July 2023 © Royal Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health Bhutan A never-ending quest: looking out for the next respiratory pathogen threatInteresting and informative news from our trusted teams around the world delivered to your inbox. Enjoy and feel free to share; we value every subscriber. Ongoing avian influenza outbreaks in animals pose risk to humansThe 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. Making plans a reality: PIP coordinates activities for 2024-2030The PIP Framework has held a global meeting to coordinate activities under the High-Level Implementation Plan for the period 2024-2030. Bhutan becomes the 150th NIC in GISRSThis article traces the journey of Bhutan's improvements to laboratory standards leading to National Influenza Centre recognition. A new era for respiratory pathogen pandemic preparednessA workshop to strengthen pandemic preparedness in the Western Balkans and Republic of Moldova introduced the new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative . No evidence without dataTimor-Leste has gone through a WHO/US CDC Thailand training workshop to improve the quality of their data. Analysing influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses in the AmericasGenetic characterization training to enhance respiratory disease surveillance in the Americas was conducted in Panama.
Etes-vous prêt? Francophone countries in the African Region step up pandemic preparednessSix 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. Mongolia reviews lessons learned to be better prepared for the next pandemicIn April 2023, with support from the PIP Framework Partnership Contribution, Mongolia conducted a three-day multi-sectoral workshop and simulation exercise. |