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...
Mali + 17 more
SITUATION OVERVIEW In 2023, children and their families in West and Central Africa remained exposed to fragile and increasingly life-threatening environments, with 48.4 million children in need of...
Togo + 1 more
Current Situation Despite growing insecurity and an increasingly complex crisis in neighbouring Burkina Faso, the Republic of Togo continues to uphold and respect commitments to receive and host...
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...
Malawi + 30 more
Overview Data as of 29 February 2024 In February 2024 (corresponding to the epidemiological weeks from 5 to 8), a total of 37 269 new cholera cases were reported from 20 countries across three WHO...
World + 54 more
KEY MESSAGES ↗International prices of all major cereals declined in February 2024. Ample supplies and strong competition among exporters underpinned a decline in wheat and maize prices. International...
Zambia + 17 more
Overview The cholera outbreak in the WHO African Region has affected 18 countries over the last two years. Five countries are categorized as being in acute crisis (Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
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...
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 + 22 more
Nationality laws which do not grant women equality with men in conferring nationality on their children are a cause of statelessness and a concern for UNHCR.1 Since 2012, UNHCR has issued an annual...
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...
World + 51 more
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking analysis of the food situation across the globe, focusing on the cereal production outlook, market situation and food...
Nigeria + 5 more
En pleine période de pic de fièvre de Lassa, le Nigeria subit de nouvelles flambées épidémiques Abuja, Nigéria, 27 février 2024 – Le consortium INTEGRATE, une alliance mondiale inédite de chercheurs,...
Nigeria + 5 more
Nigeria enters Lassa fever peak season with new outbreaks underway Abuja, Nigeria, 27 February 2024 – A first-of-its-kind global alliance of researchers, humanitarians, and health workers called the...
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...
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)
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...
Nigeria + 40 more
Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Malaria in Ethiopia Measles in Uganda Floods in the Democratic...