Cases reported to WHO in 2022 were more than double those in 2021. Afghanistan, Cameroon, DR Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, and Syria have each reported more than 10,000 suspected/confirmed cases.
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Cases reported to WHO in 2022 were more than double those in 2021. Afghanistan, Cameroon, DR Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, and Syria have each reported more than 10,000 suspected/confirmed cases.
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This alarming spread primarily affects countries with high levels of gender inequality. CARE is calling for sex disaggregated data on populations at risk to improve the humanitarian response.
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Children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three threats: inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards.
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Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases - if the trend continues, it could surpass the number of cases recorded in 2021, the worst year for cholera in Africa in nearly a decade.
The south-west region, which is already facing acute humanitarian needs due to violence, remains the most affected by the cholera outbreak with 5,628 cases and 90 deaths.
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The funds will help deliver crucial health services to populations living in displacement camps and sites as well as those affected by disease outbreaks across six countries in the region.
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This represents the highest figure in decades. The United Nations and partner organizations will require $28.8 billion to assist the most vulnerable people.
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Food insecurity and malnutrition, forced population displacements and health emergencies have brought more than 7 million people to a state of acute or chronic vulnerability, including over 4 million in need of assistance.
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The UN and its partners aim to assist 93.6 million of the most vulnerable with food, shelter, health care, emergency education, protection and other basic assistance, according to the GHO.
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The cholera outbreak that emerged in the North region in mid-May spread to the Littoral region in September.
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Nigeria, Chad and Niger account for three-quarters of the population facing severe food insecurity, in particular communities in north-western Chad, where those facing crisis levels of food insecurity has more than doubled.
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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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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.
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 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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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.