Cameroon + 10 more
More than 440 health workers were reported to have been arrested or detained across 12 countries and territories in 2023. Health workers were arrested during hospital incursions, while travelling on designated safe routes, and during mass…
Chad
The situation in Koukou Angarana, Sila province, Chad, and the surrounding area, remains critical after devastating floods on 9 August. The floods displaced thousands of people, destroyed homes and left health centres unable to function. The…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 7 more
Key Highlights • Mpox cases in Africa are rapidly increasing, as of 30 July 2024 a 160% increase in cases and a 19% increase in deaths were reported compared to the same period in 2023. This surge…
Nigeria
Maiduguri, 14 September 2014 - The severe flash flooding in Maiduguri during the night of 9 September caused by the collapse of the Alau Dam has displaced tens of thousands of people. Heads of UN agencies…
Nigeria
14 September 2024 Maiduguri, 14 September, 2024 – Following the devastating severe flash flooding that displaced thousands of people and caused significant damage across several communities in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, the World Health Organisation Representative in…
Chad
From 27-29 August 2024, in N'Djaména, Chad, the Global Health Cluster conducted its first ever SIMEX for local and national actors to strengthen their role within the Chad Health Cluster. 30 local and national actors from…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 September 2024 Kinshasa – More than 300 World Health Organization (WHO) disease surveillance and outbreak response experts supporting the polio eradication efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been integrated into mpox outbreak control…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 1 more
Premier cas de Mpox en Afrique du Nord depuis la déclaration par Africa CDC de Mpox comme Urgence de Santé Publique de Sécurité Continentale (USPSEC) Africa CDC confirme le premier cas de Mpox en Afrique du Nord…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 1 more
First Mpox Case in North Africa Since Africa CDC Declaration of Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) Africa CDC confirms the first Mpox case in North Africa for 2024, reported by Morocco’s Ministry of Health and…
Cameroon
What happened, where and when? Cameroon's Far North region has been experiencing flooding since the start of the rainy season, which began in the second half of July with an average rainfall frequency of one day out…
