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UNITED AGAINST RABIES: One Health in Action- Partnering for Success
The current global crisis has highlighted the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health, and the need for a One Health approach to overcome existing challenges and emerging threats associated with zoonotic disease.Rabies is one of the oldest known...
World Rabies Day Webinar on 28 September 2020
Rabies is endemic in both humans and animals in the Asia Pacific Region (AP Region), with dogmediated rabies being the predominant source of disease. However, it is often under-reported and is therefore considered to be a neglected disease. Over 95% of human rabies...
Thailand’s Experience in the COVID-19 Response
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global threat with devastating consequences. No single country alone can tackle the devastation and multifaceted challenges posed by this pandemic. Intense cooperation and collaboration are needed at all levels to curb the pandemic,...
Join us at the webinar on COVID-19 is not Going Away Soon: What Measures to be Taken?
Dear Members and Supporters of One Health Bangladesh, One Health Bangladesh, a multidisciplinary platform dealing with health threats at the human-animal - environmental interface, has been organizing a series of webinars in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The set...
Worldwide Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Top 2 Million
As bleak a milestone in the pandemic as the new figures are, unconfirmed cases are believed to be far higher. More than 130,000 people have died from Covid-19.Read full articleSource: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/world/coronavirus-cases-world.html
Afghanistan Stepwise Strategic Areas of work for Novel Coronavirus 2019
1. Coordination Apply existing public health emergency preparedness and response plans Activate existing national emergency response committee/s Establish timely information sharing mechanism between the different stakeholders Activate the Emergency...
Control measures taken by MoPH-Afghanistan
Coordination: Emergency CommitteeHealth Cluster EPR CommitteeIHR CommitteeSurveillance and Lab:Case Definition developed and sharedAssigning of surveillance team for investigation in PoEsEnhances surveillance in PoEScreening of passengers with china travel history in...
Following are the actions taken by MoH Bhutan in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak
Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan city, China National precaution: Strengthened surveillance at Paro International Airport: Infrared fever scanning and respiratory symptoms from 15th January 2020 Issued cautionary notification to public and health...
South Asia One Health Network Secretariat established
South Asia Network develops a list of priority diseases during regional workshop held at Paro from 19-20 September 2019