Uganda
The year 2023 started with Uganda reaching a significant milestone in addressing health emergencies. On 11 January, the Sudan Ebolavirus outbreak was declared over, after being contained within 69 days. For WHO, these were 69 sleepless…
Zimbabwe + 1 more
HARARE – The Word Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of US$1 million from the Republic of Korea to meet the nutrition needs of 22,000 people adversely impacted by the El Niño-induced drought, which has…
Malawi
World Food Programme urgently needs funds to expand irrigation projects as communities across Southern Africa reel from El Niño “My child is always crying,” says farmer Martha Kalumbi. “Doctors tell me she is starving and getting malnourished.…
Somalia
Forum participants stress the urgency of immediate preparations to reduce the impacts of prolonged dry spells and address the challenges faced by vulnerable communities, particularly those in drought-prone areas. 10 September 2024, Mogadishu, Somalia – The National…
South Sudan + 1 more
MABAN, South Sudan, 11 September 2024 – Refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan are facing hunger and disease in South Sudan as humanitarian funding dries up, food rations are squeezed, and the cost of food soars, Save…
Kenya
KEY MESSAGES • Kenya is vulnerable to Highly infectious Diseases (HIDs) such as Ebola due to its porous borders with countries that have experienced several outbreaks. • Community members prefer traditional/religious healers as their first choice of care,…
Zimbabwe
Highlights 7.6 million people (50 per cent of the total population) in the country are facing food insecurity (2024 rural and urban Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC). Further child wasting is worsening from 4.1 per cent to…
Sudan
El Director General de la OMS, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, y la Directora Regional, Dra. Hanan Balkhy, concluyeron ayer una misión de dos días a Puerto Sudán, donde reafirmaron el compromiso de la OMS para llegar…
South Africa
Abstract/Description Conventional water resource governance and monitoring systems, while essential, are falling short of requirements to address urgent challenges and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the global north and wealthy regions are typically overrepresented in…
Zambia + 3 more
The Government of India has extended humanitarian assistance to the Government and people of the Republic of Malawi, Government and people of the Republic of Zambia and Government and people of the Republic of Zimbabwe to…
