Conflict threatens global health security as children miss out on life-saving vaccines: report Save the Children calls on world leaders to deliver global ceasefire to help fight spread of COVID-19 ...
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Conflict threatens global health security as children miss out on life-saving vaccines: report Save the Children calls on world leaders to deliver global ceasefire to help fight spread of COVID-19 ...
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Disease outbreaks in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), January to December 2019 In 2019 alone, eight countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) experienced major outbreaks of high threat...
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Current major event CCHF cases continuously reported in Afghanistan A continuation of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) outbreak from Afghanistan has been observed with more cases and deaths...
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Current major event Polio upsurge in Pakistan Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, continue to be the last three polioendemic countries globally. Since late 2018, Pakistan has experienced significant...
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New estimates find dangerous stagnation of global vaccination rates, due to conflict, inequality and complacency NEW YORK/GENEVA, 15 July 2019 – 20 million children worldwide – more than 1 in 10 –...
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Current major event Disease outbreaks in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), January to December 2018 A total of 10 outbreaks were reported in the countries of WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR)...
Syria + 11 more
Current major event Hepatitis A outbreak in Northern Aleppo The Ministry of Health of Syria has reported a cluster of acute jaundice syndrome cases in the northwest area of Aleppo. Laboratory tests...
Pakistan + 11 more
Current major event Multidrug-resistant typhoid fever in Pakistan Since November 2016, there has been an increase in the number of cases of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhoid (MDR S. Typhi) fever...
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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...
Afghanistan + 14 more
Current major event EWARN in humanitarian emergencies As many as seven countries– Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Syria in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region have established an early...
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Current major event GOARN and outbreak response in EMR The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) convened its 23rd steering committee meeting in New York, 20-21 June 2018. The aim of the...
Afghanistan + 9 more
Current major event Upsurge of CCHF cases in Afghanistan An upsurge in the number of the reported cases of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) from Afghanistan has been reported during 2018. The...
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Current major event Health threats reported in 2017 In 2017, a variety of emerging and reemerging infectious disease threats were reported in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Most of the...
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Background The Global Early Warning – Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report is part...
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IRIN’s editors sketch out the gloomy-looking horizon for next year From the Rohingya to South Sudan, hurricanes to famine, 2017 was full of disasters and crises. But 2018 is shaping up to be even...
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As host to some of the world’s biggest emergencies, the Eastern Mediterranean Region carries the largest burden of people in need of aid, with more than 76 million people directly or indirectly...
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Current major event Diphtheria in Yemen A significant increase in suspected diphtheria cases has recently been reported in Yemen between epidemiological week no 33 and 44. A total number of 118...