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On 24 March 2021 Fazila, a nurse working at Shaidayee Hospital in Herat, Afghanistan, treats a patient, Zarghona, 50. COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and WHO working in partnership with developed and developing country vaccine manufacturers, UNICEF, the World Bank, and others. It is the only global initiative that is working with governments and manufacturers to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available worldwide to both higher-income and lower-income countries.

WHO's Dr Koné Foussen speaks to people displaced by tropical cyclone Batsirai at a shelter in the district of Anosinakoho, Mananjary. Since January 2022, multiple extreme weather events have damaged homes and public infrastructure in Madagascar, leaving over 760,000 people without access to health and displacing over 168,000 people. WHO is working with the national health authorities and health partners for a coordinated response effort, including delivering essential medical supplies and medicines and deploying experts in the affected regions. Since January 2022, multiple extreme weather events have damaged homes and public infrastructure in Madagascar, resulted in the death of over 200 people, and left over 650,000 people without access to health care.

Teodor poses for a portrait at his home in the Busmantsi suburb of Sofia, Bulgaria, on 20 November 2020. Earlier in the summer, after seeing an advertisement from Single Step Foundation about HIV self-testing, Teodor ordered a test to check his HIV status. HIV testing in Bulgaria can be difficult to access. There are 13 free public HIV testing centres run by the Ministry of Health around the country, but since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic these have been shut down. The population groups in Bulgaria who are most vulnerable to HIV infection include gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people. Despite progress in recent years, many MSM and transgender people in Bulgaria are not aware of their HIV status. Single Step Foundation is the first organization to launch HIV self-testing in Bulgaria on a national scale to fill the gap in screening. HIV self-testing is the only option for many who fear stigma and rejection. WHO and partners supported the Single Step Foundation in launching HIV self-testing across the country Since 2016, WHO has recommended that health authorities offer HIV self-testing as a compliment to traditional testing.

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PROMOTE HEALTH, KEEP THE WORLD SAFE, SERVE THE VULNERABLE

Julia Paredes Lopez, a nurse with the Chihuahua Health Secretariat, reviews the vaccination card of Argelia at an indigenous camp in Chihuahua City, Mexico, on 24 June 2024. For 30 years, nurse Julia Paredes has traveled distances on horseback or by foot to vaccinate remote villages, overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers to provide the preventive care.  "In the last 30 years, I've seen how the vaccines arrived to the most remote localities. I've seen how people stopped dying because of measles. I would like to be remembered with a vaccine thermos in the streets, talking to people and telling them that vaccines save lives," she said.Julia Paredes Lopez, a nurse with the Chihuahua Health Secretariat, reviews the vaccination card of Argelia at an indigenous camp in Chihuahua City, Mexico, on 24 June 2024. For 30 years, nurse Julia Paredes has traveled distances on horseback or by foot to vaccinate remote villages, overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers to provide the preventive care.  "In the last 30 years, I've seen how the vaccines arrived to the most remote localities. I've seen how people stopped dying because of measles. I would like to be remembered with a vaccine thermos in the streets, talking to people and telling them that vaccines save lives," she said.

ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

Sudanese refugees wait to be registered upon arrival in Adre, Chad, on 5 July 2024.Sudanese refugees wait to be registered upon arrival in Adre, Chad, on 5 July 2024.

ADDRESSING HEALTH EMERGENCIES

On 14 March 2023, health worker Kaim K. tests 6-month-old Muhammad for malaria in Naseerabad. The activity was supported by WHO.  The 2022 floods resulted in the worst malaria outbreak in Pakistan since 1973. In response, international health organizations such as WHO and the Global Fund came together with local governments and NGOs to combat the malaria outbreak and help address the extraordinary scale of need. The response drew on both the oldest and newest interventions in the anti-malaria tool kit. In the makeshift refugee camps, nets were distributed, tents (and what houses remained) were sprayed with insecticides, and mass drug administration campaigns were conducted to quickly treat as many people as possible.   Related: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/It-was-just-the-perfect-storm-for-malaria-pakistan-responds-to-surge-in-cases-following-the-2022-floodsOn 14 March 2023, health worker Kaim K. tests 6-month-old Muhammad for malaria in Naseerabad. The activity was supported by WHO.  The 2022 floods resulted in the worst malaria outbreak in Pakistan since 1973. In response, international health organizations such as WHO and the Global Fund came together with local governments and NGOs to combat the malaria outbreak and help address the extraordinary scale of need. The response drew on both the oldest and newest interventions in the anti-malaria tool kit. In the makeshift refugee camps, nets were distributed, tents (and what houses remained) were sprayed with insecticides, and mass drug administration campaigns were conducted to quickly treat as many people as possible.   Related: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/It-was-just-the-perfect-storm-for-malaria-pakistan-responds-to-surge-in-cases-following-the-2022-floods

PROMOTING HEALTHIER POPULATIONS

Dr Alain Mangolopa, WHO Emergency Officer for North Kivu, talks to Wemana, who fled her home and is currently sheltering at Bushagara Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, north of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 15 August 2024. The identification of mpox cases in IDP camps around Goma is concerning because the high population density can result in further spread, and population movements can hamper response efforts.  On 14 August 2024, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus determined that the upsurge of mpox in DRC and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). Related: https://www.who.int/news/item/14-08-2024-who-director-general-declares-mpox-outbreak-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concernDr Alain Mangolopa, WHO Emergency Officer for North Kivu, talks to Wemana, who fled her home and is currently sheltering at Bushagara Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, north of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 15 August 2024. The identification of mpox cases in IDP camps around Goma is concerning because the high population density can result in further spread, and population movements can hamper response efforts.  On 14 August 2024, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus determined that the upsurge of mpox in DRC and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). Related: https://www.who.int/news/item/14-08-2024-who-director-general-declares-mpox-outbreak-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern

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