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Zika won’t stop Olympic games

Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 08:03

A debate is ongoing if Olympic Games should be cancelled, moved or delayed because of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern declared by WHO on 1st February 2016 on microcephaly in Brazil, which is being proven to be associated with Zika infection. On May 25th, 150 experts in bioethics, public health and social sciences signed an open letter to the WHO, asking to skip the Games, in order to avoid a further spread of the epidemic.

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Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Epidemiology, Prevention
Tags: 
zika, Risk perception, Risk management, WHO, transparency, Uncertainty

Public health in the aviation sector: the AIRSAN project

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 16:20

Two guidance documents supporting the response to public health threats in air transport were developed by the AIRSAN Project: the first on Remote risk assessment and management of communicable disease events on board an aircraft and the second on Contact tracing – Collaboration between the public health and the aviation sector. The r

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Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Policy, Stakeholders
Tags: 
public health, Risk management

Pandemic Influenza Risk Management WHO Interim Guidance

Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Policy, Stakeholders
Tags: 
WHO, Preparedness, Risk management
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