Rapports

The situation up-to-date as of March 6th - A virulent meningitis outbreak affects four countries of West Africa. To date, a total of 13,516 cases and 931 deaths have been reported. - Nigeria is the most affected with 9086 cases and 562…

KANO, 5 March 2009 (IRIN) - Nigerian health officials are working to contain a resurgence of Lassa fever, a highly infectious disease that has killed at least eight people in the past month. The World Health Organization (WHO) said over 93…

The Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has reported 5 323 suspected cases of meningococcal disease including 333 deaths (case-fatality rate: 6.3%) from 1 January to 22 February 2009. Suspected cases have been reported from 22…

At least 98 people have died since the start of the year in a meningitis outbreak in the northern regions of Nigeria. Based on reports by medical officials in Gombe state, more than 357 cases have been reported. After…

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja, 28 February 2009 - Nigerian health workers Saturday began house-to-house immunization of 25 million children under the age of five in a new drive to halt the spread of polio. Polio jingles fill up the…

- Overall food security conditions are good across the country due to the combined impact of high market and household stocks and relatively moderate prices of some basic food staples. In localized areas, however, the combined…

Le nord du Nigeria a renoué, le week-end dernier, avec les violences inter-religieuses : des affrontements entre chrétiens et musulmans à Bauchi ont fait onze morts et près de quarante blessés. Six églises, deux mosquées et une dizaine de…

BAUCHI, 25 February 2009 (IRIN) Calm has returned to the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi following two days of sectarian clashes that killed 14 people, displaced 4,500 and left 100 hospitalised, according to police and the International Committee of the…

By Ardo Hazzard BAUCHI, Nigeria, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The governor of Bauchi state in Nigeria imposed a night-time curfew on its capital city on Sunday, a day after clashes killed at least 11 people and wounded dozens. Military and security…

As of 8 February 2009, the Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has reported 1364 suspected cases of meningococcal disease including 108 deaths (case-fatality rate: 7.9%) in 19 out of 35 states and Abuja. So far…