Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu
Biographic Data
| ID | 9070363 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adedoyin |
| FAMILY NAME | Awofisayo-Okuyelu |
| SIGNATURE | AWOFISAYO-OKUYELU A |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8535-5422 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Dissemination of public health information during the global cholera outbreak response
Since 2022, the seventh cholera pandemic has escalated globally, with reported cases rising from 223 370 in 2021 to 560 823 in 2024 across affected countries. Cholera-related deaths also increased significantly, reaching 6028 in 2024. These figures likely underestimate cholera’s true burden due to surveillance and reporting challenges. In response, the WHO classified the resurgence as a Grade 3 emergency in January 2023, activating its Incident M…
Disseminating information on acute public health events globally
WHO works, on a daily basis, with countries globally to detect, prepare for and respond to acute public health events. A vital component of a health response is the dissemination of accurate, reliable and authoritative information. The Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports are a key mechanism through which WHO communicates on acute public health events to the public. The decision to produce a DON report is taken on a case-by-case basis after evalua…
Informing the pandemic response
On 31 December 2019, the Municipal Health Commission of Wuhan, China, reported a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases. On 5 January 2020, the WHO publicly released a Disease Outbreak News (DON) report, providing information about the pneumonia cases, implemented response interventions, and WHO’s risk assessment and advice on public health and social measures. Following 9 additional DON reports and 209 daily situation reports, on 17 August 2020, WH…
Global public health intelligence
Early warning and response are key to tackle emerging and acute public health risks globally. Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) has implemented a robust approach to public health intelligence (PHI) for the global detection, verification and risk assessment of acute public health threats. WHO’s PHI operations are underpinned by the International Health Regulations (2005), which require that countries strengthen surveillance efforts, a…
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Global public health intelligence
Early warning and response are key to tackle emerging and acute public health risks globally. Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) has implemented a robust approach to public health intelligence (PHI) for the global detection, verification and risk assessment of acute public health threats. WHO’s PHI operations are underpinned by the International Health Regulations (2005), which require that countries strengthen surveillance efforts, a…
Disseminating information on acute public health events globally
WHO works, on a daily basis, with countries globally to detect, prepare for and respond to acute public health events. A vital component of a health response is the dissemination of accurate, reliable and authoritative information. The Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports are a key mechanism through which WHO communicates on acute public health events to the public. The decision to produce a DON report is taken on a case-by-case basis after evalua…
Informing the pandemic response
On 31 December 2019, the Municipal Health Commission of Wuhan, China, reported a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases. On 5 January 2020, the WHO publicly released a Disease Outbreak News (DON) report, providing information about the pneumonia cases, implemented response interventions, and WHO’s risk assessment and advice on public health and social measures. Following 9 additional DON reports and 209 daily situation reports, on 17 August 2020, WH…
Dissemination of public health information during the global cholera outbreak response
Since 2022, the seventh cholera pandemic has escalated globally, with reported cases rising from 223 370 in 2021 to 560 823 in 2024 across affected countries. Cholera-related deaths also increased significantly, reaching 6028 in 2024. These figures likely underestimate cholera’s true burden due to surveillance and reporting challenges. In response, the WHO classified the resurgence as a Grade 3 emergency in January 2023, activating its Incident M…
Public health (4 works) · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Disease surveillance (2 works) · Epidemiology (2 works) · Nursing (2 works)