Informes

The UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS) has provided emergency assistance to Burkina Faso in support of the latter's campaign to combat cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) epidemic in that West African country. According to Saleh Mohammed Al Mulla, RCS Acting Secretary General, the…

From 1 January to 8 April 2007, the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso reported 22,255 suspected cases including 1490 deaths (case-fatality rate, 7%). Thirty-four districts are currently over the epidemic threshold. Cerebrospinal fluid specimens from all affected areas have…

OUAGADOUGOU, 16 avril 2007 (IRIN) - Alors que l'épidémie de méningite continue de faire des morts au Burkina Faso, la famille d'Adèle Kaboré est encore confrontée aux séquelles de la maladie qu'elle a contractée il y a cinq ans. «…

Regional Team: SWAN Disaster Declared: 04/10/07 Brief Description: Between January and April 2007, Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) health authorities reported more than 19,500 cases of meningitis in the country, causing 1,337 deaths as of April 4. From January to March…

The ongoing meningitis epidemic in Africa is of great concern to regional health partners. A total of 11 countries in West, Central and East Africa have so far been affected: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic,…

"The vaccines are there, the logistics are in place, the vaccination is underway, but the funds are missing," explains Meinie Nicolai, MSF's Operational Director. "The current outbreak in Burkina Faso is beyond compare to what we have seen in…

Meningitis is highly contagious, and in view of the seriousness of the disease the health authorities have made public appeals for people to report to health centres as soon as any symptoms appear. MSF and MSF Podcasts: Luxembourg, Ouagadougou - The…

(Dakar and New York: 23 March 2007): A meningitis epidemic has erupted in Burkina Faso, while eight other West African countries have been affected by the highly contagious disease to varying degrees. In total, 8,557 cases of meningitis, with 798 recorded…

Dakar, 23 mars 2007 : Une épidémie de méningite sévit au Burkina Faso alors que 8 autres pays d'Afrique de l'ouest sont touchés à divers degrés par cette maladie très contagieuse. 8 557 cas dont 798 décès ont été…

In addition to the planned vaccination of a further 600,000 people in the West African state of Burkina Faso, assessments are being carried out in a number of areas and teams are on alert in other countries where outbreaks…