EPI-WIN digest 37 - Mass gatherings, safe gatherings: addressing challenges in religious events

Overview

Mass gatherings such as large-scale religious events or pilgrimages can pose public health challenges and put pressure on the host country’s public health resources. The WHO mass gatherings programme focuses on how to coordinate and enhance health security at these substantial and important events.

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