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.
Haiti + 21 more
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.
As every child deserves the right to proper healthcare, to reach some of the far-flung areas of the conflict zone, the Polio vaccination teams sometimes relied on hooves as a means of transportation.
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At no other point in history have agri-food systems faced more hazards and with such frequency, intensity, and complexity as during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, states new report.
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Aproximadamente 761.000 niños fueron desplazados internamente por tormentas en el Caribe entre 2014 y 2018, el lustro más caliente del que se tenga registro.
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Without urgent action to mitigate the effects, spike in displacement could be a new norm as climate change predicted to cause more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes 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.
After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign, the outbreak has been successfully stopped with no international spread, according to experts.
The inter-agency aid operation will bring food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to Rukban. Some 10,000 children will be vaccinated against Measles, Polio and other deadly diseases.
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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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Donors helped the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to achieve record-level funding of $514.6 million, ensuring delivery of urgent aid to millions of people in desperate need.
Les moyens d’existence peinent à se récupérer dans le nord en raison des effets résiduels de l'ouragan, mais les précipitations supérieures à la moyenne ont favorisé les semis d'hiver dans le reste du pays.
Unión Europea aporta cinco millones de euros para apoyar los esfuerzos nacionales en resiliencia y desarrollo social tras los daños provocados por el huracán Irma en la costa norte cubana.
Children under five in 13 governorates to be reached in a joint effort by WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Syria remain polio-free.