Ghana
Disasters
- Ghana: Floods - Jul 2017
- West Africa: Armyworm Infestation - Mar 2017
- Ghana: Cholera Outbreak - Oct 2016
- Ghana: Floods - Jun 2015
- Ghana: Cholera Outbreak - Aug 2014
- Ghana: Floods - Apr 2013
- Ghana: Cholera Outbreak - Jan 2013
- Ghana: Cholera Outbreak - Apr 2012
- Ghana: Yellow Fever Outbreak - Nov 2011
- Ghana: Floods - Jul 2011
Maps & Infographics
Heavy rainfall and flooding continues in Kenya, Somalia, and costal Tanzania
Africa Weather Hazards
Due to poor rainfall since November western Namibia is in a severe drought. Conditions may worsen as limited rain is forecast next week.
In southwestern Madagascar, an uneven and inadequate rainfall distribution since the start of the rainfall season has resulted in severe drought. Drought conditions are likely to persist.
OVERVIEW
The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 61 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key ongoing events, including:
Cholera in Congo
Cholera in Zimbabwe
Lassa fever in Nigeria
Humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
Humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD:
4,595 STRANDED MIGRANTS RETURNED HOME VIA CHARTERED FLIGHTS
439 STRANDED MIGRANTS RETURNED HOME VIA COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS
In Numbers
43,000 beneficiaries targeted for Nutrition support
30,000 adolescent girls receive take-home rations as incentive for school attendance
10,000 smallholder farmers targeted for capacity strengthening and market linkages
US$ 0.17m cash based transfers made
US$ 5.1m six months (April-Sept 2018) net funding requirements, representing 50% of total
29,006 people assisted in March 2018
Operational Updates
Covering mixed migration to, through & from NORTH AFRICA MIXED MIGRATION HUB
About: MHub is the regional knowledge hub and secretariat for the North Africa Mixed Migration Task Force, comprising of DRC, IOM, OHCHR, RMMS, Save the Children, UNHCR, UNICEF and UNODC. It promotes a human rights-based approach to ensure the protection of people moving in mixed and complex flows to, through and from North Africa.
Key Messages
Ending the AIDS epidemic in Africa is within reach. A decade of transformation has set the stage, and the global community is united behind the goal to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
Political leadership, efficiencies and community engagement have driven high returns on the investments made in Africa’s HIV responses.
Le HCR Togo appuie le gouvernement à travers la formation sur les IDP
La formation sur les IDP tenue à Dakar en avril 2017 a été restituée aux partenaires gouvernementaux lors d’un atelier tenu à Lomé
Intégration locale : mission du bureau régional dans les secteurs de Livelihoods et de la santé
Dans le cadre des nouvelles stratégies Livelihoods et santé, une mission du bureau régional a séjourné au Togo
Rapatriement volontaire : le HCR Togo veut renforcer le processus
Le contexte de déplacement au Mali reste complexe et fluide. Des mouvements de personnes déplacées résidant actuellement dans les régions du sud vers les régions du nord continuent d'être signalés. Alors que certains ont indiqué être retournés définitivement, d'autres déplacés expliquent faire des allers-retours entre le lieu de déplacement et le lieu d'origine.
This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 58 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key ongoing events, including:
Cholera in Zimbabwe
Lassa fever in Liberia
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Namibia
Cholera in Uganda
Humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia
Humanitarian crisis in Niger
Red Cross Red Crescent best practice in Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) to prevent, prepare for and respond to epidemics in West Africa
Preparing for and preventing epidemics
Preventing outbreaks of disease is a key priority for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Stopping an outbreak before it spreads out of control saves lives, protects livelihoods and supports long term development.
Documenting best practices and lessons learned in Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) to prevent epidemics in West Africa
West Africa / 2017
New study: The climate change inequality at the heart of the Commonwealth
Rainfall brings some relief to Ethiopia, but causes flooding and fatalities in Kenya
Africa Weather Hazards
Due to poor rainfall since November western Namibia is in a severe drought. Conditions may worsen as limited rain is forecast next week.
In southwestern Madagascar, an uneven and inadequate rainfall distribution since the start of the rainfall season has resulted in severe drought. Drought conditions are likely to persist.
International Women’s Day with refugee women in Abidjan
2018 repatriation activities official launch in Danane
48 refugee households sensitized on Self-reliance in Tabou.
Main Activities
Voluntary Repatriation of Ivorian Refugees
On 01 March, 28 households of 103 Ivorian refugees were repatriated back to Cote D’Ivoire from Guinea through the CDI-Guinea’s Border with UNHCR support.
All figures are displayed in USD
288.8 M required for 2018
25.0 M contributions received, representing 9% of requirements
263.8 M funding gap for West Africa
IOM works with national and local authorities in order to gain better understanding of population movements throughout West and Central Africa. Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) allow IOM to quantify and qualify migration flows, trends, and routes, at entry, transit or exit points (such as border crossing posts, bus stations, rest areas, police checkpoints and reception centers).
KEY MESSAGES
↗ International prices of wheat and maize rose in March for the third consecutive month and averaged more than 10 percent above their levels in December 2017. Prices were mainly supported by concerns over the impact of prolonged dryness in key-growing areas of the United States of America and Argentina, coupled with strong demand. International rice prices remained relatively stable.
