WHO SEAR 21st Epidemiological Bulletin 2024

Overview

This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and responses. The bulletin uses information from publicly available sources and will be published every two weeks. Key highlights of the bulletin are

• Multiple countries: Flood
• Multiple countries: Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) / cholera
• Thailand: Measles
• New Publication: Regional Roadmap to Advance Field Epidemiology Capacities in the WHO South-East Asia Region 2025–2029
• New Publication: The Strategic Action Framework for Strengthening Community Engagement and Resilience to Health Emergencies in the WHO South-East Asia Region (2025–2029)
• Call for experts: WHO Technical Advisory Group for the preparedness, prevention, surveillance, and response related to respiratory viruses (TAG-RV) (2024)

COVID-19, mPox, Dengue and Influenza status update