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July 2023
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A never-ending quest: looking out for the next respiratory pathogen threat
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Ongoing avian influenza outbreaks in animals pose risk to humans
The current outbreaks of bird flu have caused devastation in animal populations and harmed farmers’ livelihoods and the food trade. These outbreaks pose ongoing risks to humans.
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Making plans a reality: PIP coordinates activities for 2024-2030
The PIP Framework has held a global meeting to coordinate activities under the High-Level Implementation Plan for the period 2024-2030.
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Bhutan becomes the 150th NIC in GISRS
This article traces the journey of Bhutan's improvements to laboratory standards leading to National Influenza Centre recognition.
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A new era for respiratory pathogen pandemic preparedness
A workshop to strengthen pandemic preparedness in the Western Balkans and Republic of Moldova introduced the new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative .
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No evidence without data
Timor-Leste has gone through a WHO/US CDC Thailand training workshop to improve the quality of their data.
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Analysing influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses in the Americas
Genetic characterization training to enhance respiratory disease surveillance in the Americas was conducted in Panama.
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Etes-vous prêt? Francophone countries in the African Region step up pandemic preparedness
Six Francophone countries participated in workshops to get familiarized with WHO’s Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative and draft a national respiratory pathogen pandemic preparedness plan.
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Mongolia reviews lessons learned to be better prepared for the next pandemic
In April 2023, with support from the PIP Framework Partnership Contribution, Mongolia conducted a three-day multi-sectoral workshop and simulation exercise.
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