WHO and partners will carry out five major campaigns in Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan and Nigeria as part of a global push to reduce cholera deaths by 90 per cent by 2030.
Nigeria + 4 more
Nigeria + 4 more
WHO and partners will carry out five major campaigns in Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan and Nigeria as part of a global push to reduce cholera deaths by 90 per cent by 2030.
Uganda + 1 more
Nearly 70,000 Congolese have arrived in Uganda since the start of 2018. Living conditions coupled with limited access to safe and clean water are contributing to the spread of cholera.
DR Congo + 1 more
With over 300,000 displaced, many are living in informal sites without access to clean water, causing concern about deteriorating health leading to cases of severe malnutrition, measles or cholera epidemics.
DR Congo + 9 more
Intensified conflict and political instability, deepening food insecurity and simultaneous outbreaks of communicable diseases are driving a worsening humanitarian crisis across the region.
Uganda + 1 more
A lack of adequate funds is frustrating the response not only to the disease outbreak, but also to the wider needs of the new arrivals. As of 6 March, 1,466 suspected cases had been recorded.
WHO is providing technical guidance, capacity building and supplies, including cholera kits, information materials and protective equipment.
DR Congo + 1 more
In the past few weeks, more than 40,000 Congolese have crossed Lake Albert to Uganda, finding dire living conditions as facilities are overwhelmed by the number of people.
Uganda + 1 more
The Ministry of Health has deployed a Rapid Response Team of 10 cholera control specialists and medical supplies after 668 cholera cases were identified in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement.
El presente análisis tiene por objetivo evaluar el impacto de las inundaciones en el estado de Tabasco entre los años 2007 y 2010 y de las inversiones en RRD en el bienestar socioeconómico de la población de Tabasco.
World + 9 more
The World Meteorological Organization this week singled out “considerable concern” about the impact of El Niño on the Amazon basin in the context of long-term climate change.
Since October 2014, seven months of steady rain has fallen in Loreto region. By April 2015, more than 13,000 people had lost everything and about 163,000 were unable to work.
Mobile heath care teams from the National Defense Office and Red Cross personnel were deployed. Water shortages have prevented the provision of optimal care to patients.
Bolivia + 7 more
The number of people affected by floods has increased to almost 93,000 in Bolivia and almost 84,000 in Peru.
World + 8 more
The world has experienced three consecutive years where annual economic losses have exceeded $100 billion due to an enormous increase in exposure of industrial assets to extreme disaster events.
Paraguay + 4 more
DESTACADOS: PARAGUAY: Las autoridades estiman que aún hay 10,000 familias en necesidad alimentaria. CUBA: Un inusual brote de cólera en la provincia de Granma ha dejado tres muertos. PERÚ: Las autoridades han movilizado más de 92,000 frazadas a las zonas afectadas por las heladas.
Mexico + 4 more
HIGHLIGHTS: PERU: Cold Weather affects about 11,665 people in the Andean region. MEXICO: Hurricane Carlotta affected more than 12,000 families in the state of Oaxaca BOLIVIA: More than 720 confirmed cases of influenza AH1N1.
GLIDE n° FL-2010-00240-VEN Period covered by this Ops Update: 1 January to 23 March 2011. The financial report reflects expenditure up to the end March 2011. Appeal target (current): 717,571 Swiss francs. Appeal coverage: 77% Appeal history: A Preliminary Emergency Appeal for 429,887 Swiss francs...