Vivax Malaria Geo-Barcode

Our EHI scientist and advisors were co-authors in a paper recently published at a Nature Portfolio journal; Communications Biology, titled “A molecular barcode and web-based data analysis tool to identify imported Plasmodium vivax malaria”. The authors developed a tool that can quickly identify the origin of a P. vivax infection – one of the Plasmodium… Continue reading Vivax Malaria Geo-Barcode

Bioinformatics Data Analysis Workshop for Infectious Disease Surveillance at BBTKLPP Yogyakarta 12-13 December 2022

Bioinformatics Data Analysis Workshop for Infectious Disease Surveillance at BBTKLPP Yogyakarta 12-13 December 2022 EXEINS Health Initiative (EHI) and Balai Besar Teknik Kesehatan Lingkungan dan Pengendalian Penyakit (BBTKLPP) Yogyakarta, unit pelaksana teknis Direktorat Jenderal Pencegahan dan Pengendalian Penyakit, Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia, organized a certified bioinformatics data analysis workshop to address the need to enhance… Continue reading Bioinformatics Data Analysis Workshop for Infectious Disease Surveillance at BBTKLPP Yogyakarta 12-13 December 2022

WHO and Partners Launch world’s most extensive freely accessible AI health worker

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The World Health Organization, with support from the Qatar Ministry of Health, today launched the AI-powered WHO Digital Health Worker, Florence version 2.0, offering an innovative and interactive platform to share a myriad of health topics in seven languages at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar. Florence can share advice on mental health, give… Continue reading WHO and Partners Launch world’s most extensive freely accessible AI health worker

World failing in ‘our duty of care’ to protect mental health and well-being of health and care workers, finds report on impact of COVID-19

A new report by the Qatar Foundation, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that at least a quarter of health and care workers surveyed reported anxiety, depression and burnout symptoms.  Our duty of care: A global call to action to protect the mental health of health… Continue reading World failing in ‘our duty of care’ to protect mental health and well-being of health and care workers, finds report on impact of COVID-19

New Recommendations For The Composition of Influenza Vaccines in 2023 for The Southern Hemisphere

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The World Health Organization has announced the recommended viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2023 southern hemisphere influenza season.   The recommendations issued today will be used by national vaccine regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical companies to develop, produce, and license influenza vaccines for the following influenza season. The periodic update of viruses contained in… Continue reading New Recommendations For The Composition of Influenza Vaccines in 2023 for The Southern Hemisphere