The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province. This is the third outbreak in the province since 2018. (WHO, 23 Apr 2021) ...

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On 23 April 2022, the government reported cholera cases in Uvinza DC (Kigoma region) and Tanganyika DC (Katavi region). By 28 April 2022, the outbreak had spread to other areas along the lake shores of Lake Tanganyika with a total of 129 symptomatically... On Thursday 21 April 2022, Liberia Health Ministry declared a measles outbreak affecting 14 of the 15 counties in the country. According to the Liberian Government, the outbreak is a result of low immunization rates, due to disruption of immunization... On 11 April 2022, a cholera outbreak was declared in Zambia with its index case reported in Mtendere compound which has a population of 106,128 within Chelstone Subdistrict and Matero with a population of 356,462, within Lusaka. By 18 April 2022, the outbreak... The health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe. This is the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years after Africa was declared free... On 12 February 2022, the Director of the Department of Vector Control at the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Gedaref State released an appeal statement of emergency to control the alarming increase of Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar) cases. The report indicated... Timor-Leste has recorded an escalation of dengue fever cases from the start of 2022 with the death toll reaching 20 on 31 January 2022, making it the deadliest year in recent times. On 15 January 2022 the Government of Timor-Leste declared that dengue had... The current Yellow Fever outbreak was first reported in January 2022. The cases were first reported in Merti Sub County of Isiolo County. Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has since confirmed 3 positive cases out of 6 samples from the sub-county. As of... According to WHO, four suspected measles outbreaks were reported between 21-27 December 2021 in Chinartu, Chora District in Uruzgan, in Suri District in Zabul and in Arghistan District in Kandahar. Reportedly 35 patients suspected with measles symptoms are... Since 8 October 2021, Islamabad has been facing a continuous rise in dengue fever cases, leading to pressure on public and private hospitals, according to the district health officer. [...] In Islamabad, dengue larvae were found at 53 different spots during... As of 16 August 2021, some 845 suspected cases of cholera and 35 related deaths had been reported in the country, according to the Niger Ministry of Health. (UNICEF, 20 Aug 2021) During a press conference held on 9 August 2021, the Minister of Public Health...Epidemic disasters covered by ReliefWeb in the last 12 months.
DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - Apr 2022
Tanzania: Cholera Outbreak - Apr 2022
Liberia: Measles Outbreak - Apr 2022
Zambia: Cholera Outbreak - Apr 2022
Malawi: Polio Outbreak - Feb 2022
Sudan: Kala-azar Outbreak - Feb 2022
Timor-Leste: Dengue Outbreak - Jan 2022
Kenya: Yellow Fever and Chikungunya Outbreaks - Jan 2022
Afghanistan: Measles Outbreak - Dec 2021
Pakistan: Dengue Outbreak - Oct 2021
Niger: Cholera Outbreak - Aug 2021
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Evaluation and Lessons Learned
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Key Events
- World Health Day, 7 April
- World Immunization Week, 24-30 April
- World Malaria Day, 25 April
- World Polio Day, 24 Oct
Useful Links
- WHO Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA)
- Global Health Cluster
- Sphere Project: Minimum standards in health action
- Reproductive Health Access, Information and Services in Emergencies (RAISE) Resources
- WHO Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies
- Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - US National Library of Medicine
- Conflict and Health - open access, peer-reviewed, online journal
- MSF Field Research repository
- MEDBOX Aid Library