Reports

Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 67 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key ongoing events,…

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 68 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key ongoing events,…

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 67 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key new and…

Highlights During the first half of 2017, 369,042 children were screened for acute malnutrition and 23,631 severely acute malnourished (SAM) children were treated with UNICEF support. UNICEF supported 8,050 conflict returnees from Malawi, living in a camp in…

Published: February 16, 2017 | By Nick Hanson-James Zimbabwe is facing an imminent crisis that will require an international humanitarian response in the near to medium-term future, with appropriate security measures for humanitarian workers. The dire economic…

Situation analysis Heavy rains experienced in the first quarter of 2015 caused flooding in 15 of the 28 districts in Malawi, most of which were located in the southern part of the country. The Southern Region of…

Foreword 2015 was a challenging year for Malawi as it was confronted by climate shock and a fragile macroeconomic situation. The United Nations (UN) successfully supported and coordinated the government led humanitarian response to food insecurity and…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster From November 2014 until late January 2015, Northern and Central parts of Mozambique experienced extensive rainfall which caused serious flooding in many regions. The most critical area affected was in the centre…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Heavy rains experienced in the first quarter of 2015 caused flooding in 15 of the 28 districts in Malawi, most of which were located in the southern part of the country.…

Summary The Southern Region of Malawi received 400% higher rains than usual (compared to the Long Term Mean) causing the Shire River to reach its highest level in 30 years. Heavy rains experienced in the first quarter of…