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Overview
This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover:
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Diphtheria in Niger
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Cholera in Mozambique
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Humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia
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:
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Mozambique is currently grappling with a protracted cholera outbreak. Furthermore, 17 of the affected districts have reported cases of acute watery diarrhea, a situation projected to worsen in the coming months due to flooding and existing poor sanitation conditions.
The Government of Mozambique, along with its partners, should maintain surveillance, laboratory capacity, risk communication, and community engagement activities to efficiently manage this outbreak. -
The current humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, primarily driven by the Sudanese conflicts, continues to generate a significant resource gap to address the needs of refugees, returnees, and asylum seekers. Inadequate essential medical supplies, water, and malnutrition therapeutic kits, pose a serious challenge to the well-being of the affected population. Resource mobilization is of utmost urgency to alleviate suffering and strengthen public health interventions to control epidemic-prone diseases.