Rapports

By John Haskew, Country Representative This was my first visit to two refugee camps in the east of Sierra Leone where a new malaria control tool, Insecticide treated plastic sheeting (ITPS) is currently being field tested by Johns Hopkins MENTOR…

As of 7 November 2003, a total of 12 suspected cases of acute haemorrhagic fever syndrome including 9 deaths has been reported in the districts of Mbomo in the Cuvette Ouest Département. A Ministry of Health team is in…

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: NA 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 180…

Better chances for children Peace agreement and less fighting , opportunities for improved access to women and children 113,000 indigent children in urgent need of school material Sexual violence and HIV/AIDS serious concerns for UNICEF Malaria , most common cause…

HUMANITARIAN HIGHLIGHTSUN Day UN agencies in Sierra Leone celebrated United Nations Day on 24 October in Freetown at UNAMSIL Headquarters. Activities included Flag-Raising Ceremony (of all countries represented in the mission), a military march past and a…

An epidemic of shigellosis has been confirmed in Central African Republic, with a total of 379 cases and 23 deaths from 16 June to 29 October 2003. The cases are in the regions of Paoua and Bozoum, north west…

In addition to the cholera outbreak, a steady increase in the number of bloody diarrhoeal cases has been registered since 18 August 2003 in Monrovia , Liberia, with a total of 1 857 cases. The number of deaths is…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: This Situation Report updates USAID/OFDA Liberia Situation Report #5, FY 2004, dated October 29, 2003. Background Liberia has been marked…

FHI Congo has begun a project to rehabilitate nearly 500 km of railroad between Maniema and Katanga provinces, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. A $1 million grant from USAID/OFDA will help fund the project, which will complement…

GENERAL SITUATION A sigh of relief has been received by the media fraternity in Liberia over the directive and lifting of over 3 years ban on the independent Star Radio by the Chairman of the National Transitional Government, C. Gyude…