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This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover:
- Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus in Uganda
- Measles in Liberia
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:
One case of Ebola disease caused by Sudan virus (SBD) was reported in the past seven days as a secondary infection from an Ebola survivor, in a context where the survivor program is still not yet fully operational. There is urgent need to strengthen and optimize the follow-up of the survivors of this outbreak. Notably, infection prevention and control (IPC) remains of high concern especially in private clinics, as well as community engagement in some of the affected areas.
The ongoing measles outbreak in Liberia has continued to affect more than half of the health districts located in fifteen Counties across the country, however with a significant reduction in cases. Even with the downward trend in reported measles cases, more efforts are still needed to overcome challenges in case management, diagnosis capacity, case management and essential medicines supply.