Reports

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] OUAGADOUGOU, 12 July (IRIN) - Health officials began a drive to vaccinate the population of Bobo Dioulasso against yellow fever at the weekend after four cases of the…

Statement from Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for International Development on polio as epidemiologists warn of largest epidemic in recent years across west and central Africa. "Eradicating polio is achievable but we need a further push to…

Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) The CAP is much more than an appeal for money. It is an inclusive and coordinated programme cycle of: a) strategic planning leading to a Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP); b) resource mobilisation; c) coordinated programme…

As of 1 June 2004, the Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso has reported no new cases of yellow fever in Bobo-Dioulasso district (see previous report ). However, there is a high risk of a major urban outbreak of yellow fever in…

As of 10 May 2004, the Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso has reported a total of 25 suspect cases of yellow fever in the districts of Bobo-Dioulasso and Gaoua. Of the 16 samples collected, 4 were laboratory confirmed by…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief Appeal…

- L'ensemble des zones de mode d'existence présente une situation de la sécurité alimentaire bonne à modérée, les céréales étant toujours disponibles sur les marchés et dans les ménages. - Au titre de la campagne de collecte…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief Appeal No. 20/2003; Operations…

26/2004 Vienna, Austria The OPEC Fund for International Development today approved a grant of US$350,000 towards the final phase of a program to eliminate the guinea worm, and with it the debilitating disease Dracunculiasis, in Africa. Sponsored by the Carter Center,…

Real Lives: "My favorite subject is reading", says Yama. "My parents were poor and they could not read and many people where we lived could not read either. The adults liked it when I would come home with a book…