Informes

Neoliberalism decimated African countries' public healthcare. And yet they know how to fight the coronavirus effectively By Crystal Simeoni The coronavirus disease, otherwise known as COVID-19, was first reported in Wuhan, China on the last day of December…

Sierra Leone has instituted travel restrictions as additional precautionary and extraordinary measures in preparedness to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued on 16 March by the Office of the President prohibits all overseas travel for…

Nigeria's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic The first case of COVID-19 in Nigeria was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020. Since then, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has continued to intensify efforts to reduce the…

Executive summary This report provides an analysis of public investment planning for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Gabon and informs on the level of public investment in DRR in the country. This is done using a risk-sensitive…

Executive summary This report provides an analysis of public investment planning for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in São Tomé and Príncipe and information on the level of public investment in DRR in the country. This is done…

Executive summary This report analyses public investment planning for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Rwanda and estimates the level of public investment in DRR in the country. It does this through a risk-sensitive budget review, which uses…

Executive summary This report provides an analysis of public investment planning for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in The Gambia and informs on the level of public investment in DRR in the country. This is done using a…

Nigeria records first case of COVID 19: NCDC activates Emergency Operations Centre On the 28th of February 2020, the Federal Ministry of Health announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria. This makes Nigeria the 3rd…

HIGHLIGHTS • In 2019, UNICEF supported the Ministry of Health to train 37,458 community health workers in 19 Districts on community surveillance of Ebola Virus Disease and delivered protection materials (gloves, boots) for 20,000 community health workers. •…

1. Situation update This week, the incidence of new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases remained low. From 17 to 23 February 2020, one new confirmed case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The…