A5055715965- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Disaster Response and Management
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
2020-2025
Introduction Cholera outbreaks remain persistent in the WHO African region, with an increased trend recent years. This study analyses actual drivers of cholera including correlations water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators, climate change trends. Methods was a cross-sectional descriptive analytic study. data from 2000 to 2023 relating were compiled analysed through multi-level exploratory analysis. We cross-referenced several WASH generated similarity matrix categorise countries or...
Public health today is challenged by a wide array of hazards that threaten humans, often resulting in high rates morbidity and mortality when they strike. These events should be detected responded to as early possible save lives minimize their impact. The Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) system leverages natural language processing machine learning techniques for the detection public open-source information using an all-hazards approach. In this study, we quantitatively...
The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Epidemic devastated Guinea’s health system and constituted a public emergency of international concern. Following the crisis, Guinea invested in establishment basic reforms crucial legal instruments for strengthening national security line with WHO’s recommendations ensuring better preparedness (and, therefore, response to) emergencies. investments included scaling up Integrated Surveillance Response; Joint External Evaluation International...
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges to the systematic and timely sharing of field data collection management. World Health Organization (WHO) is working with health partners on rollout implementation a robust electronic platform. delay in deployment this platform WHO African Region, as consequence application large-scale public social measures including movement restrictions geographical area quarantine, left gap between This lead need develop interim...
In this case report, we describe a clinical presentation and therapeutic history of unique diagnosed with Lassa fever severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 23-year-old man from Yomou prefecture southeast Guinea identified suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) the midst an ongoing outbreak that disease same region. On May 3, 2021, he was admitted to Nzérékoré Epidemic treatment center where his condition deteriorated significantly. Laboratory testing performed on day...
Objective: This study assessed the countries’ readiness to prevent, detect, respond and recover from cholera outbreaks.
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges to the systematic and timely sharing of field data collection management. World Health Organization (WHO) is working with health partners on rollout implementation a robust electronic platform. delay in deployment this platform WHO African Region, as consequence application large-scale public social measures including movement restrictions geographical area quarantine, left gap between This lead need...