Democratic Republic of the Congo + 9 more
Goma, DRC, 21 October 2019 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its nine neighbouring countries today, during a meeting of ministers, senior health and immigration officials and partners in Goma, endorsed a joint…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 9 more
The meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) to review the current Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo took place on…
Burundi + 2 more
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster On 1 August 2018, just one week after the declaration of the end of the Ebola outbreak in Equator province, the 10th Ebola epidemic of the DRC was declared in the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 4 more
1. Situation update In the past week, from 7 to 13 October, 15 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases were reported from five health zones in two affected provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
Nigeria
Strengthening Regional Health Security: NCDC Hosts Cholera Genetic Sequencing Workshop for West Africa Nigeria and other countries in West Africa continue to experience outbreaks of cholera every year. Despite the reduction in cases in the last two…
Burundi + 1 more
Highlights The risk of cross-border transmission of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Burundi remains high with six cases of EVD confirmed in South Kivu in DRC close to the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 6 more
HIGHLIGHTS Average weekly EVD case counts decrease in September, but health actors remain concerned about ongoing transmission in hotspots GoDRC and WHO release SRP 4, delineating plans to strengthen EVD response activities High-level USG delegation visits ETU in North…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 4 more
Situation update In the past week, from 30 September to 6 October, 14 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases, with an additional nine deaths, have been reported from seven health zones in two affected provinces in…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 4 more
1. SITUATION ANALYSIS 1.1. Description of the disaster The ninth outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was reported by the DRC Ministry of Health on 8 May 2018 in the Bikoro and Iboko health zones (Equateur province). This…
Burundi + 5 more
FROM THE CHIEF OF MISSION’S DESK Welcome to the July-August 2019 edition of the IOM Burundi newsletter. This edition’s highlights include recent project launches with the Governments of Japan and the Netherlands, support for Burundi’s Diaspora Week,…
