Rapports

In Numbers 385 mt of food assistance distributed 2,550 women farmers organized in 35 women’s smallholder farmer groups benefits from capacity strengthening (ongoing) US$ 3.33 m six months (April-September 2019) net funding requirements net funding requirements 120,414 people assisted in…

VFL 2019 is currently being rolled out, and one of the first countries to start survey collection has been the National Coordination Organisation (NCO) Manadisaster Organization in Rwanda. We spoke with the country legal representative of…

Simulation Exercise on Infectious Disease Outbreak: ”Exercise “keep pushing 2” In line with the International Health Regulations (IHR) monitoring and evaluation framework and our organisational strategy plan, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is developing capacity…

This brief summarises key considerations about the social, political and economic context of Goma in relation to the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC as of March 2019. Goma is the administrative capital of North Kivu…

21 Rwandan medical and forensic personnel from the Rwanda Forensic Laboratory and Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK) with responsibilities in the management of the dead have completed a 3-day Emergency Preparedness Training for First Responders. The course…

A ten (10) Member Committee has been inaugurated to develop a Comprehensive Framework for Refocusing National Earthquake Preparedness and Response within the country. The Committee is expected to identify and outline key measures that must be undertaken…

CONTEXT Since August 1, 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is fighting a severe Ebola outbreak –the 10th such outbreak the country is facing since 1976. The World Bank is supporting the frontline response efforts of…

Highlights In 2018, a total of 84,771 children (51,188 boys; 33,583 girls) accessed critical protection services, including temporary emergency shelter, psychosocial support, release from detention, family tracing and reunification, medical support, as well as access to education…

In this ‘Social Science in Epidemics’ series, different aspects of past disease outbreaks are reviewed in order to identify social science ‘entry points’ for preparedness and response activities. This brief draws out some recommendations for Ebola…

NCDC Holds its Technical Working Group Meeting for Ebola preparedness and Response: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a viral haemorrhagic fever which continues to pose major public health threats to the livelihood of the global community. The…