www.thelancet.com/infection Vol 15 February 2015

WHO Regional EVD Preparedness Meeting Presentations January 14-16, 2015

The dashboard is based on assessments made by the International Preparedness Strengthening missions to 14 priority countries against each of the activities outlined in the WHO EVD Checklist at the time of each mission. Updates indicating progress against each of the indicators will be added on an ongoing basis

WHO Regional EVD Preparedness Meeting Presentations January 14-16, 2015

The immediate objective of the country visit to Senegal was to build upon the public health preparedness already in place and to ensure that systems are available to investigate and report potential EVD cases and to mount an effective response to prevent a larger outbreak. The joint team for strengthening preparedness for EVD was composed of representatives of Senegal’s Ministry of Health, WHO, CDC, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the European Centres for Disease Prevention and Control, the Erasmus Medical Centre, Netherlands, and John Hopkins University, USA.

Une mission d’appui d’experts diligentés par l’OMS et l’USAID s’est rendue du 17 au 24 novembre au Burkina Faso pour aider le pays dans la mise en place de son plan de prevention et de riposte à une éventuelle épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola. L’équipe a travaillé avec les acteurs du niveau national et les partenaires techniques et financiers du pay

The aim is to provide early detection of potentially infected persons; to assist in implementing WHO recommendations related to Ebola management; and to prevent the international spread of the disease while allowing PoE authorities to avoid unnecessary restrictions and delay