Poliomyelitis (Polio)

…IHR Emergency Committee,  “The committee noted that there has been no confirmed case of WPV1 in Pakistan since 15 September 2022 and Afghanistan since 29 August 2022 which signaled considerable…

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…in populations, allowing for comparisons across illnesses or interventions as well as between populations. Two common approaches to measuring HALYs are: 1. Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) DALYs measure the difference…

2022-07-11-Monkeypox-IPAC-1

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Understanding Antigen Tests and Results_ENG_Final

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French

…les effets de la COVID-19 dans les communautés autochtones. Plus précisément, ces communautés demandent un fonds de soutien pour répondre aux besoins en éducation, en fournitures et en santé mentale…

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