Nigeria
As the lead in global health response, the World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Federal Government of Nigeria to curb the ongoing cholera outbreak across the affected states. Although the disease started as pockets of…
Gabon
Description of the Event Approximate date of impact The operation began with the elections held on August 26, 2023, considered to be the impact date. According to the electoral calendar, the campaigns started on August 11, and during…
Chad + 1 more
Résumé Le présent rapport met en lumière les réalisations et les résultats de l’OMS au Tchad au cours des années 2022 et 2023, alors même que le pays est activement impacté par la guerre au Soudan. Ce conflit…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 12 more
Brazzaville – As the mpox outbreak that has affected the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spread to neighbouring countries continues to grow, World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying support to countries to scale up measures…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 4 more
Le Directeur général de l’OMS, le Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a estimé que la recrudescence de variole simienne (mpox) en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et dans un nombre croissant de pays d’Afrique constituait une urgence…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 4 more
El Director General de la OMS, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ha determinado que el recrudecimiento de la viruela símica (mpox) en la República Democrática del Congo y en un número creciente de países de África constituye…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 15 more
Excellencies, colleagues, members of the media, and my fellow African citizens, Today, I stand before you with a heavy heart but also with an unwavering resolve. We are meeting today because of the emergence and rapid spread…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 15 more
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 Aug 2024 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 4 more
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Mpox has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than a decade, and the number of cases reported each year has increased steadily over that period. Last…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 4 more
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international…
