With the acceleration of the pace of vaccination programme against the Covid-19, Qatar continues to fight the virus by implementing the largest vaccination campaign in its history for citizens and residents of the country, free of charge.
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Big data analytics has the potential to transform health care in the coming years. Medium to high levels of accuracy have been recorded in the analysis of large data sets aiming to diagnose and predict clinical outcomes and complications associated with several chronic diseases. These include diabetes mellitus as well as mental health disorders, including the prediction of suicidal behaviour.
WHO EMRO Weekly Epidemiological Monitor: Volume 14; Issue no 20; 16 May 2021
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COVID-19 strategic preparedness and response plan (SPRP): reinforcing collective readiness and response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in 2021
Built on the successes and lessons learned of 2020, the new regional SPRP was developed by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean to guide the COVID-19 response in the Region in 2021, and to set strategic priorities that can reinforce collective readiness and response to the pandemic.
Editorial note
On 30 January 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern. Four days later, the WHO global COVID-19 SPRP was published, followed by the first edition of this Region’s SPRP to accelerate regional readiness. This latest third edition of the regional SPRP serves as an update to the July 2020 edition and is aligned with the most recent version of the global SPRP 2021, the Reg