WHO EPI-WIN webinar: Ready to respond to an outbreak of Ebola or Marburg disease – what’s new in WHO Infection Prevention and Control guidelines? | CPT PPP Coverage

Ebola and Marburg Haemorrhagic fever are both severe and highly fatal
diseases. They are caused by different viruses but of the same family.
Ebola disease and Marburg disease outbreaks continue to occur in Africa,
with increased frequency. In addition to resulting in high mortality
and morbidity, the outbreaks generate fear and mistrust about the
response activities within the communities affected.

Infection
prevention and control (IPC) is a key pillar in the outbreak response;
adherence to IPC practices can prevent and control transmission of
infections to health and care workers, patients and their family
members. n 2021, the (WHO)Health Emergencies (WHE) IPC team reviewed
existing (WHO)documents and identified a need to re-evaluate and update
guidance. Hence, a (WHO)Guideline Development Group (GDG) has been
working since mid-2021 to update the 2014 (WHO)interim IPC guidance on
filovirus haemorrhagic fever with a focus on Ebola disease and Marburg
disease. This update consists of a consolidated (WHO)guideline that
follows the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and
Evaluation (GRADE) and evidence-to-decision (EtD) methodology.

The objective of this webinar is to:

1. Promote
   awareness of the newly published evidence-based guideline for Infection
   prevention and control for Ebola and Marburg disease
2. Discuss updated and new recommendations 
3. Share a country experience implementing these recommendations during an outbreak response

This webinar will offer interpretation services in French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic, while also featuring AI-powered interpretation in Swahili, Chinese, Hindi and Russian to broaden global accessibility.

Speakers:

• Dr Sylvie Briand, Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, WHO
• Dr Nedret Emiroglu, Director, Country Readiness Strengthening for Health Emergencies, WHO
• Ms Victoria Willet, IPC Technical Officer, Health Emergencies Programme, WHO
• Dr
  Folasade Ogunsola, Vice Chancellor, Lagos University Teaching Hospital;
  Co chair of Infection prevention and control Guideline development
  group for Ebola and Marburg disease
• Dr Eizabeth Katwesigye, IPC Specialist, Ministry of Health, Uganda

Q&A:

Participants
will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom’s
“Q&A” feature. You may also submit them in advance by sending them
to [email protected].

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