WPSAR Issue 16.3 published
The Editorial Team of Western Pacific Surveillance and Response (WPSAR) is pleased to announce the publication of our Q3 issue for 2025, Volume 16 Issue 3. To view the new issue, please click here.
We would like to thank the authors of these excellent papers for their diligence in reporting the results of their health security activities for the benefit of all in the Western Pacific Region. We also extend our thanks to all peer reviewers who took the time to ensure the quality of submissions, as well as our Associate Editors, Copyeditors and Proofreaders. Finally, we deeply thank all of our readers for their continued support, without whom this publication would not be possible.
If you have an idea for an article, please feel free to consult us by emailing wpsar@who.int.
TABLE OF CONTENTSBrief Report
Strengthening cross-regional networks: evaluation of Indonesia's national Early Warning Alert and Response System by field epidemiology training programmes from Indonesia and Japan, 2023
by Keiko Tsukada et al
Emergency medical team reclassification in WHO’s Western Pacific Region: continuous learning and improvement of health emergency response capacities
by Sean T Casey et al.
Lessons from the Field
Psychological resilience among emergency medical teams in Singapore
by Eunice Chan et al.
News, Meeting and Conference Report
Report on the 2025 Indo-Pacific Health Security Alliance Meeting in Papua New Guinea: strengthening civil–military coordination for health emergency preparedness and response
by Nicole dos Santos et al.
Original Research
Management of an outbreak of invasive group A Streptococcus in a rural Australian residential aged-care facility, 2023
by Hannah Woodall et al.
Outbreak Investigation Report
Influenza B/Victoria outbreak in a remote mountainous village: Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, July–August 2023
by Khemrin Pong et al.
Perspective
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on seasonal influenza in the WHO Western Pacific Region, 2016–2024
by Jozica Skufca et al.
The gendered impact of COVID-19 in the Philippines: a call for gender-responsive public health policies
by Sairah Mae R Saipudin
The rapidly emerging public health threat of rabies in Timor-Leste, 2024–2025
by Filipe de Neri Machado et al.
Regional Analysis
Progress on International Health Regulations (2005) core capacities in WHO's Western Pacific Region
by Kai Xiao et al.
Surveillance System Implementation/Evaluation
Event-based surveillance in the Republic of Korea: assessment of the effectiveness of Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources
by Seontae Kim et al.
Sincerely,
The WPSAR Editorial Team
