Over the past few years, various governments have issued travel advisories for the Republic of Haiti, Haiti, a Caribbean country locates on the western end of the island of Hispaniola.
Given the recent increase in civil unrest throughout Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Department of State is now urging U.S. citizens to depart Haiti as soon as possible through any commercial means.
As of July 27, 2023, the U.S. government is extremely limited in providing emergency services to U.S. citizens in Haiti.

Peru's health authorities recently reaffirmed the ongoing Health Emergency regarding the number of Guillan-Barre Syndrome (GBS) patients.
As of July 20, 2023, media sources reported the Republic of Peru's national health emergency remains active, with 237 GBS cases reported. Weekly, an average of 25 GBS cases are being reported.
Lima remains the outbreak epicenter, with 25% of GBS cases confirmed.

Europe is experiencing a warming trend where flooding is becoming more frequent and severe, and summers are getting longer and warmer.
According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), this trend creates more favorable conditions for invasive mosquito species such as Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti. 
Ten years ago, the Aedes albopictus mosquito was established in 8 EU/EEA countries, with 114 regions affected.
In 2023, the disease-carrying mosquito could be established in 13 countries and 337 regions.

In response to the first locally-acquired malaria cases in the United States since 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity Call.
On July 2023, the CDC team offered insights on preventing, diagnosing, and treating malaria and how the pathogen's biology contributes to the disease's clinical management.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported sporadic A(H5N1) avian influenza infections in cats. Bird Flu  (Avian influenza) outbreaks are caused by influenza type A viruses that occur naturally among birds.
A WHO report published on July 16, 2023, discloses a high number of infected cats over a wide geographical area within a country, Poland.

The World Health Organization recently confirmed 34 countries in Africa have regions endemic to yellow fever. While Nigeria's yellow fever epidemic continues to impact most areas of the country, positive, preventive actions are taking place.
The Permanent Secretary in Borno State Ministry of Health and Human Services, Mohammed Ghuluze, confirmed the Government is launching an Integrated Yellow Fever Preventive Mass Vaccination Campaign in three of the 27 areas.

Public health agencies in east Texas recently confirmed increased Cyclospora gastrointestinal infections within their jurisdictions. They urged people to use caution this summer while cooking and spending time outdoors.
On July 7, 2023, the Houston Health Department, Harris County Public Health, and Fort Bend Health & Human Services announced they are investigating over 20 Cyclospora cases.
And these agencies would like to remind people that some gastrointestinal illnesses can spread quickly, especially during the summer of 2023.

As the summer 2023 vacation season in the United States approaches its mid-point, various countries are disclosing expanding disease outbreaks.
One of America's favorite destinations is Costa Rica, which has been confronted with several disease outbreaks in 2023. 

The World Health Organization (WHO), GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, and UNICEF jointly announce today the existing Malaria Vaccine Implementation Program will expand over the next two years to reach twelve African countries.
In addition to Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi, the initial 18 million malaria vaccine allocation will enable nine more countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, to introduce the vaccine into their routine immunization programs for the first time.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission (EC) recently confirmed the launching of a digital health partnership that will help protect people from ongoing and future health threats, including pandemics.
The WHO's first use case is the convergence of existing digital COVID-19 certificates.
The WHO took up the EU system of digital COVID-19 certification that has already issued about 2.3 billion certificates.