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...
World + 11 more
Nairobi, 18 March 2024 -- As European Union (EU) Institutions and Member States meet in Brussels, Belgium this week to discuss today’s most pressing humanitarian crises, the InterAgency Working Group...
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...
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,...
Ethiopia + 10 more
In Eastern Africa, humanitarian needs continued to be driven by severe climate events (droughts and floods), conflicts, disease outbreaks, and economic shocks throughout 2023 and into 2024. These...
Afghanistan + 16 more
Highlights Inequitable access to nutritious diets, nutrition services and positive nutrition and care practices has compounded global gender inequality, undermining women’s and girls’ ability to live...
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...
Colombia + 17 more
The Start Fund monthly risk briefing reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations; therefore, ongoing events that are considered to be unchanged are not featured and risks that are beyond the...
DR Congo + 3 more
As the Great Lakes region of Africa is suffering from major humanitarian crises caused by conflict, violence and natural disasters, the Commission is announcing new humanitarian aid worth almost €70...
Madagascar + 10 more
OVERVIEW El Niño brings high temperatures and below-average rainfall to Southern Africa from November to April, significantly affecting agriculture and leading to water scarcity, food shortages, and...
Tanzania + 1 more
In Numbers USD 12.7 million six-month (March – August 2024) net funding requirements 2,800 metric tons of food commodities procured since the beginning of 2024 245,000 Tanzanians and refugees...
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 + 23 more
''During the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, the WHO African Region’s longstanding efforts to strengthen emergency preparedness and response (EPR) capacity across the region contributed to the swift and...
Angola + 11 more
In Southern Africa, the El Niño weather phenomenon is a significant factor, driving humanitarian needs. Its effects, including drought, erratic rainfall, flooding, and high temperatures, vary across...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides...
Description of the crisis Following the onset of El-Niño in October 2023, the situation in Tanzania has escalated into a humanitarian crisis. In Hanang District, Manyara Region, intense rainfall...
Strengthening capacities to contain and control the disease will safeguard food and livelihood security. 11 March 2024, Rome -- Banana production is a major contributor to Tanzania's economy, in...
Burundi + 5 more
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Burundi + 6 more
TOTAL POPULATION 332 800 85 600 refugees in camps and urban areas 2 600 asylum seekers 235 600 assisted returnees 8 200 internally displaced persons 800 persons at risk of statelessness Statistics as...
Tanzania + 2 more
In Numbers USD 16.7 million six-month (February – July 2024) net funding requirements 2,800 metric tons of food commodities procured since the beginning of 2024 198,988 Burundian and Congolese...