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Jobs – OMS : Public health specialist (disease control) -CPCP – (2402318)

Grade: P4 Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years (subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds) Job Posting : Oct 8, 2024, 3:33:39 PM Closing Date : Oct 18, 2024, 10:59:00 PM Primary Location : Libya-Tripoli Organization : EM_LIY WHO Representative’s Office, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Schedule : Full-time IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications […]

4th International Conferenceon Public Health in Africa(CPHIA 2024)

Calls for abstracts, side events and exhibitions are now open! Details on registration will be available soon. Key Details GUIDELINESAuthors should upload their abstracts via the web-based Oxford Abstracts submission platform. Research should have been conducted within the 2021-2024 period to ensure relevance. Abstracts must not exceed 300 words. Only abstracts with original work tied to the eight conference tracks will […]

Updated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) virus events in animals and people

During 2020, high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses arose from previously circulating influenza A(H5Nx) viruses and spread predominantly via migratory birds to many parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. This epizootic event has led to unprecedented numbers of deaths in wild birds and caused outbreaks in poultry. In late 2021, these viruses […]

RCA: Public Health Specialist (Epidemiology) – (2401149)

Grade: P4Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointmentContract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 YearsJob Posting: Feb 15, 2024, 3:11:57 PMClosing Date: Mar 3, 2024, 10:59:00 PMPrimary Location: Central African RepublicOrganization: AF_CAF Central African RepublicSchedule: Full-time IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications indicated above reflects your personal device’s system settings. OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMMECore […]

Article : The Public Health Importance and Management of Infectious Poultry Diseases in Smallholder Systems in Africa

Abstract Poultry diseases pose major constraints on smallholder production in Africa, causing high flock mortality and economic hardship. Infectious diseases, especially viral diseases like Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and bacterial diseases, especially colibacillosis and salmonellosis, are responsible for most chicken losses, with downstream effects on human nutrition and health. Beyond production […]