Reports

With funding from the European Commission's Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), Christian Aid has launched a project to strengthen disaster preparedness in Nigeria - with a focus on flooding - by improving early warning…

Improving preparedness and response: The Lassa fever after action review Following the end of the emergency phase of the 2018 Lassa fever outbreak, a critical next step is a review of the outbreak and response activities. This…

It’s been ten days since Jean René* lost his brother to Ebola virus disease (EVD). "My brother’s wife has come to live with my family," said Jean René, who lives in a community about 20 kilometers north…

24th May 2018 - Geneva, Switzerland: The Troika Ministers of Health in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held an Extra Ordinary Meeting on 23rd May 2018, in the margins of the 71st World Health Assembly…

Operational Updates Sahel Shock Response (SSR): Poor rainfalls in 2017 ruined livestock and harvest in pastoralist areas of northern Senegal and affected livelihoods, leading to an early onset of the hunger season. The situation has been deteriorating…

The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the support of WHO and partners, is preparing to vaccinate high risk populations against Ebola virus disease (EVD) in affected health zones. Health workers operating in affected areas…

The 1st meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo took place on…

MAY 14, 2018 Amanda Glassman, Liesl Schnabel and Rebecca Forman On May 8, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared a new Ebola outbreak. To date, the DRC’s Ministry of Health has reported 34 cases of Ebola.…

Banjul, 6 – 12 May 2018 - The UNESCO Regional Office in Dakar will support the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) to organize a community and school outreach awareness raising program on flooding, in the riverine…

Building capacity for Lassa Fever clinical management and diagnostics As the Lassa fever outbreak declines, a critical review of various pillars of the outbreak response is being carried out. This will inform interventions and preparedness towards the…