Rapports

The Gambia: changing protocols key to quick disaster response When responding to emergencies in The Gambia, Mr. Modou Joof, Deputy Director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) believes that “responsible bodies need to reconsider the usual…

Executive Summary The world's worst Ebola outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013 and by late 2015 had led to more than 11,000 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The first cases of Ebola were confirmed…

Summary of WFP assistance: The School Meals Project, “Establishing the Foundation for a nationally owned, Sustainable School Feeding Programme”, focuses on strengthening the overall institutional and policy framework for a national school meals system and consolidating…

Current epidemiological situation + country-specific information Guinea was declared free of Ebola transmission on 29 December 2015, and has now entered a 90-day period of enhanced surveillance that is due to end on 27 March 2016.…

As the emergency phase of the response to the Ebola outbreak winds down in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the 3 countries face an equally urgent and formidable task: building health systems capable of preventing, detecting…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Niger is a West African country located in the heart of the African meningitis belt, which stretches from Senegal to Djibouti. The hot and dry climate is favourable to the outbreak…

Description of the disaster An Ebola epidemic that began in March 2014 in Guinea continued to claim lives and to spread to other countries (Liberia and Sierra Leone) in West Africa. The Ebola outbreak is on record…

Current epidemiological situation + country-specific information The second week of January 2016 marked the first time since the beginning of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa when all three of the worst-hit countries had gone 42 days…

1. Background The Ebola outbreak in 2014 and 2015 in West Africa and the repercussions it had at international level have substantially changed our perception and understanding of global health security. In this context, DG SANTE, together with the…

Key messages Côte d´Ivoire continues to record high child and maternal mortality despite free healthcare for children and mothers. The European Commission's humanitarian aid and civil protection department (ECHO), France's development agency (AFD) and the Government of…