Reports

In Numbers 151 mt of food assistance distributed US$ 3.4 m cash-based transfers made US$ 32.2 m six months (December 2019 - May 2020) net funding requirements 423,724 people assisted in November 2019 Operational Updates Emergency Response and Preparedness • In November, 234,280…

2019 In Review: 10 Highlights for The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control In 2019, Nigeria experienced outbreaks of epidemic prone diseases including Lassa fever, yellow fever, cholera, measles and monkeypox. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…

Given the continued transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD), ongoing challenges with security in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and surrounding Priority 1 countries (currently Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda), it is crucial to maintain…

Developing Nigeria’s National Multi-Hazard Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan Given the tropical climate, population density and increasing migration, Nigeria is vulnerable to large outbreaks and other public health emergencies. Over the years, there has been…

Dry Season and Infectious Diseases: 5 Tips To Prevent Lassa Fever The dry season has begun in Nigeria. One of the main characteristics of the dry season is the winds known as harmattan, which brings fine sand…

SITUATION UPDATE As of 16 October, there were 3,233 cases (3,117 confirmed, 116 probable), 2,157 deaths, 1,038 survivors and about 3 patients confirmed with Ebola under care. During the reporting period, the risk of EVD spreading to…

UNESCO in collaboration with Challenge Company Limited, a company based in Japan, which develops and manufactures innovative products for Earthquake Early Warning System, has provided support to Ghana’s preparedness towards earthquake disaster risk reduction. In August 2019,…

Burundians across the country, especially women and children, remain vulnerable to humanitarian crisis due to high levels of poverty. This precarious situation is compounded by natural disasters (i.e., floods, landslides and rainfall deficits), population movements, epidemics…

Since August 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo, a neighbouring country of Rwanda, has been facing a large-scale Ebola epidemic in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. Since the outbreak began in August 2018,…

Highlights The EVD vaccination campaign for front-line workers was launched in August 2019 and ended in November. In total, 4,105 front-line workers were vaccinated. In collaboration with IOM, UNICEF Burundi supported a risk communication training for 24 community…