Reports

Highlights The recent Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) shows that the food security situation in the Karamoja sub-region has deteriorated, with 520,000 people currently food-insecure (Phase 3+) compared with 360,000 in 2021. 22,740 children are projected…

HIGHLIGHTS With more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases now recorded daily, South Africa is the worst-affected country on the African continent. In Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the number of COVID-19 cases has doubled in about two weeks. In East…

HIGHLIGHTS June was a critical month for the COVID-19 outbreak across Southern and Eastern Africa. COVID-19 cases more than quadrupled in Malawi and South Africa; more than tripled in Kenya, Mozambique and Zimbabwe; and more than doubled in…

HIGHLIGHTS Several countries in Southern and Eastern Africa have reported a significant uptick in daily cases over the past weeks, including Sudan, South Africa and Zambia. Although all countries in the region have reported cases, many are relaxing…

Protracted and new disasters have impacted a staggering number of people in Eastern and Southern Africa, and in 2020, will require substantial effort in terms of emergency preparedness and response strategies, mechanisms, tools and partnerships. More…

Households deplete food stocks atypically early in several areas of the region Key Messages Poor households in several parts of the region have exhausted own produced foods atypically early than normal following the significantly below average harvest. These…

Food insecurity continues to rise in Southern Africa - new SADC Report: Projection puts 41 million at risk 10 July 2019, Gaborone, Botswana - According to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 2019 Synthesis Report on the…

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 72 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key new and…

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 73 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key new and ongoing events, including: Anthrax…

Food security outcomes marginally improve with the harvest across the region Key Messages Despite the start of the harvest; Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is present in areas of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, DRC, and Lesotho. Humanitarian assistance is mitigating outcomes…