The campaign, which will cover the National Capital District, is a response to the first case reported from Papua New Guinea's capital. A nationwide campaign will follow in October.
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Papua New Guinea vaccinates almost 300,000 on first round of polio campaign
This is the first of four rounds of supplementary immunization activities in response to the current outbreak of poliovirus in Papua New Guinea after 18 years of being polio-free.
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Expected sharp fall in southern African maize production raises food security concerns
The early production forecast for maize - a staple food throughout the subregion - is about 21.1 million tonnes in 2015, 15 percent lower than the average for the last five years, FAO says.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights continued violence in Nigeria and Ukraine
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Boko Haram attacks and floods in Southern Africa
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Food security alert for Southern Africa
Rainfall performance has been poor across much of the region for the first half of the 2014/15 agriculture season and could have an adverse impact on household food security.
ACT Alliance Appeal to assist agricultural dry spell in Malawi
Maize harvests were 50 - 75% below average during agricultural season in some regions. Food insecurity affects 640,009 people, requiring 15,830 MT of maize equivalent to address shortage.
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FAO warns on food security in West, Central Africa next year
FAO estimates that globally 39 countries, including 29 countries in Africa, need external assistance for food due to conflict, crop failures and localized high food prices.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Typhoon Hagupit in Philippines and Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Nigerian refugees in Niger and Al Shabaab attacks in Kenya
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights persistent violence in CAR, Yemen and Nigeria
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FEWS NET predicts emergency conditions next year in Ebola-hit West Africa
Food shortages and weak purchasing power will limit food availability and access, particularly for the urban poor and for households with ill or deceased family members, in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Ebola crisis, clashes in DRC and Mali
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights heightened violence in the CAR, Libya and Yemen
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Ebola crisis and 1.5 million IDPs in Nigeria
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Ebola scale-up under way as cases double in three weeks
As of 26 September, WHO reports that there are a total of 6,553 cases and 3,083 reported deaths across Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Serious shortages of space in treatment centers have reportedly resulted in patients being turned away.
Food security to deteriorate for more than 600,000 people in parts of Malawi
Maize harvests 50-75 percent below average are causing abnormally high maize prices and reduced livelihoods. Humanitarian assistance is needed immediately and through the next harvest in April.
Heavy rainfall and flooding in northern Cameroon affect 3,500 people
Many villages were swept away by flood waters. About 1,380 people lost their homes and are displaced. The floods are further aggravating a cholera outbreak in the region.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights conflict in Yemen, Syria and Iraq
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights conflict in CAR, South Sudan and Iraq
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