During the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva on 24 May, PANTHER hosted a side event on how to provide a global response to emerging outbreaks while taking into account local needs. The event highlighted case studies of Mpox in Congo, DRC and Brazil.

The full recording of the event is available below:

Contents of the video and direct links:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:05 Message from Samba Sow, President of PANTHER
• 06:06 Mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo – Kawaya Mankunku Van (Kinshasa University – PANTHER) (in French)
• 13:56 Mpox in Brazil – Beatriz Grinsztejn (FIOCRUZ)
• 25:10 Questions and answers
• 33:36 How can global action really meet local needs in emerging outbreaks? – Bernhards Ogutu
• 35:17 Lessons from the Global Mpox Outbreak – Dimié Ogoina (Nigeria Infectious Disease Society)
• 48:25 Multilateral Research Responses during Epidemics – Yazdan Yazdanpanah (ANRS – PANTHER)
• 01:01:15 AVAREF – Mimi Darko (Food Drugs Authority)
• 01:08:53 Preparing for Lassa Fever – Marie Jaspard (ALIMA)
• 01:20:24 Smallpox and Mpox in DRC – Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfun (INRB – PANTHER)
• 01:38:13 No regret funding for preparedness – Veronika Von Messling (BMBF)
• 01:46:42 Questions and answers
• 02:00:13 Closing remarks – Palitha Mahipala (WHO)
• 02:07:27 Farewell – Berhnards Ogutu (PANTHER)