An article published by @nejm urges public health leaders and decision-makers to view carceral settings as key sites for hepatitis C care and highlights the New Mexico Peer Education Project, a partnership with @NMCDPIO. Read more:🔗 https://t.co/LvQlBA1Be2
Project ECHO’s Global Health Initiatives Director Bruce Struminger, MD, and Richard Hunt, MD, highlight how collaborative approaches to emergency preparedness prevent disease outbreaks and climate-related disasters from becoming crises. Read more: https://t.co/qFpxyHMQcR
@ScienceAfrica5 spoke with ECHO partners about the impact of virtual mentorship across the continent. Hospitals are expanding diagnostic capacity by connecting healthcare providers to ECHO training networks, where they receive guidance on testing.
🔗 https://t.co/WM654C4ewo
𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗵𝘁𝗲́𝗿𝗶𝗲 : 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗜 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗢
Le Ministère de la Santé et de l’Hygiène publique, à travers la Direction de la Prévention, et l’Institut Pasteur de Dakar, via le hub ECHO Project, organisent une session d’information en ligne consacrée à la diphtérie.
Face à la résurgence de cette maladie évitable par la vaccination au Sénégal, plusieurs actions sont déterminantes pour interrompre la chaîne de transmission et protéger les populations : la détection précoce des cas suspects, la confirmation biologique, la prise en charge clinique adaptée et la mise en œuvre des mesures de contrôle autour des cas.
En tant que 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲́𝗳𝗲́𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗵𝘁𝗲́𝗿𝗶𝗲, l’Institut Pasteur de Dakar travaille en étroite collaboration avec le Ministère de la Santé et de l’Hygiène publique dans le cadre de la riposte. Il assure la confirmation biologique des cas suspects, appuie la surveillance et l’investigation des cas, et contribue au renforcement des capacités des professionnels de santé.
📢 Webinaire – Diphtérie au Sénégal
📅 22 septembre 2026
🕝 À partir de 14h30 GMT
💻 En ligne
𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 : session en français, avec interprétation disponible en anglais et en portugais.
𝗧𝗵𝗲̀𝗺𝗲 : « Diphtérie au Sénégal : reconnaître, confirmer au laboratoire et riposter face à la résurgence d’une maladie évitable par la vaccination »
Cette session réunira des experts en épidémiologie, en microbiologie et en santé publique afin de partager des connaissances et des retours d’expérience sur les étapes clés de la gestion des cas : l’identification clinique des cas suspects, la confirmation biologique, la prise en charge correcte (sérothérapie et antibiothérapie) et la riposte.
L’objectif est de renforcer une approche intégrée et coordonnée entre cliniciens, laboratoires et équipes de surveillance et de riposte.
L’Institut Pasteur de Dakar réaffirme son engagement aux côtés du @santegouv_sn Ministère de la Santé et de l’Hygiène publique et de l’ensemble des acteurs de la santé pour contribuer à une réponse fondée sur la science, la surveillance et la prévention.
#Diphtérie #SantéPublique #Surveillance #ECHOProject #PasteurDakar #MSHP #Sénégal
“People need to have access to screening services that can identify disease before it has spread.” In an interview with @uicc, Project ECHO’s Africa Director Dr. Caroline Kisia highlights the importance of early cancer detection and treatment. https://t.co/aSYtcaLTGi
@FrontiersIn Public Health published a research article about Project ECHO's evolving partnership with @WHOAFRO. Learn how ECHO virtual networks supported public health emergency response across Africa: ➡️ https://t.co/r8DFBNExqy
#EPR
”Nearly 30% of cancers are curable if detected early.” For #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, learn how ECHO partners are preventing life-threatening childhood cancer outcomes through early detection. Read @Resolve_GH’s article about @ampathkenya: https://t.co/XxjF9xhsX9
Save the date for MetaECHO 2027, the sixth global convening of our ECHO community. Join us on September 27-29, 2027, in Albuquerque, NM, to share how your team is making an impact through ECHO. Conference registration opens May 2027.
Learn more: https://t.co/kUOESYUS0g
We invite public health leaders and healthcare providers to join a learning webinar led by our partners at the @WHO Information Network for Epidemics. The Ebola Disease Outbreak Response and Readiness Series starts on 9/2. Register to join us: https://t.co/8172zqC9ph
The Emergency Preparedness and Response Learning and Action Network uses the ECHO Model to strengthen how communities across the U.S. detect and respond to health and climate emergencies. Read reflections from our network partners to learn more: https://t.co/xigsyGGUes
#EPR
📶 For #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay, read how how Dr. Leslie Hayes, primary care physician in Española, NM, joined an ECHO virtual learning network to treat opioid use disorder in her community. Read her story: https://t.co/iNAmE5gRwN
As the new school year begins across the United States, we invite you to learn how educators work with Project ECHO to improve their teaching strategies and build healthier classroom communities. Read our community story to learn more: https://t.co/QZANjOE0tu
Braving the frontlines is at the heart of our fight against Ebola. Across affected areas, dedicated response teams overcome tough terrain and obstacles to deliver life-saving expertise, vital supplies, and hope to communities in need.
Every step forward is a victory. Every arrival brings us closer to ending the outbreak.
#EbolaResponse #AfricaResponds #AfricaReady
Ebola & Marburg diseases are severe and often fatal, as we are seeing in #DRC
This is why early supportive care is important and can improve patient survival & health outcomes.
Join the next @WHO EPI-WIN webinar to hear more from our clinical experts⬇️
https://t.co/fB5N7iKzf4
Join us for our MetaECHO Community Call to learn how ECHO partners communicate the impact of their work. ECHO partners will present their unique approaches to storytelling and answer questions from audience. Register to join us: https://t.co/MEMgTuzCAT
Maternity care closures impact health outcomes across communities. Join us for our virtual conversation to discuss the essential role of midwifery care in rural and underserved communities.
🔗 Register to join us on Monday, August 31: https://t.co/9Tydx8dJRQ
In The Future of Healthcare is Collaborative, the second episode of our Voices That ECHO virtual event series, Dr. Don Berwick shared why he is optimistic about the next generation of healthcare leaders. Watch more: https://t.co/4EYHo0wCHh
Read more: https://t.co/UbSDFs9fyG
On #InternationalYouthDay, join us in celebrating the role of youth in scaling impact and improving health outcomes around the world!
@Zvandiri is an ECHO partner improving HIV care through youth-led peer education. Learn more about their work: https://t.co/DW3sVkm2Ax
Dr. Trevor Quiner, co-director of the New Mexico Improving Perinatal Health ECHO, spoke with @NMinFocus, a production of @NMPBS, about addressing maternity care gaps through collaboration and shared learning.
Learn more: https://t.co/gMHWdITXzH
Healthcare quality challenges can be solved by shifting power to patients and supporting community-responsive care. Watch The Future of Healthcare is Collaborative: A Conversation with Dr. Don Berwick, a 30-minute virtual event, to learn more.
📺 https://t.co/gc2rUvhZNZ