"EPIDEMICS"

WHO is launching its 2023 health emergency appeal today for US$ 2.54 billion to provide assistance to millions of people around the world facing health emergencies. The number of people in need of humanitarian relief has increased by almost a quarter compared to 2022, to a record 339 million. WHO

Across Europe and Central Asia, vulnerable populations and health workers face a triple threat — influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19. WHO

Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns UN health agency. UNTV CH

Influenza season epidemic is off to an early start in WHO’s European region amid concerns over RSV and COVID-19. WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General warned today that “the global cholera vaccine stockpile is under huge pressure, with outbreaks in 29 countries around the world.” WHO

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “the humanitarian situation in Tigray remains catastrophic,” adding that “the siege of 6 million people by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.” WHO

Milano Check Point, based in Milan, Italy, provides free and anonymous sexual health services to the local community, including rapid testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and administration of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to help prevent HIV infection. Since the monkeypox outbreak in Italy, Check Point volunteers have also been providing vital outreach services. WHO

An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5 percent from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from TB (including 187 000 among HIV positive people), according to the World Health Organization’s 2022 Global TB report. WHO

The World Health Organization’s chief told journalists today in Geneva that there are now 60 confirmed and 20 probable cases of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, with 44 deaths and 25 people recovered. WHO

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the Organization is continuing to support the government of Uganda to respond to an outbreak of Ebola disease in four districts. WHO