Reports

Evaluating the 2018 Cerebrospinal Meningitis Response in Nigeria This week’s editorial focuses on After Action Reviews (AAR), as one of the four components of International Health Regulation Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (IHR MEF), and Nigeria’s adaptation of…

Certain events in our lives are so momentous that we shall always remember where we were and what we did when those events occurred. Many of us will surely remember where we were in the…

Developing Medium-term Strategies for Cholera Control in Nigeria As part of preparedness to develop medium and long term interventions for cholera control, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with the National Primary Healthcare Development…

Emergency preparedness saves lives, reduces the impact of crises on vulnerable people's livelihoods and is much more cost-effective than repeated humanitarian action. This story shows how WFP's early warning analysis led to early action in the…

Risk profiling, vulnerability assessment, and resource mapping for health emergency planning in Nigeria The strategic risk assessment of public health events is critical for any country’s emergency preparedness. It guides risk informed programming that will catalyse action…

GPP conducts a scoping mission in Ghana An Inter-agency team (FAO, IOM, OCHA and UNICEF) was fielded to Ghana to develop a proposal of an in-depth Diagnostic Review on 14-18 May 2018. This mission was requested by…

Prioritising Niger'as Lassa fever research and development roadmap Between January and May 2018, Nigeria experienced its largest reported outbreak of Lassa fever. In responding to the outbreak, critical questions were raised concerning the disease for which answers…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster In early 2017, Chad was found to have pockets of severe food insecurity with population facing serious nutritional issues. According to the Cadre Harmonisé, of March 2017, about 13,102 people were then…

AT A GLANCE Country Togo Risks Development gains lost from flooding and land degradation Area of Engagement Building resilience at community level, strengthening hydromet services and early warning systems A combination of drainage system and hydromet system improvements, coupled with…

12 June 2018 – Bangui “The Central African Republic has made a good start in preparing for a possible Ebola outbreak,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), at the end…