Reports

Highlights • The food inflation index increased to 40.53 percent in April from 40.01 percent in March 2024 with a difference of 0.52 percent due to an increase in the prices of some food items. In April…

Date: Wednesday, 29th May 2024; Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Public Health EOC Conference Hall, Eye Hospital, Maiduguri (In-person) and Virtual (MS Teams) Chair: Dr. Mala Abdulwahab, Director Primary Health Care, Borno SPHCDB; Co-chair: John Mukisa,…

Demography & Sampling The Sentinel Surveillance System consists of both community and facility surveillance. In Borno, we implement Community Sentinel Surveillance, while in Yobe, we use Facility Sentinel Surveillance. This system was designed as an early warning…

In the past few days, heavy rainfall has been affecting the Niger state, causing floods and casualties. A flood event occurred in a gold mine located in the Minna city area, which resulted in two fatalities. For the…

Nigeria. Les autorités manquent à leur devoir envers les jeunes captives ayant échappé à Boko Haram – Nouveau rapport Ces filles ont enduré leur enlèvement, de l’esclavage sexuel et d’autres crimes aux mains de Boko Haram. Souvent, leur…

Nigeria: Girls failed by authorities after escaping Boko Haram captivity – new report Girls endured abduction, sexual slavery and other crimes by Boko Haram Escape was often followed by further violations in military detention Girls continue to be neglected…

Highlights • In week 23, the number of new confirmed cases is the same as in epi week 22, 2024. These were reported in Edo, Bauchi and Kogi States (Table 3) • Cumulatively from week 1 to 23,…

HIGHLIGHTS  As of 26 May, 2024, 40,929 suspected cases of diphtheria have been reported since 2023 across seven countries: Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, Niger, Mauritania, and South Africa.  Mauritania has not reported cases since epidemiological week…

Featured in this issue Women Face the Toughest Hurdles in Northeast Nigeria Chi Lael and Kelechi Onyemaobi write about the gloomy food and nutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States. WFP supports up to 1 million people with…

Situation Overview On 24 December 2023, heightened tensions between farmers and herders resulted in a series of attacks against civilians in Plateau State in the North-Central region, affecting Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, and Mangu Local Government Areas (LGAs).…