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The COVID-19 vaccination training for health workers package is developed for frontline health workers in countries. The package consists of 6 modules, which include video lectures, quizzes, job aids, interactive exercises and downloadable presentations with the available information. Access the training.
Apr 9, 2024 · COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. It can be very contagious and spreads quickly. Over one million people have died from COVID-19 in the United States. COVID-19 most often causes respiratory symptoms that can feel much like a cold, the flu, or pneumonia. COVID-19 may attack more than your lungs ...
Jul 22, 2023 · A COVID-19 death is defined for surveillance purposes as a death resulting from a clinically compatible illness in a probable or confirmed COVID-19 case unless there is a clear alternative cause of death that cannot be related to COVID-19 disease (e.g. trauma). There should be no period of complete recovery between illness and death.
This name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003. While related, the two viruses are different. WHO announced “COVID-19” as the name of this new disease on 11 February 2020, following guidelines previously developed with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE ...
Apr 20, 2024 · A core component of WHO's support to Member States is to strengthen their capacity to collect, compile, manage, analyze and use health data mainly derived from population-bases and institution-based sources. World Health Survey Plus (WHS+) Civil Registration and Vital Statistics. Health Service data. COVID-19 question bank.
iv WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS 221 FOREWORD W hen the World health statistics was released last year, we were still in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries were responding rapidly under uncertain conditions, frontline health workers were making heroic efforts to contain the spread of the virus, and governments and partners were
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying medical ...
