Reports

Description of the Disaster In March, 2013, there was an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, resulting in about 7,573 deaths of 19,463 cases by 24 December 2015, according to…

By Jean-Matthew Tamba, IFRC When the Ebola virus disease erupted in Guinea in December 2013 and quickly spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, Gambians considered the outbreak as a distant cry until six months later when it…

Appeal History This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on 25 February 2014 for CHF 1,136,640 for 12 months to assist up to 10,000 households (50,000 beneficiaries) in 10 IDPs camps in Bangui. Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF…

Description of the disaster An Ebola epidemic that began in March 2014 in Guinea continued to claim lives and to spread to other countries (Liberia and Sierra Leone) in West Africa. The Ebola outbreak is on record…

By Awa Diedhiou DAKAR, 19 September 2016 - The government of Senegal is harnessing cutting-edge information and communications technology to manage and reduce disaster risk, with the aim of curbing deaths and economic losses caused by natural…

Combined Monthly Ebola Operations Update No 36 30 August 2016 Current epidemiological situation, country-specific information + Post-Ebola systems strengthening The Ebola disease which started in March 2014 claimed a total of 28,616 lives in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and also…

The dialogue leading up to the WHS has cast a spotlight on humanitarian cash transfers. Significant global attention has centered on the role of cash transfers in bringing efficiency to the humanitarian system and improving outcomes…

By Evelyne Karanja NAIROBI, August 8, 2016 - Two years after the largest ever outbreak of Ebola, the affected West African countries are moving to reduce mortality from future disaster events by bringing disaster risk management and…

Current epidemiological situation, country-specific information + Post-Ebola systems strengthening Guinea declared an end to Ebola virus transmission on 1 June. On 9 June the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the most recent outbreak of…

The ambassador of Japan to Rwanda TAKAYUKI MIYASHITA reaffirmed the commitment of his country to continue to support Rwanda in the areas of Refugees and Disaster Management. He made the note on Monday July, 25 as…