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WHO Launches Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Network

May 22, 2023 - The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN), a public health network to prevent and detect infectious disease threats before they become epidemics or pandemics. IPSN will rely on insights generated from pathogen genomics, which helps analyze the genetic material of viruses, bacteria, and other...


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WHO Launches Global Health Inequality, Population Health Data Repository

by Shania Kennedy

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR) last week, the largest global collection of data on population health and inequalities to date, to help track...

WHO: AI Models in Mental Health Services, Research Require Evaluation

by Mark Melchionna

Although there are potential benefits associated with using artificial intelligence (AI) to treat mental health conditions, many models require a review for bias, inaccuracies, over-optimism, and more,...