WHO working group makes progress on pandemic preparedness plan

The WHO estimates of excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

The World Health Organization has a mandate to compile and disseminate statistics on mortality, and we have been tracking the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of 20201. Reported statistics on COVID-19 mortality are problematic for many countries owing to variations in testing access, differential diagnostic capacity and inconsistent certification of COVID-19 as cause of death. Beyond what is directly attributable to it, t…

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WHO working group makes progress on pandemic preparedness plan

World Health Organization members are finalizing plans for nations to share life-saving technology with developing countries as part of a new pandemic preparation agreement.

Accord reached 'in principle' over tackling future pandemics: negotiating body

World Health Organization members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP.

“Exercise Polaris” – WHO Conducts Two-Day Pandemic Simulation

The World Health Organization (WHO) convened more than 15 countries and 20 regional health agencies to conduct a two-day simulation of a “fictional virus spreading across the world.” “The two-day simulation, Exercise Polaris, tested WHO’s Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC), a framework designed to strengthen countries’ emergency workforce, coordinate the deployment of surge teams and experts, and enhance collaboration between countries,” the W…

The text has yet to be definitively validated at the World Health Assembly, to be held in Geneva in May.