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  • WHO and health partners develop regional plan to improve Ebola readiness measures
    18 January 2015Cairo, Egypt, 18 January 2015 – The third regional stakeholders’ meeting to review implementation of the International Health Regulations IHR (2005) concluded in Cairo, Egypt, on 13 January after over 130 participants from 17 countries in the Region collectively reviewed the progress countries are making in achieving the core capacities required under the IHR.
  • Expert teams deployed to 13 countries to assess national preparedness and response to Ebola virus disease (EVD)
    04 November 20144 October 2014 -- In the context of the collective efforts of WHO and Member States for stepping up preparedness and readiness of the health sector for EVD, and in view of the threat of its introduction and the possible social and economic consequences, WHO has urged countries to rapidly assess and measure their level of preparedness and readiness for Ebola and accordingly identify critical gaps for improvement. To this effect, 13 countries of the Region are receiving expert assessment missions to assess on the ground national preparedness and enhance operational readiness for EVD in each country as a highest national priority.