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Global Launch Webinar: Fit for purpose? Global Coordination Mechanisms of Large-Scale Epidemic Responses in Humanitarian Settings

23 JANUARY 2024 | 09:00-10:00 EST / 13:00-14:00 UTC / 15:00-16:00 EAT || Speakers: Paul Spiegel, Abdi Raman Mahamud, Natalie Roberts, Sorcha O’Callaghan, Sonia Walia (see speaker bios below) This webinar launched READY’s new report: Fit for purpose? Global Coordination Mechanisms of Large-Scale Epidemic Responses in Humanitarian Settings. The paper, developed in collaboration with Johns […]

Global Launch Webinar of New Simulation—Outbreak READY2 !: Thisland in Crisis

READY held the global launch webinar of Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis on Thursday, 14 December. — Watch the recording: – Subscribe to READY’s email list to receive future announcements about training opportunities, webinars, and other updates Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis is an online digital simulation designed to strengthen the capacity of […]

Launch Event: Locally Led Action in Outbreak Response

29 NOVEMBER 2023 | 08:00-09:00 EST / 13:00-14:00 BST / 15:00-16:00 EAT || Launch of a new report on progress toward locally-led outbreak readiness and response || Speakers: Degan Ali, Adeso; Jameel Abdo, Tamdeen Youth Foundation; Dr. Eba Pasha, Global Health Cluster; Dr. Alex Mutanganayi Yogolelo, Humanitarian Public Health Specialist (See full speaker bios below) […]

When Outbreaks Occur, the Reproductive Health Needs of Women and Girls Do Not Stop!

12 JULY 2023 | 08:00 EST / 13:00 BST / 15:00 EAT | Global Launch of Operational Guidance for Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn Health Services in Infectious Disease Outbreaks — Watch the recording: – Sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health (SRMNH) services are lifesaving, essential, and time critical. During infectious disease outbreaks, health systems […]

Maternal and Newborn Health During Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Operational Guidance for Humanitarian and Fragile Settings

This guidance provides humanitarian actors responsible for maternal and newborn health (MNH) programming with priority readiness and response actions to maintain the continuity, quality, and safety of health care for pregnant and postnatal women and adolescent girls and their newborns during an infectious disease outbreak response in a humanitarian or fragile setting. It is designed […]

Communicating with Children During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

April 5, 2023 | 15:30-16:30 East Africa / 07:30-08:30 EST / 12:30-13:30 GMT This was the third webinar in the Child Protection and Health Integration During Infectious Disease Outbreaks series, Communicating with Children During Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Key considerations for child-centered risk communication and community engagement (RCCE). During this one-hour webinar, regional and global experts […]

Integrating Child Protection into the Design and Operation of Isolation and Treatment Centers

February 1, 2023 | 15:30-16:30 East Africa / 07:30-08:30 EST / 12:30-13:30 GMT This was the second webinar of the Child Protection and Health Integration During Infectious Disease Outbreaks series, Integrating Child Protection into the Design and Operation of Isolation and Treatment Centers: Key considerations and adaptations to health facilities during major disease outbreaks. During […]

Outbreak Coordination: Opportunities and Barriers for Greater NGO Engagement

January 26, 2023 | 08:00-09:00 Washington, DC / 13:00-14:00 London Moderator: David Wightwick, CEO, UK-Med Panelists: Linda Doull, Global Health Cluster Coordinator, WHO; Emmanuel Barasa, Health Cluster Coordinator, Jonglei State, South Sudan, Save the Children; Virginie Lefèvre, Head of Program and Partnerships, Amel Association International; Dr. Paul Lopodo, Technical Lead Ebola Response, Uganda, Save the […]

Understanding the Centrality of Children and their Protection in Infectious Disease Outbreaks

January 18, 2023 | 15:30-16:30 East Africa / 07:30-08:30 Washington / 12:30-13:30 London | Moderator: Sarah Collis Kerr | Panelists: Nidhi Kapur, Jean Syanda, Violet Birungi, Dr Alex Mutanganayi Yogolelo, Dr. Ayesha Kadir This was the first webinar of the Child Protection and Health Integration During Infectious Disease Outbreaks series, Understanding the Centrality of Children […]

About the Series: Child Protection and Health Integration During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Subscribe to READY’s email list to receive future announcements about training opportunities, webinars, and other updates Children are often the most vulnerable group in major infectious disease outbreaks, either directly from the disease itself or the indirect effects such as disruption to essential services and movement restrictions. With recent Ebola outbreaks in Uganda and DRC […]