Reports

Regional Plan of Action for Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness in East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster An Ebola epidemic that started in March 2014 in Guinea has relentlessly continued to claim lives…

ABSTRACT Background: The first ever outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Nigeria was declared in July, 2014. Level of public knowledge, perception and adequacy of information on EVD were unknown. We assessed the public preparedness level…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster In February 2014, there was an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Guinea, which has spread to Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone causing untold hardship and hundreds…

By Abdoulaye Diallo Project Manager, Disaster Law Project, Senegalese Red Cross Inspired by the "Guidelines for the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief disaster and initial recovery assistance" (IDRL Guidelines) adopted unanimously at the 30th International…

The ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (Midimar) has launched a web portal that will facilitate disaster data and information sharing as well as improve response to disasters. The portal has been developed with the support…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster February 2014, there was an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Guinea, which spread to Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone causing untold hardship and hundreds of…

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which has affected thousands of people and left deep scars on whole communities and countries, was confirmed one year ago. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement says complacency…

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which has affected thousands of people and left deep scars on whole communities and countries, was confirmed one year ago. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement says complacency…

LONDON, 19 March 2015 (IRIN) - New cases of Ebola are now tailing off in Liberia and Sierra Leone, and research scientists are racing against time to learn as much as possible about what is normally…

By Kristin Bergtora Sandvik While the humanitarian community is still struggling to help end the Ebola epidemic, talk about lessons learned and the need for critical evaluations have been on the way for some time already. Here,…