Publications by authors named "Tshewang Dorji"
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- * The WHO published the first COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update on August 17, 2020, and continued until the final edition on September 1, 2023, after which updates transitioned to a comprehensive format every 4 weeks.
- * The article reviews the WEU's data collection and publication process, its global impact, and offers recommendations to improve collaboration and information sharing for future health crises.
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- WHO collaborates with countries to manage acute public health events by providing reliable information through Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports.
- Since 1996, WHO has published over 3000 DON reports, focusing on major health threats like Ebola and cholera, with significant public interest highlighted by 2.6 million visits per year.
- The structure of DON reports has evolved to enhance clarity and detail, reflecting WHO's ongoing efforts to improve how they communicate health information globally.
A global research agenda on public health and social measures during emergencies.
Bull World Health Organ
November 2023
The importance of strong coordination for research on public health and social measures was highlighted at the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly in 2021. This article describes efforts undertaken by the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop a global research agenda on the use of public health and social measures during health emergencies. This work includes a multistep process that started with a global technical consultation convened by WHO in September 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is established as a landscape-scale biocontrol that assists the management of invasive European rabbits and their impacts in both Australia and New Zealand. In addition to this, it is also available to land managers to augment rabbit control efforts at a local scale. However, current methods of deploying RHDV to rabbits that rely on the consumption of virus-treated baits can be problematic as rabbits are reluctant to consume bait when there is abundant, green, protein-rich feed available.
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- The WHO developed an alert system from May 2021 to June 2022 to assess and respond to public health risks related to COVID-19, analyzing data from 237 countries.
- A three-stage mixed methods approach was utilized to predict future deaths and adjust alert levels based on context, leading to the creation of a watchlist for countries needing assistance.
- The system facilitated significant support, including over $27 million in emergency funding and medical supplies, while demonstrating the potential for similar future applications in managing outbreaks.
PulseNet Latin America and the Caribbean Network: Present and Future.
Foodborne Pathog Dis
July 2019
PulseNet Latin America and Caribbean (PNLAC) was established in 2003 and is one of seven Regional networks within PulseNet International. The main objectives of the network are to strengthen national and regional laboratory-based foodborne disease surveillance for early detection and investigation of outbreaks to setup control and prevention strategies in contribution to Public Health. Participants perform standardized pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) protocols and analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Gonorrhea is a major sexually transmitted infection (STI) globally with increasing trends. Despite limited data, gonorrhea remains an important public health problem in Bhutan.
Methods: A descriptive study was carried out in two Bhutanese hospitals; Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital and Phuentsholing General Hospital in 2015.
Dendrocalamus hamiltonii, a large, clump-forming bamboo, has great potential to contribute towards poverty alleviation efforts across its distributional range. Harvesting methods that maximize yield while they fulfill local objectives and ensure sustainability are a research priority. Documenting local ecological knowledge on the species and identifying local users' goals for its production, we defined three harvesting treatments (selective cut, horseshoe cut, clear cut) and experimentally compared them with a no-intervention control treatment in an action research framework.
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