Reports

Description of the Event What happened, where and when? Since the end of 2023 and early 2024, heavier-than-usual rainfall during the rainy season, due to climate change, has caused rivers and lakes in eastern DRC to overflow their…

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 22nd May 2024 —The Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and National Public Health Agency with support of WHO and other partners including UNICEF, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Brayden G Schindell, Bev Fredborg, Kaarina Kowalec, Souradet Shaw, Jia B Kangbai, Jason Kindrachuk Abstract Background The West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic resulted in >28 000 disease cases and >11 000 fatalities. The unprecedented number of…

L’UNOPS avec la Banque mondiale, a remis le premier lot d’équipements de santé au ministère de la Santé publique, de la Population et des Affaires Sociales Niamey, 20 mai 2024 - En présence du Dr Garba Hakimi,…

UNOPS is working with the government of Niger to strengthen the public healthcare system's infectious diseases preparedness and emergency response capacity, with funding from the World Bank. Using more than $37 million in funding from the World…

Introduction Climate change has lasting impacts on human health and disproportionately affects women and girls. Women, girls and marginalized groups who are largely dependent on natural resources for livelihoods are among the hardest hit by extreme weather patterns.…

INTRODUCTION Climate change has lasting impacts on human health and disproportionately affects women and girls. Women, girls and marginalized groups who are largely dependent on natural resources for livelihoods are among the hardest hit by extreme weather patterns.…

Highlights WFP Executive Director visit: Ms Cindy McCain, WFP Executive Director, visited DRC in early March amidst a severe displacement crisis in the eastern regions where fighting intensified recently. The ED’s visit put the spotlight on the…

CRISIS OVERVIEW Niger has become a country of transit and destination for people on the move. Until 3 May, Niger was hosting around 417,000 refugees and asylum seekers, primarily from Nigeria (over 57%) and Mali (over 31%),…

Accès limité à l’eau, aux services de santé et aux moyens de subsistance À l’instar des autres pays de la région, le Burkina Faso connaît un contexte sécuritaire de plus en plus difficile, provoquant d’intenses déplacements de…