Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Measles in Mauritania Cholera in the United Republic of Tanzania...
Nigeria + 40 more
Nigeria + 40 more
Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Measles in Mauritania Cholera in the United Republic of Tanzania...
Ghana + 1 more
Country Overview With the deterioration of the situation in Burkina Faso, over 15,000 asylum seekers are estimated to have crossed the border into the Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana. The...
Burkina Faso + 7 more
Context: The Central Sahel area, and in particular the Liptako Gourma region, which borders Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is affected by a complex crisis involving growing competition over dwindling...
Burkina Faso + 7 more
Contexte: La région du Sahel central, et plus particulièrement la zone du Liptako Gourma, qui enjambe le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger, est témoin d’une crise complexe qui comprend comme enjeux...
Burkina Faso + 33 more
Fetching water is a demanding task, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa where it is common for people to spend over 30 minutes for a single water fetching trip. This task falls mostly on women and...
DR Congo + 16 more
FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW In West and Central Africa, the effects of climate change encompass both slow-onset phenomena, such as rising temperatures and droughts, as well as sudden onset events,...
Burkina Faso + 14 more
HIGHLIGHTS In the WHO African region, since the beginning of the outbreak in 2023 as of March 3, 2024, a total of 222,011 suspected cases of dengue, including 101,226 confirmed and probable cases and...
World + 18 more
Influenza During Epidemiological week (Epiweek) 7, 18 countries in the WHO African region (WHO AFR) contributed virological data for analysis - Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African...
Ethiopia + 5 more
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2024 - The World Bank Board of Directors today approved an additional $40 million in IDA* grants to the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR** Climate Research for Africa project...
Burkina Faso + 10 more
Les Ministres de la santé des pays africains les plus touchés par le paludisme se sont engagés aujourd’hui à intensifier l’action visant à mettre fin aux décès dus à la maladie. Ils ont annoncé leur...
World + 19 more
Jean Kaseya, Nebiyu Dereje, Raji Tajudeen, Alain Ngashi Ngongo, Nicaise Ndembi, Mosoka Papa Fallah Summary box Climate change has direct and indirect effects on the public health. Africa has been...
World + 17 more
Chad: Security forces kill political opposition leader Amid escalating tensions in the run-up to the presidential elections scheduled for May, security forces killed opposition leader Yaya Dillo on...
World + 42 more
Headlines Tomorrow the 8th of March is International Women's Day and to mark the occasion, you are invited to attend a webinar about the powerful impact of women in the global effort to eradicate...
Burkina Faso + 5 more
Refugees / IDP’s : 38 884 All refugees in Burkina Faso 2 062 534 Internally Displaced People. (CONASUR - 31/03/23) 983 284 estimated new displacements i 2023 (OCHA)
Burkina Faso + 10 more
Los Ministros de Salud de los países de África con la mayor carga de paludismo se comprometieron hoy a acelerar las medidas para poner fin a las muertes por esta enfermedad y abordar de manera...
World + 65 more
Overview: In East Africa, planting of Belg season maize is underway in Ethiopia, and planting of main season cereals is underway in the south of the region. Conditions are generally favourable except...
Côte d'Ivoire + 4 more
Context Since 2012, armed conflict has escalated in the central Sahel, leading to a continuous increase in forced displacement. Currently, 2.8 million people are internally displaced across Burkina...
World + 24 more
INTRODUCTION Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH) is among the highest priorities for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations (UN)...
Burkina Faso + 10 more
Yaoundé, 6 March — Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria committed today to accelerated action to end deaths from the disease. They pledged to sustainably and...
DR Congo + 8 more
Principales préoccupations Alors que le cyclone Eleanor s'approche de l'île Maurice, les autorités locales mettent en garde contre la propagation de nouveaux cas de dengue. Les utilisateurs en ligne...