Nordic Geospatial Blog –

Excellent embeddable and downloadable global disease data via the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) -

http://www.cfr.org/interactives/GH_Vaccine_Map/index.html#map

http://www.cfr.org/interactives/GH_Vaccine_Map/index.html#/intro

Lessons from H1N1
http://www.emergencymgmt.com/health/Lessons-H1N1-Pandemic.html

2008 Lyon, France – WHO IHR Report on Cities and Public Health Crises
http://www.who.int/ihr/lyon/FRWHO_HSE_IHR_LYON_2009.5.pdf

2010 FIFA South Africa HealthMap
http://www.healthmap.org/fifa/

Hans Rosling @ TED
http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html

Bravo team HealthMap.org and note the useful South Africa FIFA World Cup map that vividly displays how modern transportation networks and mass gatherings can pose unique public health challenges (for more info on WHO efforts in this regard, go to http://www.who.int/csr/mass_gatherings/en/ & http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/swineflu/h1n1_mass_gatherings/en/) …

http://www.healthmap.org/fifa/

http://www.healthmap.org/en/

http://healthmapblog.blogspot.com/

And some perspective from WHO on Athens 2004
http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/environmental-health/urban-health/publications/2007/mass-gatherings-and-public-health-the-experience-of-the-athens-2004-olympic-games

I don`t always eat well or launch myself over urban landscapes, but when I do, I choose WHO… stay healthy my friends.

Use of mobile phones in an emergency reporting system for infectious disease surveillance after the Sichuan earthquake in China

Risk and outbreak communication: lessons from alternative paradigms

What social media offers to health professionals and citizens

In the wake of the global H1N1 pandemic, this global meeting at the World Health Organization (WHO – OMS) in Geneva was very informative.

Overview – http://www.who.int/countryfocus/fifthglobalhwcomeeting/en/index.html

Video press conference by the WHO Director General, Dr. Margaret Chan – June 11, 2009

Overview of WHO Global Alert and Response (GAR) and Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN)