Informes

Geneva, May 28, 2020: According to recent data from the INFORM risk database, eight countries face the highest risk of the health and humanitarian impacts of COVID-19 community transmission. Within this population a CARE International analysis…

Note: This bulletin includes data since January 2020 till date, including comparison of the same period last year. Since May 2019, 36 new sentinel sites (including public hospitals, private hospitals, and medical colleges) were added and…

Vincenzo Bollettino, Sarah Ferguson THE CASE Helen Ware, Palash Haldar, Enzo Bollettino, Patrick Vinck, and Zakir Hossain are in an annual work planning meeting. They represent different organizations working toward a similar mission – enhancing the resilience of…

By: Rupa Mukerji – 26. MAY 2020 A pandemic like COVID-19 or a cyclone like the one currently crossing West Bengal and Bangladesh are shocks. A pandemic is a shock that shows how fragile the global ecosystem…

Written by Michael Bourke, Sim Sar Fall armyworm (FAW) is major pest of maize (corn), sugarcane and rice. This insect pest was reported in Western Province in early 2020. Maize is widely grown up to 2500 m…

Agencies call for joint effort to safely deliver routine immunization and proceed with vaccination campaigns against deadly vaccine-preventable diseases. GENEVA/NEW YORK, 22 May 2020– COVID-19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children…

Cyclone and COVID-19 present dual threats to children and families in the region, warns UNICEF KATHMANDU / NEW YORK, 20 May 2020 – At least 19 million children in parts of Bangladesh and India are at imminent…

As the world continue to manage the deadly Covid-19 virus and looks at ensuring that the recovery addresses climate change threats, the significance of advanced multi-hazard threat warnings and risk information has never been more widely…

Note: This bulletin includes data since January 2020 till date, including comparison of the same period last year. Since May 2019, 36 new sentinel sites (including public hospitals, private hospitals, and medical colleges) were added and…

20 May 2020, India: Cyclone Amphan, one of the most powerful storms to hit the Bay of Bengal in decades, is bearing down on a region already battling to contain COVID-19, threatening efforts to curb the…