Pleased to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with @Mansoura1968 to strengthen @WHO-@religions4peace efforts on promoting health; enabling whole-of-society responses to health crises & including faith actors in emergency preparedness & response. Together, for health & peace.
Today: EPI-WIN webinar: #Monkeypox outbreak: what we need to know with speakers @SCBriand and @PeopleDocGeneva from @WHO World Health Emergencies Programme
When: 30 May 2022 (12:00-13:00 Geneva, 15:30-16:30 Delhi, 06:00-7:00 New York)
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❕ there is hope but we cannot assume that the worst is behind us ❕
The next VOC will more likely be more transmissible than #Omicron, but we cannot predict if it will be more severe or not. Stay safe.
What will happen next?
Some countries are already lifting parts of their measures in place. But we must remain 🚨 vigilant 🚨 and be ready to reinstate them based on the epidemiologic situation to not lose the collective efforts already made.
On 1 February, with Boris Pavlin from @WHO I gave an update on #SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern #Omicron.
Missed it? Need a refresher? Here is a 🧵 with the key messages who.int/news-room/even…