• How cities can use 7-1-7 to strengthen health emergency preparedness and response

    Online

    Urban centers are uniquely vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks due to population density and mobility. The 7-1-7 target can help cities assess and improve local health emergency systems alongside national preparedness efforts. This webinar will explore how the cities of Tucson, Arizona in the United States and Recife in Brazil have been successfully using 7-1-7 […]

  • Africa (WHO AFRO) Emergency Preparedness and Response Technical Advisory Group (EPR-TAG) Meeting

    Johannesburg, South Africa and online

    We warmly invite you to join the upcoming WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) Emergency Preparedness and Response Technical Advisory Group (EPR-TAG) Meeting, taking place 21–23 August 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa and online. The EPR-TAG is an independent body of 16 experts that provides strategic guidance to WHO on public health emergencies in the […]

  • Strategic Leadership for Nurses and Midwives: A Policy Pathway to Stronger Health Systems

    International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Av. de la Paix 17, 1202 Genève, Switzerland International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Av. de la Paix 17, 1202 Genève, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland

    Nurses and midwives comprise the majority of the global healthcare workforce, playing an essential role in maternal, newborn, and emergency care. As the primary point of contact in most health systems – from district hospitals to remote communities – their frontline experience provides unique, real-time insight into patient needs and clinical realities. It is therefore […]

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