United Republic of Tanzania
Disasters
- Tanzania: Floods - Apr 2018
- Southern Africa: Armyworm Infestation - Jan 2017
- Tanzania: Earthquake - Sept 2016
- Tanzania: Floods - Jan 2016
- Burundi/Tanzania: Cholera Outbreak - May 2015
- Tanzania: Hail Storms - Mar 2015
- Tanzania: Floods - Apr 2014
- Tanzania: Flash Floods - Jan 2014
- Tanzania: Floods and Landslides - Dec 2011
- Horn of Africa Crisis: 2011-2012
Most read reports
- Getting the frontline healthcare workers in Tanzania ready to tackle the Ebola Virus Disease threat
- IOM Donates Personal Protective Equipment Kits to Government Hospital in Tanzania
- Voluntary Repatriation of Burundian Refugees, from Tanzania to Burundi (16 Nov 2018)
- United Republic of Tanzania: Inter-agency Operational Update on the Burundi Refugee Situation 01 – 31 October 2018
- Stories of Impact: Building Capacity for Drought Resilience in Tanzania
Situation Update
The Ministry of Health (MoH), WHO and partners continue to respond to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By using proven public health measures as well as new tools at hand (immunization and therapeutics), WHO remains confident the outbreak can be contained and brought to an end, despite multifaceted challenges.
OVERVIEW
Volume I: Evaluation Report
DESCRIPTION
OVERVIEW
The 2019-2020 Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo presents the biannual inter-agency response to the renewed and heightened humanitarian challenge posed by the mounting number of Congolese refugees in the countries neighbouring the DRC, including existing refugee populations and new arrivals, and host communities.
Spotlight on Progress
Foreword
In 2018, the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) drastically worsened, spreading to previously unaffected areas and impacting the Great Lakes region. The ongoing conflicts across much of eastern and central DRC continue to cause significant displacement, damage to property and tragic loss of human life.
This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 57 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key new and ongoing events, including:
- Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lassa fever in Nigeria
- Measles in Mauritius
Humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.
Short-term pasture and water improvements likely over the Eastern Horn with late season rainfall
Key Messages
INTRODUCTION
The Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) has been a gamechanger for WHO. It allows WHO to respond rapidly to disease outbreaks and health emergencies - often in 24 hours or less. This saves lives and helps prevent unnecessary suffering. Furthermore, a quick response dramatically reduces the costs of controlling outbreaks and emergencies, as well as the wider social and economic impacts.
Highlights
10 out of the 21 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) have reported more than 36,820 cholera / AWD cases and 433 deaths (Case Fatality Rate, 1.2%), since the beginning of 2018.
These countries include; Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe accounts for 28.6 % (10,529) of the total case load reported this year, followed by Somalia at 17% (6,273).
In November, 26,000 new displacement were monitored by the UNHCR-led Protection and Returns Monitoring Network (PRMN), a decrease compared to last month. Half of the displacements occurred in Bakool region due to lack of livelihood as pastoralists search for greener pastures. In 2018 so far, PRMN has monitored 858,000 internal displacements due to conflicts, floods and drought.
It is estimated there are 2.6 million internally displaced people in Somalia.
KEY BURUNDIAN FIGURES AS OF 31 OCTOBER 2018
245,964 Burundian refugees and asylum-seekers living in Tanzania
96,602 Burundian population of concern in Nduta Camp
69,389 Burundian population of concern in Nyarugusu Camp pre and post influx
37,488 Burundian population of concern in Mtendeli Camp
Operational Highlights
This overview document presents 811 safety, security and access incidents affecting aid delivery in ten countries in East Africa between January 2017 and June 2018.
The report is based on incidents identified in open sources and reported by Aid in Danger partner agencies using the Security in Numbers Database (SiND). The focus is on countries where possible changing or emerging risks can be identified. The total number of reported incidents below reflects the willingness of agencies to share information. It is neither a complete count nor representative.
FAO and partners to scale up efforts to reduce the impacts of the pest on smallholders in Eastern Africa
06 December 2018, Kigali¬:— Recognizing the enormity of the challenge the Fall Armyworm poses on smallholder farmers, government representatives and partners stressed the need to bolster a novel community-based approach being promoted in Eastern Africa to assist farmers and development agents at the frontline to identify and manage the spread of the pest.
Highlights
PAS DE SECURITÈ NI DE DEVELOPPEMENT SANS RESPECT DES DROITS HUMAINS
Current major event
Transition from EWARN to routine surveillance
A three days workshop was conducted in Damascus, Syria from 8-10 August 2018 to disseminate findings of Early Warning Alert and Response Network (EWARN) evaluation in Syria. Participants included Ministry of Health (MOH) staff and technical EWARN officers. During this workshop the question of how and when to transition from EWARN to routine surveillance was examined.
Editorial note
