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Update on Ebola drug trial: two strong performers identified

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Tags: Press Release, Ebola, Treatment, experimental drug, research, DRC, study,

Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/12-

Going house-to-house to prevent Ebola

Wotton, L. UNICEF (2019) C2

UNICEF and partners have trained over 10,000 community health workers in Rwanda to visit families and teach them how to prevent Ebola.

Tags: Rwanda, community health care, communication, outbreak control,

Source: https://www.unicef.org/rwanda/stories/go

Creation of a national infection prevention and control programme in Sierra Leone,2015

Kanu, H.; et al. (2019) CC

BMJ Global Health2019;4:e001504. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-00150

Tags: ipc, infection control, journal article, Ebola, Outbreak Control,

Source: https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/4/3/e00

Cross border diseases outbreak simulation excercise reinforces preparedness in East Africa

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Tags: cross-border migration, preparedness, outbreak control, Press Release,

Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-st

Strategic Response Plan for the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Provinces of North Kivu and Iture (February - July 2019)

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO

Since the beginning of December a significant increase in the incidence of new cases has been observed particularly along the corridor towards the large urban center of Butembo (health zones of Butembo and Katwa) and beyond in the zone of Kayna health center located about 150 km from Goma. In addition, active outbreaks have emerged to the north, particularly in the health zones of Komanda and Oicha. The third strategic response plan (SRP-3), which covers February through end July 2019, considers the salient points and recommendations made during the operational review of the implementation of the SRP-2 and other guidance based on lessons learned and risk analysis

Tags: Strategic plan, ebola, outbreak control, outbreak management, outbreak response,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

EBOLA, Cascade training in IPC, Case Management, Hand Hygiene, Chlorine Preparation and Mental Health conducted in Rwanda

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2019) C_WHO

Tags: capacity building, Training, Hand Hygiene, ipc, ebola outbreak, outbreak management,

Source: https://www.afro.who.int/news/ebola-casc

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Tags: Press Release, ebola, outbreak control, health emergency, DRC,

Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/17-

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak Containment Strategy and Red Cross / Red Crescent Response Plan (MDRCD026) Emergency Appeal Revision no. 4

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2019) C1

Tags: ebola, response plan, emergency appeal,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 5–6 June 2019

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

The Committee examined the clinical development of Ebola virus vaccines and conducted an inventory of available data on their safety. It also reviewed 3 generic issues: updating a global strategy on vaccine safety, use of a network of distributed data to monitor the safety of vaccines and case studies of communication about the safety of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. Weekly epidemiological record/Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire 12 JULY 2019, 94th YEAR / 12 JUILLET 2019, 94e ANNÉENo 28, 2019, 94, 309–31

Tags: HPV, human papillomavirus, Ebola, Vaccination,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Flow Monitoring: EVD Preparedness

International Organization for Migration IOM (2019) C1

Tags: map, Ebola preparedness, infographic, South Sudan, DRC, outbreak control,

Source: https://displacement.iom.int/system/tdf/

	Update on Ebola drug trial: two strong performers identified World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO View PDF(185) Download (100) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Press Release, Ebola, Treatment, experimental drug, research, DRC, study, Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/12-
	Going house-to-house to prevent Ebola Wotton, L. UNICEF (2019) C2 View PDF(140) Download (69) Add to my MEDBOX UNICEF and partners have trained over 10,000 community health workers in Rwanda to visit families and teach them how to prevent Ebola. Tags: Rwanda, community health care, communication, outbreak control, Source: https://www.unicef.org/rwanda/stories/go
	Creation of a national infection prevention and control programme in Sierra Leone,2015 Kanu, H.; et al. (2019) CC Open external link (562) Add to my MEDBOX BMJ Global Health2019;4:e001504. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-00150 Tags: ipc, infection control, journal article, Ebola, Outbreak Control, Source: https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/4/3/e00
	Cross border diseases outbreak simulation excercise reinforces preparedness in East Africa World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO View PDF(112) Download (64) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: cross-border migration, preparedness, outbreak control, Press Release, Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-st
	Strategic Response Plan for the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Provinces of North Kivu and Iture (February - July 2019) Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO View PDF(754) Download (204) Add to my MEDBOX Since the beginning of December a significant increase in the incidence of new cases has been observed particularly along the corridor towards the large urban center of Butembo (health zones of Butembo and Katwa) and beyond in the zone of Kayna health center located about 150 km from Goma. In addition, active outbreaks have emerged to the north, particularly in the health zones of Komanda and Oicha. The third strategic response plan (SRP-3), which covers February through end July 2019, considers the salient points and recommendations made during the operational review of the implementation of the SRP-2 and other guidance based on lessons learned and risk analysis Tags: Strategic plan, ebola, outbreak control, outbreak management, outbreak response, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	EBOLA, Cascade training in IPC, Case Management, Hand Hygiene, Chlorine Preparation and Mental Health conducted in Rwanda World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2019) C_WHO View PDF(86) Download (78) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: capacity building, Training, Hand Hygiene, ipc, ebola outbreak, outbreak management, Source: https://www.afro.who.int/news/ebola-casc
	Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO View PDF(185) Download (97) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Press Release, ebola, outbreak control, health emergency, DRC, Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/17-
	Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak Containment Strategy and Red Cross / Red Crescent Response Plan (MDRCD026) Emergency Appeal Revision no. 4 International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2019) C1 View PDF(107) Download (74) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: ebola, response plan, emergency appeal, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 5–6 June 2019 World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO View PDF(262) Download (146) Add to my MEDBOX The Committee examined the clinical development of Ebola virus vaccines and conducted an inventory of available data on their safety. It also reviewed 3 generic issues: updating a global strategy on vaccine safety, use of a network of distributed data to monitor the safety of vaccines and case studies of communication about the safety of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. Weekly epidemiological record/Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire 12 JULY 2019, 94th YEAR / 12 JUILLET 2019, 94e ANNÉENo 28, 2019, 94, 309–31 Tags: HPV, human papillomavirus, Ebola, Vaccination, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Flow Monitoring: EVD Preparedness International Organization for Migration IOM (2019) C1 View PDF(132) Download (65) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: map, Ebola preparedness, infographic, South Sudan, DRC, outbreak control, Source: https://displacement.iom.int/system/tdf/

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