Informes

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster In the early hours of 14th August, torrential rains caused parts of Mount Sugar Loaf, a range of hills surrounding Freetown, to slide into the Regent Village vicinity. This led to…

BENI, Nord Kivu Province, 25 September 2018 (WHO) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is working in close coordination with the Ministry of Health and with the support of other partners to step up its emergency…

In the continuous effort to improve preparedness related to disasters and to strengthen the capacity of citizens and governments to respond effectively, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the International Federation of Red Cross…

Developing Nigeria's Contingency Plans for Public Health Events Across Multiple Priority Infectious Hazards Nigeria conducted a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) in 2017 which has led to the development of the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)…

Strengthening national rapid response teams through capacity building The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has the mandate to respond to disease outbreaks, some of which occur concurrently. During outbreaks, national Rapid Response Teams (RRT) are deployed…

Description of the disaster Following the declaration of the 9th Ebola Disease Outbreak (EVD) on 8th May 2018 by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health, the WHO has raised the alert for neighbouring countries…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster On Tuesday, 24 July 2018, DRC’s Minister of Public Health, Oly Ilunga, declared the end of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak that had been plaguing the Equateur Province since May.…

Strengthening health security through field epidemiology The 3rd Annual Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP) scientific conference held from the 4th - 6th of September, 2018. The event which…

A global network of NGOs has signed a 'game-changing' insurance policy, intended to pay out if a drought hits Senegal, enabling aid agencies to offer live-saving help before a famine threatens to take people's lives. The Start…

Preparedness for outbreaks and public health events in Nigeria Nigeria has experienced multiple outbreaks and public health events, some of which occur concurrently at different times of the year. The effect of this has brought to fore,…