Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ Month’s weather pattern was characterized by intermittent heavy cloud cover, high temperature and few days of rainfall in Isiolo central and Oldonyiro. ▪ Vegetation exhibited above normal greenness condition. ▪ Forage…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The monthly under review was generally dry though a few pocket received off season rains ▪ The region vegetation cover index greenness remained above normal. ▪ Forage conditions continue to deteriorate…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators • The county received moderate to heavy rains during the month under review. • The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI was normal. • The water levels in…

Mike English, Jacquie Oliwa, Karima Khalid, Onesmus Onyango, Tamara Mulenga Willows, Rosanna Mazhar, Elibariki Mkumbo, Lorna Guinness, Carl Otto Schell, Tim Baker, Jacob McKnight Correspondence to Professor Mike English; mike.english@ndm.ox.ac.uk Abstract Care for the critically ill patients is often…

Recent data indicates that the number of refugees and asylum seekers in the Dadaab and Kakuma internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps has increased by 96,000 and 50,000 respectively. The total now stands at over 500,000, with…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ Rainfall: Most parts of the county experienced wet weather condition during the month. Onset of the seasonal rains was realized on the second week of October. ▪ Vegetation: The vegetation Condition…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Torrential rainfall amounts of 14 to 22 rainy days have been recorded in the Southern, Western and Northern parts of the County. Saku, North Horr, Northern parts of Moyale and…

Drought Situation Overview The impacts of the October to December 2023 short rains season, which is characterised by El Nino phenomenon, has been realised in all Arid and Semi-Arid counties. Twenty (20) counties reported Normal drought phase in October.…

Description of the Event Approximate date of impact Kenya was at risk for Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) after successive outbreaks declaration in Neighboring countries. The EVD declaration in Uganda on 20 September 2022 and the Marburg outbreak…

By Maina Waruru NAIROBI, Oct 17 2023 (IPS) - Women in pastoralist areas of East Africa are critical to the health of livestock in their communities, holding the key to effective animal vaccination campaigns meant to protect…