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WHO COVID-19 Operational Update Summary - October 2022

From the Field

• Cambodia: WHO and government strengthen local preparedness to enhance health system resilience, with recognition for effective team work. Key figures include high vaccination coverage among vulnerable groups.
• Lao People's Democratic Republic: Minister emphasizes community engagement and successful vaccination rates, with WHO support for improving health services.
• Costa Rica: Relaunched "masked superheroes" campaign to promote COVID-19 prevention among children amid rising infection rates.
• Somalia: Achieved 30% of eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 through integrated immunization campaigns, supported by WHO and partners.
• Mauritius: Inaugurated first COVID-19 testing center on Rodrigues Island, focusing on surveillance and health response.
• Timor-Leste: Rolled out integrated vaccination campaigns to boost both routine immunization and COVID-19 coverage, addressing disruptions from the pandemic.
• Long COVID Focus: WHO/Europe and Long COVID Europe organized a side event at the Regional Committee, highlighting the need for awareness, funding, and integrated care for post-COVID conditions, with an estimated 17 million people in the European Region affected.

Public Health Response and Coordination Highlights

• Health Emergency Facility Development: WHO, UNICEF, and MSF partnered to create rapidly deployable facilities for emergency health responses, aiming to shorten planning and deployment times for outbreaks and disasters.
• Messaging Alignment: WHO led efforts to coordinate consistent public health and safety messages with global centers like CDCs, ensuring accurate information and public trust through risk communication and community engagement strategies.

Infodemic Management

• Training Programs: Expanded training reached over 6,000 infodemic managers globally, equipping them with skills in digital analytics, risk communication, and behavioral insights to combat misinformation during COVID-19 and future emergencies.

OpenWHO and Learning

• Joint Online Training: UNDRR GETI, UNOSSC, PAHO/WHO, and WHO organized a training program for 1300+ participants from 590 cities, focusing on complex risk management and whole-of-society approaches to health emergencies.

Appeals

• Funding Appeal: WHO's 2022 Global Health Emergency Appeal requests US$2.7 billion, with US$1.59 billion targeted for COVID-19 response. As of October 2022, US$1.086 billion received, leaving a funding gap of US$453.8 million.

Guidance and Publications

• New Guidelines: WHO issued updates on variant-containing vaccines, COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, Novavax vaccine recommendations, therapeutics, clinical management of COVID-19 (including post-COVID-19 recovery), and foresight on future pandemics.

Key Links and Useful Resources

• Resources: Includes links to GOARN network activities, EMT updates, WHO case definitions for COVID-19, and EPI-WIN for epidemic tracking. Also, highlights WHO publications and regional responses.