Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall report. The month under review recorded 8.5 mm of rains with fair temporal and even spatial distribution. Amount recorded was below the long term averages at this time of…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall report: A few places got some light showers in the first week of July which was above average. This was not normal. Vegetation condition: Pasture and browse conditions are fair…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ Period’s weather characterized by low day and night temperature with heavy to moderate cloud cover and few sunny hours. ▪ Vegetation had an above normal greenness condition. ▪ Forage availability was…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • During the month ,some showers were received, mainly in the southern parts of the county, totaling 18mm. • The 3-month VCI for Garissa County has declined from 84 in the…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The county did not experience any rainfall during the reporting month. ▪ The forage and browse conditions remain good to fair occasioned by the effect of the MAM season rains. ▪…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification The performance of March to May 2024 rainfall was above average triggering substantial improvement in environmental and majority of production indicators. The sentinel sites data indicated that the county is in…

HIGHLIGHTS • Famine conditions have been confirmed in Zamzam IDP camp near Al Fasher, North Darfur State. Thousands more are likely experiencing similar conditions in 13 other areas at risk of famine. • Heavy rains and flooding; disease…

New cases for epi-week 34 • 222 new cholera cases were reported from 16 districts. • 154 (69%) severe cases were reported • 112 (50%) were children below 5 years • 116 (52%) were female • No death…

Highlights  On 25 August, the Arba’at Dam, located about 38 km northwest of Port Sudan, Red Sea State, collapsed due to flash flooding caused by heavy rains severely affecting more than 50,000 people. This dam is the…

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Cholera in Zimbabwe (End of outbreak declaration) Mpox in Burundi For each of these events, a brief description, followed by public…