Rapports

Simeon Ehui World Bank Regional Director for Sustainable Development for Africa Maria Sarraf World Bank Practice Manager for the Environment, Natural Resources and the Blue Economy in West Africa Temperatures in the Sahel are increasing 1.5 times faster than the…

Strengthening Influenza and COVID-19 surveillance in Nigeria Globally, viruses have led to large scale public health events such as pandemics. Asides the associated morbidity and mortality, they also cause huge socio-economic, educational and political disruption with almost…

Strengthening Military Collaboration for Public Health Emergency Management The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has continued to play a critical role as the National Focal Point for the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) in Nigeria.…

2020 in review: 10 highlights for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control The year 2020 was been unprecedented in various ways. In addition to deploying a vast amount of resources to all 36 states and the Federal…

HIGHLIGHTS The West and Central Africa region is home to 67 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, including 37 million children. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is placing additional pressure on already overburdened social services,…

HIGHLIGHTS Rwanda first confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in March 2020. Although the number of cases has been low, health system resources are being redirected to respond and an increasing number of children are affected…

Working with States to prepare for 2020/2021 Lassa Fever Season Lassa fever(LF) is endemic in Nigeria, with cases recorded all year round. However, there is an increase in cases in thein dry season especially between November and…

Optimising sample collection for cerebrospinal meningitis management in Nigeria Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) is one of the priority epidemic-prone diseases that is reported all year round in Nigeria. Despite its endemicity, CSM has predilection for dry season with…

“Local responders know the context best. They need to be able to access funds more easily and to save lives more efficiently”, says Cordaid’s Thierry Metre in Bukavu, eastern DRC. With EU funding, this localisation of…

Early warning systems, contingency planning and local action can strengthen West Africa’s responses to increasingly frequent severe flooding, but more investment is needed in forecasting, panelists said in a recent webinar organized by the African Development…