The International Health Regulations Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (IHRMEF) includes four components regularly conducted by States Parties to measure the current status of International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 core capacities and provide recommendations for strengthening these capacities. However, the four components are conducted independently of one another and have no systematic referral to each other before, during or after each process, despite being largely conducted by the same team, country and support organisations. This analysis sets out to identify ways in which IHRMEF components could work more synergistically to effectively measure the status of IHR core capacities, taking into account the country's priority risks.
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June 2023
Introduction: Stakeholders involved in the implementation of the One Health (OH) welcome support for the operationalization of the approach and advice on how to address OH collaboration challenges. The IHR/PVS National Bridging Workshop (NBW) is an operational and outcome-oriented tool approach that allows animal health, human health and other relevant sectors to focus on their coordination. This paper describes how Cameroon leveraged on the NBW success factors to engage stakeholders in strengthening multisectoral collaboration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To complement conventional testing methods for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 infections, dogs' olfactory capability for true real-time detection has been investigated worldwide. Diseases produce specific scents in affected individuals via volatile organic compounds. This systematic review evaluates the current evidence for canine olfaction as a reliable coronavirus disease 2019 screening tool.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPathological tau aggregates propagate across functionally connected neuronal networks in human neurodegenerative pathologies, such as Alzheimer's disease. However, the mechanism underlying this process is poorly understood. Several studies have showed that tau release is dependent on neuronal activity and that pathological tau is found in the extracellular space in free form, as well as in the lumen of extracellular vesicles.
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