Burkina Faso
By Lazare Zoungrana, Burkinabe Red Cross Society Groups of people, mainly women and children, gather in the shade of the few trees in the village of Yamtenga, near Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. The reason: Two volunteers from the Burkinabe Red Cross…
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EVENEMENTS CLES: Paradoxe hausse des productions-hausse des prix persiste en Afrique de l'Ouest Nigeria et le Nigeria frappés par une épidémie de méningite Création du groupe de travail de la CEDEAO pour la réduction des risques de catastrophes 640,000 USD pour le service…
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Abidjan, le 27 août 2009 - La 2e phase des Journées Nationales de Vaccination (JNV) contre la poliomyélite, à laquelle l'Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI) apporte un soutien logistique, a été lancée vendredi, à Anyama par…
Burkina Faso
GLIDE No. FL-2007-000132-BFA The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The…
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The situation up-to-date as of March 8th - week 10 into the epidemic - A virulent meningitis outbreak affects four countries of West Africa. To date, a total of 22,955 cases and 1,374 deaths have been reported. - Nigeria is the most…
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La Commission européenne a adopté un deuxième plan global d'aide humanitaire de 13 millions d'euros (près de 9 milliards de Francs CFA) supplémentaires en faveur des populations vulnérables confrontées à la malnutrition dans la région du Sahel. Dans la…
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IP/09/355 Brussels, 5 March 2009 - The European Commission will provide a total of €247 million in humanitarian aid to vulnerable people in twelve African countries. The following allocations are to be made: Sudan - €110 million; Democratic Republic of…
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HEADLINES - West Africa holds polio vaccination days - Measles and meningitis strike in Burkina Faso - International Contact Group holds first meeting in Guinea GENERAL OVERVIEW While the food crisis remains a concern, the onset of epidemics of measles and meningitis in Burkina Faso,…
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Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices…
Burkina Faso
GLIDE n=B0 EP-2009-000050-BFA The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies.…
