6 updates found
Toggle text
18 Dec 2003

Mali
Mali: Cholera outbreak spreads death toll rises to 106

Report
— IRIN
ABIDJAN, 18 December (IRIN) - The death toll from a cholera outbreak that has swept through the Niger river valley in Mali since early November has reached 106, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
WHO quoted officials of Mali's Ministry of Health as saying that 1,216 cases of cholera and 106 deaths had been reported by 12 December, giving a fatality rate of 8.72 percent.

Most of the cases were recorded in and around the towns of Bamako, Koulikoro, Segou, Mopti and Timbuktu near the Niger River. But WHO said in its latest update on the cholera outbreak

IRIN:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

Une sélection d'articles d'IRIN sont publiés sur ReliefWeb. Trouvez d'autres articles et analyses d'IRIN sur http://www.irinnews.org

This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

Toggle text
17 Dec 2003

Mali
Disease outbreak reported: Cholera in Mali - update 2

Report
— World Health Organization
As of 12 December 2003, the Ministry of Health, Mali has reported a total number of 1216 cases, including 106 deaths (case fatality rate, 8.72%) in Koulikoro, Segou, Mopti, Tombouctou, Sikasso regions and in Bamako. (see previous report ).
The outbreak appears to be in decline in Koulikoro and Segou regions but is still not under control in Mopti region. In addition, cholera cases have recently been registered in Sikasso region.

The team from the WHO Global Task Force on Cholera Control is assisting the Ministry of Health in assessing the

Toggle text
10 Dec 2003

Burkina Faso + 5 others
Sahel Sub-Regional Programmes Appeal No. 01.41/2003 Programme Update No 2

Report
— IFRC
Download PDF (71.15 KB)
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org
Appeal no. 01.41/2003;

Appeal target: CHF 349,372 (USD 239,722 or EUR 237,536)

Programme Update no.2;

Period covered: April to Nove mber 2003

In Brief

Appeal coverage: 57.1%;

Outstanding needs: CHF 150,000 (USD 115,500 or EUR 96,900

Related Emergency Appeals:

    Toggle text
    09 Dec 2003

    Burkina Faso + 5 others
    Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal: Heavy Rains and Floods Appeal No. 20/03 Operation Update No. 1

    Report
    — IFRC
    Download PDF (81.75 KB)
    Appeal launched on 2 October 2003 for CHF 802,000 (US D 607,934 or EUR 520,406) for 4 months for 29,000 beneficiaries. This Update extends this Appeal for 5 months until 30 June 2003.
    Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 125,000 (CHF 80,000 reimbursed)

    Period covered: October -November 2003

    The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers

    Toggle text
    04 Dec 2003

    Mali
    Disease outbreak reported: Cholera in Mali - update

    Report
    — World Health Organization
    As of 2 December 2003, the Ministry of Health, Mali has reported a total number of 1 149 cases, including 78 deaths in the Koulikoro, Segou and Mopti regions (see previous report) .
    Médecins sans Frontières and Médecins du Monde are providing technical assistance and supplies. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the WHO Global Task Force on Cholera Control is sending an intervention team and cholera kits.

    Informing humanitarians worldwide.

    A service provided by OCHA

    ReliefWeb has been the leading online source for reliable and timely humanitarian information on global crises and disasters since 1996.
    Learn more about ReliefWeb

    From the Blog

    Find humanitarian information by Country, Disaster… and now by ‘Topic’

    Staying up to date in your area of humanitarian expertise is always important, so we have decided to introduce a content service called “Topics” to help you achieve this. ReliefWeb’s current design...

    Connect With ReliefWeb

    Related Sites

    Submit Content

    Share information through ReliefWeb to better inform humanitarians worldwide.

    How to submit content

    Tools