| No images? Click here  Friday 08.21.20 | Issue 75  NIAID-RNL/Flickr Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Virtual press briefings with simultaneous translation in all UN languages planned; with participation of WHO Director-General for Monday and Thursday each week. Media advisories with dial-in details will be emailed in advance.  Monday 24 August Press release on the COVAX access facility 172 economies and nine candidate vaccines, with a further nine under evaluation, are now engaged in COVAX, a global initiative aimed at giving countries worldwide equitable access to the world’s largest and most diverse vaccine portfolio, once vaccines are licensed and approved. For further information or interviews, please contact Diane Abad-Vergara at abadvergarad@who.int  Tuesday 25 August Celebrating certification of wild poliovirus eradication The Africa Regional Certification Commission is set to make its decision on the status of wild poliovirus eradication in the WHO African Region. Please join His Excellency Mr Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria, as well as Africa’s Ministers of Health, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in the official ceremony on 25 August 2020 at 3:00 – 5:00 pm GMT. This historic achievement will be part of the Seventieth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa. To watch the event, tune in to the live stream at www.AfricaKicksOutWildPolio.com  Wednesday 26 August Facebook Live on COVID-19 and Mental Health Live Q&A for the public on mental health considerations during COVID-19, details will be emailed in advance.  Thursday 27 August Press release on WHO global survey on essential health services during COVID-19 No country was fully prepared for the pandemic. The global survey tracks disruptions in five regions (105 countries) and points the way to addressing gaps in health systems. For further information or interviews, please contact Daniela Bagozzi at bagozzid@who.int  Receive the latest COVID-19 content, guidance and must-know information from WHO. Sign up for a weekly digital update.  WHO Media contacts in Geneva:  You are receiving this email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
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