Informes

After the 2009-2010 agriculture campaign, millions of people, especially in pastoral and agropastoral region of Niger, Chad and north eastern Mali remain threatened by food crisis. Cereal production estimated at 16 million tonnes was 9% less compared to last…

1 April 2010: CERF has allocated $2.7 million in response to meningitis and measles outbreak in Chad. Close to $1.9 million will go to the World Health Organization (WHO) and $847,000 to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for meningitis…

Nearly USD 20.5 million granted by the CERF to West and Central Africa countries Five West and Central Africa States -Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Chad- have received over the last three months, nearly USD 20.5 million (10 billion FCFA)…

1 April 2010 -- From 4 January to 28 March the Ministry of Health of Chad reported 1531 suspected cases of meningococcal disease including 151 deaths (case-fatality rate:10%). So far, seven districts have crossed the epidemic threshold (Bébidja, Bédjondo,…

Appeal Target: US$1,485,914 Balance requested: US$ 1,283,926 Geneva, 29th March 2010 Dear Colleagues, Since the start of the conflict in Darfur Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR) in 2003, Chad has been hosting an estimated number of 248,000 Sudanese refugees, 66,000 CAR…

By Salma Zulfiqar N'DJAMENA, Chad, 8 March 2010 - UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow recently visited Chad to highlight the importance of vaccinating the country's children against polio. VIDEO: Watch now Ms. Farrow's visit coincided with the kick-off of a new national immunization…

Faits Majeurs - Crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Tchad. Deux millions de personnes en situation d'insécurité alimentaire très élevée à élevée; - Le Gouvernement a lancé un appel à une réponse immédiate; - Faible niveau de présence des acteurs humanitaires dans la région…

Faits Majeurs - Le mandat de la MINURCAT prolongé de deux mois; - 519 cas de méningite dont 56 décès enregistrés depuis le début de l'année; - Mia Farrow, Ambassadrice de l'UNICEF, soutient la lutte contre la polio; - Le faible financement de…

Depuis 2003, les opérations humanitaires soutenues par la Commission Européenne à travers son service d'aide humanitaire (DG ECHO) viennent en aide aux populations les plus vulnérables : réfugiées, déplacées et hôtes à l'Est et au Sud du Tchad et…

Meningitis in Chad, Niger and Nigeria: 2009 epidemic season Introduction Neisseria meningitidis is the primary cause of meningitis epidemics in the African meningitis belt and accounts for 80-95% of cases of bacterial meningitis admitted to health facilities. Most of the remaining cases…