Informes

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 7 (10 to 16 Feb 2013) • Measles: 132 alerts investigated this week, responding and moni‐ toring to 12 outbreaks. 285 mea‐ sles cases in 30 districts, while 1 death reported from 1 district…

Integrating coastal aquaculture with wet rice farming could boost Bangladesh's food security and combat climate change. Read the full report on the Guardian.

KATHMANDU, 1 March 2013 (IRIN) - A large-scale road-widening project across Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu, one of the most seismically active cities in the world, has placed hundreds more buildings at risk of collapse in…

Global report on Fukushima nuclear accident details health risks GENEVA, 28 February 2013 – A comprehensive assessment by international experts on the health risks associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) disaster in Japan has…

The National Climate Change policy was launched today by the Government of Pakistan. The policy provides a framework to address the issues Pakistan faces vis-à-vis the phenomenon of climate change. It lays down policy measures for…

What can a mole teach children about preparing for a disaster? Quite a bit if the mole is the main character of “Alert Little Mole,” a storybook designed by USAID partner Save the Children (SC)…

Highlights • Measles: 139 alerts investigated this week, responding and monitoring to 15 outbreaks. 718 measles cases in 53 districts and 14 deaths reported from 6 districts this week. Vitamin‐A drops provided to cases and district health…

Core Messages: In January Early Warning Information Working Group meeting, FEWS-NET, ACF, OCHA, FAO and WFP were in participation. A details report of Agromet is attached to this bulletin. Climate: Temperatures: From mid December to now temperatures have been averaged…

JOHANNESBURG, 13 February 2013 (IRIN) - When Typhoon Bopha, one of the strongest storms to hit the western Pacific in recent memory, slammed into the Philippine island of Mindanao last year, there was much speculation in…

Highlights Measles: 112 alerts investigated this week, responding and moni‐ toring to 17 outbreaks. 712 mea‐ sles cases in 58 districts and 25 deaths reported from 14 districts this week. Vitamin‐A drops pro‐ vided to cases and…