Rapports

PRAIA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - International medical teams have landed in Cape Verde to fight a dengue fever epidemic that has killed six and is suspected to have hit 12,000 in a country of just over 400,000 inhabitants, authorities…

Contents 469 Outbreak news – Dengue fever, Cape Verde 470 Validation of neonatal tetanus elimination in the Congo by a lot quality-assurance cluster sample survey Sommaire 469 Le point sur les épidémies – Dengue, Cap-Vert 470 Validation de l’élimination du tétanos…

DAKAR, 4 November 2009 (IRIN) - Dengue fever continues to spread in Cape Verde, with 748 new suspected cases announced by the government on 4 November bringing the total to 6,707. Health officials say at least three people have…

As of 28 October 2009, the Ministry of Health has reported 3 367 suspected cases of viral diseases of unknown etiology in 4 islands: Brava, Fogo, Maio, and Santiago. This is the first reported epidemic of Dengue fever in…

par Raphaël Lambal à Dakar En visite de concertation de 24 heures au Sénégal ce 5 décembre, dans le cadre de la lutte que mène son pays contre l'immigration clandestine, le chef du gouvernement espagnol José Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero…

Vatican City, 17 June 2005 - Caritas Internationalis has appealed to the Confederation for help in supporting Caritas Cape Verde's efforts to cope with its country's fragile food situation. Invasions of desert locusts, coupled with periods of insufficient rains, have…

Highlights Locust invasions and, more particularly, drought caused maize production to fall to one-third (4 042 tonnes) of last year's level. All the islands with farming activities have been affected by these problems. Locust damage to pastures has been very severe in…

FAONEWSRELEASE 04/161 E Food aid needs expected to increase due to production shortfalls Rome, 20 December 2004 - Despite normal or above-average food production in some countries during 2004, food security in sub-Saharan Africa has taken a hit from a combination of…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. For…

Financement - Quatre projets FAO, un national et deux régionaux, de lutte antiacridienne contribuent à aider le Cap-Vert. Ces projets sont financés par le Programme de la Coopération Technique de la FAO (PCT). - Les projets actuellement en cours allouent environ 255…