Rapports

"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…

[Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies] OUAGADOUGOU, 22 mars 2007 (IRIN) - Les autorités sanitaires du Burkina Faso viennent de lancer une campagne massive de vaccination à Ouagadougou, la capitale, pour endiguer la propagation rapide de…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] OUAGADOUGOU, 21 March 2007 (IRIN) - Health authorities in Burkina Faso have launched a mass vaccination campaign in the capital, Ouagadougou, to combat a rapidly spreading meningitis epidemic that…

RAPPORT DE SITUATION AU BURKINA FASO 1. SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE SEMAINE 11 (12 au 18 mars 2007) NOMBRE DE DISTRICTS : 55 Population totale : 14 343 283 NOMBRE DE DISTRICTS EN EPIDEMIE : 26 Population concernée : 7 106 986 NOMBRE DISTRICTS…

This report covers the period from 2/21/2007 to 3/20/2007 Current food security conditions The preliminary season-wide crop production figures published by CILSS put the grain harvest for the 2006/07 growing season in Burkina Faso at 3,858,224 metric tons.…

From 1 January to 11 March 2007, the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso reported 7 333 suspected cases including 583 deaths (case-fatality rate, 8%). Twenty two districts are currently over the epidemic threshold including three districts in the…