Foodborne diseases are a major cause of human morbidity and mortality. According to the first-ever global estimates produced by the WHO Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (WHO FERG), foodborne diseases caused 600 million illnesses, 420 000 deaths, and 33 million Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) in 2010.
The fourth meeting of the FERG for 2021-2024 is organized on 15-18 November 2022 to continue the plan of actions towards 2025 reporting on the updated global estimates of the burden of foodborne diseases, the plan for country support activities as well as the development on the impact measurement framework.
Specific objectives are to:
- To share a progress update from all FERG taskforces and WHO
- To discuss needs and priorities for the above-mentioned activities, including:
- Roadmap towards 2025 reporting on the updated global burden of foodborne diseases
- Publication plans and journals
- Commissioning systematic reviews
- Country support activities
- Roadmap for developing the impact measurement framework
- To provide time for Task Forces to connect and advance workplans
- To connect and meet with collaborating departments to advance initiatives towards estimating the burden of foodborne diseases.
