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Despite conflict, Yemen shares seasonal influenza viruses with WHO

Yemen has succeeded for the first time in shipping seasonal influenza virus samples. This milestone was made possible by WHO’s continuous support to the country over several years.

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Preparing for the next pandemic

WHO has published a pandemic checklist as a tool to help national authorities develop or revise their pandemic plans. 

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Simulation exercises conducted in the Americas to strengthen vaccine deployment

In 2023 and 2024 five countries in the Americas conducted simulation exercises to update their National Deployment and Vaccination Plans (NDVP), incorporating lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Putting participatory surveillance into practice: new WHO publication released

WHO has recently published best practices of participatory surveillance for influenza and influenza-like illness. Here we present a group of short questions and answers that explain what it is and why it's important.

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Improving the shipping of biological specimens to rapidly detect, diagnose and respond to disease outbreak

To contribute to the safe and efficient transport of diagnostic specimens globally, experts from 8 African countries participated in infectious substances shipment training.

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Pioneering regional collaboration to enhance regulatory practices in the Americas

In a landmark collaboration, WHO with PAHO launched the first Quality Management Systems (QMS) workshop for national regulatory authorities (NRAs) in the Americas.

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Shipping infectious substances safely: Nepal empowers health workforce

Nepal's health professionals are now better prepared to handle and ship infectious substances safely, thanks to a specialized workshop.