to Libya, which is no longer in the headlines, but remains in a state of crisis following the devastating floods a few weeks ago. Officially, more than 4,000 people are dead, more than 8500 are missing, and more than 30,000 have been displaced.”
17. Wide shot, press briefing room
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Only a third of hospitals and half of primary health centres remain fully functional due to structural damage to health facilities and hospitals, lack of medicine and medical equipment and shortages of health workers.”
19. Wide shot, press briefing room
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Every two minutes, a woman dies of cervical cancer, 90 percent of them in low- and middle-income countries. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in Africa. But it’s the one cancer we can eliminate, thanks to vaccines against human papillomavirus, which is responsible for the vast majority of cases.”
21. Wide shot, press briefing room
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Last year, WHO recommended that one dose of vaccine offers comparable protection to two doses for girls and women under 21 years of age – meaning the global supply of vaccines can be used to protect many more women and girls. This week, the Expert Group on Cervical Cancer Elimination met to review progress and advise on the future direction for the initiative.”
24. Wide shot, press briefing room
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme
“A lot of people possibly up to one-third of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population has moved in a very, very short time. And the health needs in that situation are always immense. People come with nothing. They don't have their normal meds with them. They haven’t eaten, they are thirsty. There is a risk of dehydration, there’s a risk to disease and other psychological traumas which go along with that. I think right now, given the cold temperatures at night emergency shelter is absolutely crucial.”
26. Wide shot, press briefing room
27. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“Which don't have independent verification of what is happening on the Nagorno-Karabakh side but what we are doing right now is focussing on supporting the Armenian authorities in supporting those people who are fleeing across the border.”
28. Wide shot, press briefing room
STORYLINE:
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “As the northern hemisphere winter approaches, we continue to see concerning trends for COVID-19. Among the relatively few countries that report them, both hospitalizations and ICU admissions have increased in the past 28 days, particularly in the Americas and Europe.”
Speaking to reporters today (27 Sep) in Geneva, Tedros said, “Meanwhile, vaccination levels among the most at-risk groups remain worryingly low, adding that two-thirds of the world’s population has received a complete primary series, but only one-third has received an additional, or “booster” dose.
The Director-General also said, “COVID-19 may no longer be the acute crisis it was two years ago, but that does not mean we can ignore it.”
He continued, “Countries invested so much in building their systems to respond to COVID-19. We urge countries to sustain those systems, to ensure people can be protected, tested and treated for COVID-19 and other infectious threats.
WHO’s Dr Maria Van Kerkhove told reporters, “to be very clear that the COVID-19 vaccines that are currently in use are protective against the variants are in circulation, including the variants of interest that are in circulation and the variants under monitoring, this one where we have less than 200 sequences worldwide, the variant under monitoring BA.2.86.”
On cholera, the WHO Director-General said, “Last week, WHO published new data showing that cases reported in 2022 were more than double those in 2021. Preliminary data for this year suggest 2023 is likely to be even worse. So far, 28 countries have reported cases this year, compared with 16 during the same period last year.”
He added, “The countries with the most concerning outbreaks right now are Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq and Sudan. Significant progress has been made in countries in Southern Africa, including Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, but these countries remain at risk as the rainy season approaches.”
Tedros also said, “WHO is providing essential supplies, coordinating the on-the-ground response with partners, supporting countries to detect, prevent and treat cholera, and informing people how to protect themselves. To support this work, we have appealed for 160 million U.S. dollars, and we have released over 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies.”
On Libya, the Director-General said that the country “remains in a state of crisis following the devastating floods a few weeks ago. Officially, more than 4,000 people are dead, more than 8500 are missing, and more than 30,000 have been displaced.”
He added, “Only a third of hospitals and half of primary health centres remain fully functional due to structural damage to health facilities and hospitals, lack of medicine and medical equipment and shortages of health workers.”
On cervical cancer, Tedros said, “Every two minutes, a woman dies of cervical cancer, 90 percent of them in low- and middle-income countries.”
He continued, “Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in Africa. But it’s the one cancer we can eliminate, thanks to vaccines against human papillomavirus, which is responsible for the vast majority of cases.”
The Director-General also said, “Last year, WHO recommended that one dose of vaccine offers comparable protection to two doses for girls and women under 21 years of age – meaning the global supply of vaccines can be used to protect many more women and girls. This week, the Expert Group on Cervical Cancer Elimination met to review progress and advise on the future direction for the initiative.”
WHO’s Dr Michael Ryan said, “a lot of people possibly up to one-third of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population has moved in a very, very short time. And the health needs in that situation are always immense.”
He continued, “People come with nothing. They don't have their normal meds with them. They haven’t eaten, they are thirsty. There is a risk of dehydration, there’s a risk to disease and other psychological traumas which go along with that. I think right now, given the cold temperatures at night emergency shelter is absolutely crucial.”
Ryan also said, “Which don't have independent verification of what is happening on the Nagorno-Karabakh side but what we are doing right now is focussing on supporting the Armenian authorities in supporting those people who are fleeing across the border.”
TRT: 5:34
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 27 SEPTEMBER 2023, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST:
1.Wide shot, press briefing room
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“As the northern hemisphere winter approaches, we continue to see concerning trends for COVID-19. Among the relatively few countries that report them, both hospitalizations and ICU admissions have increased in the past 28 days, particularly in the Americas and Europe.”
3. Wide shot, press briefing room
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Meanwhile, vaccination levels among the most at-risk groups remain worryingly low.
Two-thirds of the world’s population has received a complete primary series, but only one-third has received an additional, or ‘booster’ dose.”
5. Wide shot, press briefing room
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“COVID-19 may no longer be the acute crisis it was two years ago, but that does not mean we can ignore it. Countries invested so much in building their systems to respond to COVID-19. We urge countries to sustain those systems, to ensure people can be protected, tested and treated for COVID-19 and other infectious threats.”
7.Wide shot, press briefing room
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Lead COVID-19, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“To be very clear that the COVID-19 vaccines that are currently in use are protective against the variants are in circulation, including the variants of interest that are in circulation and the variants under monitoring, this one where we have less than 200 sequences worldwide, the variant under monitoring BA.2.86.”
9. Wide shot, press briefing room
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Now to Cholera. Last week, WHO published new data showing that cases reported in 2022 were more than double those in 2021. Preliminary data for this year suggest 2023 is likely to be even worse. So far, 28 countries have reported cases this year, compared with 16 during the same period last year.”
11. Wide shot, press briefing room
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“The countries with the most concerning outbreaks right now are Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq and Sudan. Significant progress has been made in countries in Southern Africa, including Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, but these countries remain at risk as the rainy season approaches.”
13. Wide shot, press briefing room
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“WHO is providing essential supplies, coordinating the on-the-ground response with partners, supporting countries to detect, prevent and treat cholera, and informing people how to protect themselves. To support this work, we have appealed for 160 million U.S. dollars, and we have released over 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies.”
15. Wide shot, press briefing room
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Now to Libya, which is no longer in the headlines, but remains in a state of crisis following the devastating floods a few weeks ago. Officially, more than 4,000 people are dead, more than 8500 are missing, and more than 30,000 have been displaced.”
17. Wide shot, press briefing room
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Only a third of hospitals and half of primary health centres remain fully functional due to structural damage to health facilities and hospitals, lack of medicine and medical equipment and shortages of health workers.”
19. Wide shot, press briefing room
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Every two minutes, a woman dies of cervical cancer, 90 percent of them in low- and middle-income countries. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in Africa. But it’s the one cancer we can eliminate, thanks to vaccines against human papillomavirus, which is responsible for the vast majority of cases.”
21. Wide shot, press briefing room
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Last year, WHO recommended that one dose of vaccine offers comparable protection to two doses for girls and women under 21 years of age – meaning the global supply of vaccines can be used to protect many more women and girls. This week, the Expert Group on Cervical Cancer Elimination met to review progress and advise on the future direction for the initiative.”
24. Wide shot, press briefing room
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme
“A lot of people possibly up to one-third of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population has moved in a very, very short time. And the health needs in that situation are always immense. People come with nothing. They don't have their normal meds with them. They haven’t eaten, they are thirsty. There is a risk of dehydration, there’s a risk to disease and other psychological traumas which go along with that. I think right now, given the cold temperatures at night emergency shelter is absolutely crucial.”
26. Wide shot, press briefing room
27. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“Which don't have independent verification of what is happening on the Nagorno-Karabakh side but what we are doing right now is focussing on supporting the Armenian authorities in supporting those people who are fleeing across the border.”
28. Wide shot, press briefing room
STORYLINE:
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “As the northern hemisphere winter approaches, we continue to see concerning trends for COVID-19. Among the relatively few countries that report them, both hospitalizations and ICU admissions have increased in the past 28 days, particularly in the Americas and Europe.”
Speaking to reporters today (27 Sep) in Geneva, Tedros said, “Meanwhile, vaccination levels among the most at-risk groups remain worryingly low, adding that two-thirds of the world’s population has received a complete primary series, but only one-third has received an additional, or “booster” dose.
The Director-General also said, “COVID-19 may no longer be the acute crisis it was two years ago, but that does not mean we can ignore it.”
He continued, “Countries invested so much in building their systems to respond to COVID-19. We urge countries to sustain those systems, to ensure people can be protected, tested and treated for COVID-19 and other infectious threats.
WHO’s Dr Maria Van Kerkhove told reporters, “to be very clear that the COVID-19 vaccines that are currently in use are protective against the variants are in circulation, including the variants of interest that are in circulation and the variants under monitoring, this one where we have less than 200 sequences worldwide, the variant under monitoring BA.2.86.”
On cholera, the WHO Director-General said, “Last week, WHO published new data showing that cases reported in 2022 were more than double those in 2021. Preliminary data for this year suggest 2023 is likely to be even worse. So far, 28 countries have reported cases this year, compared with 16 during the same period last year.”
He added, “The countries with the most concerning outbreaks right now are Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq and Sudan. Significant progress has been made in countries in Southern Africa, including Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, but these countries remain at risk as the rainy season approaches.”
Tedros also said, “WHO is providing essential supplies, coordinating the on-the-ground response with partners, supporting countries to detect, prevent and treat cholera, and informing people how to protect themselves. To support this work, we have appealed for 160 million U.S. dollars, and we have released over 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies.”
On Libya, the Director-General said that the country “remains in a state of crisis following the devastating floods a few weeks ago. Officially, more than 4,000 people are dead, more than 8500 are missing, and more than 30,000 have been displaced.”
He added, “Only a third of hospitals and half of primary health centres remain fully functional due to structural damage to health facilities and hospitals, lack of medicine and medical equipment and shortages of health workers.”
On cervical cancer, Tedros said, “Every two minutes, a woman dies of cervical cancer, 90 percent of them in low- and middle-income countries.”
He continued, “Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in Africa. But it’s the one cancer we can eliminate, thanks to vaccines against human papillomavirus, which is responsible for the vast majority of cases.”
The Director-General also said, “Last year, WHO recommended that one dose of vaccine offers comparable protection to two doses for girls and women under 21 years of age – meaning the global supply of vaccines can be used to protect many more women and girls. This week, the Expert Group on Cervical Cancer Elimination met to review progress and advise on the future direction for the initiative.”
WHO’s Dr Michael Ryan said, “a lot of people possibly up to one-third of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population has moved in a very, very short time. And the health needs in that situation are always immense.”
He continued, “People come with nothing. They don't have their normal meds with them. They haven’t eaten, they are thirsty. There is a risk of dehydration, there’s a risk to disease and other psychological traumas which go along with that. I think right now, given the cold temperatures at night emergency shelter is absolutely crucial.”
Ryan also said, “Which don't have independent verification of what is happening on the Nagorno-Karabakh side but what we are doing right now is focussing on supporting the Armenian authorities in supporting those people who are fleeing across the border.”
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