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This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover:
Cholera in Zimbabwe
Dengue in Sao Tome and Principe
Cholera in Burundi
For each of these events, a brief description, followed by public health measures implemented
and an interpretation of the situation, is provided. A table is provided at the end of the bulletin with information on all new and ongoing public health events currently being monitored in the region, as well as recent events that have been controlled and closed.
Major issues and challenges include
Since January 2023, Burundi has been grappling with a cholera outbreak, compounded by water, sanitation, and hygiene-related challenges and limited access to clean water for the population in most of the affected areas. Furthermore, Lake Tanganyika’s overflow due to heavy rains has exacerbated the situation. It underscores the need for the Government of Burundi and its partners to improve water supply and sanitation, maintain and strengthen surveillance, risk communication, and community engagement activities, and ensure the provision of vaccines to control the outbreak.