How WHO Protects People from Health Emergencies
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NEWSLETTER - Issue February 2026
🔆THIS MONTH'S FOCUS
WHO launches 2026 appeal to help millions of people in health emergencies and crisis settings
WHO supported the medical evacuation of patients (MEDEVAC) from the Gaza Strip to Jordan. © WHO
"This appeal is a call to stand with people living through conflict, displacement and disaster – to give them not just services, but the confidence that the world has not turned its back on them. It is not charity. It is a strategic investment in health and security. In fact, access to health care restores dignity, stabilizes communities, and offers a pathway toward recovery."
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
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Response
Act Fast, Save Lives
PAHO’s Revolving Funds deliver 234 million vaccines and critical health supplies in 2025, reaching 85 million people across the Americas
Ukraine: WHO seeks US$ 42 million in 2026 to protect health care as war enters its fifth year
Nipah Virus Infection - Bangladesh
Humanitarian health needs in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region remain highest globally in 2026
Outbreak investigation, international surveillance, and emergency response
Preventive cholera vaccination resumes as global supply reaches critical milestone
PAHO issues epidemiological alert amid continued measles transmission in the Americas
Gaza patients bear the brunt of two years of conflict
WHO’s work in the acute phase of Cyclone Ditwah: Looking ahead to build resilience
Preparedness
Build Resilience Together
Samoa officially launches One Health Pandemic Preparedness and Response project
Beyond health: Pacific islands cast a wider net to strengthen health security
Partners discuss improving pooled procurement of emergency medical countermeasures
Uganda Strengthens District‑Level Readiness as WHO Boosts Support for Public Health Emergencies
Transforming plans into action: Strengthening coordination for enhanced health emergency preparedness and response across Nepal
PAHO launches virtual reality laboratory to build capacity in respiratory virus surveillance in the Americas
Securing Asia’s borders: cutting-edge learning programme boosts regional defense against future pandemics
Strengthening the Philippines’ capacity to understand and improve its health information landscape for emergency response
WHO launches Mpox Preparedness and Response Research Toolkit with Kristiania University Collaborating Centre
WHO/Europe and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control sign a new Memorandum of Understanding
Building readiness before an emergency strike through the WHO Simulation Exercise Management Training Course in Slovenia
Influenza Chintan Shivir 2025: Strengthening Interministerial and Intersectoral Convergence for Influenza Preparedness in India
New Toolkit Offers Practical Guidance to Tackle Stigma in Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Related Resources
. WHO Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme (WHE)
· WHO's Health Emergency Appeal 2025
· Global Health Emergency Corps
· GOARN
· Emergency Medical Teams
· OpenWHO
· Health Cluster
· EPI-WIN
· WHO Publications and Technical Guidance
· Disease Outbreak News
· Health Security Learning Platform
