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Life-saving emergency and recovery support for five million most vulnerable in 36 countries “The virus might not reach us, but hunger will kill us for sure.” Mohammed Kanneh, a tea shop owner in...

Executive Summary The Sierra Leone National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) is based on the recommendations of the 2016 Joint External Evaluation (JEE). The JEE is a voluntary, collaborative...

The British Red Cross has launched its Community Engagement and Accountability hub to provide tools, resources and training materials to volunteers and staff within the Red Cross Red Crescent...

KEY MESSAGES REGIONAL CHOLERA STRATEGY The “shield and sword” concept, a common language for a proactive, cross-border and multi-disciplinary strategy to prevent the spread of cholera An...

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PARIS/NEW YORK—An oral cholera vaccine protected individuals by 86 percent during a recent outbreak in Guinea, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The...

This report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam's response to the 2012 cholera response in Sierra Leone that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam's...

MSF vaccination campaign in Guinea shows feasibility of oral cholera vaccine for control of future epidemics In a report published today in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the international medical...

In this issue, a general overview of outbreaks that occurred within the WHO African Region between January and July 2013 is provided as well as a summary of ongoing outbreaks as reported by Member...

DAKAR, 16 August 2013 (IRIN) - More than 700 people have been sickened by cholera in Guinea-Bissau, the highest number of cases so far this year in West Africa, which has nonetheless seen a...

HIGHLIGHTS Global Food Prices are 11 points higher in 2013 as compared to 2012. 48 per cent of the households in Guinea Bissau are facing a major food deficit, with enough cereal stocks to last for...

FREETOWN — Last year Sierra Leone had one of the worst cholera outbreaks in history - with 23,000 reported cases. The United Nations says close to 300 people died. Some measures have since been put...

6/8/2013 – A new strain of cholera with its origins in Southeast Asia has firmly anchored itself on African soil. More virulent than the ones traditionally found on the continent, this same strain...

Period covered by this Final Report: 16 August 2012 - 30 April 2013 Appeal target (current): CHF 1,061,852 Appeal coverage: 107% Appeal history: · A Preliminary Emergency Appeal was launched on 16...

DAKAR, 25 juillet 2013 (IRIN) - Depuis la mi-juin, environ 1 700 personnes ont contracté le choléra en Afrique de l'Ouest. Ce chiffre représente une baisse significative par rapport à la même période...

DAKAR, 24 July 2013 (IRIN) - Some 1,700 people in West Africa have contracted cholera since mid-June, showing a significant decline compared to the same seven-week period in 2012 when 11,834 were...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Is there a gender difference in the cholera disease burden in Sierra Leone? At the national aggregate level, there is not a gender difference in the cholera burden, at least not of...

FREETOWN, 12 June 2013 (IRIN) - As the fleeting storms of May give way to the persistent downpours of June, the National Cholera Taskforce in Freetown, Sierra Leone, is working to prevent a repeat of...

Overview Daily life in the Sahel region is filled with challenges posed by small and large disasters. The Sahel region has been suffering from alternating droughts that have been so persistent with...

Dr. Azharul Islam Khan, chief physician and head of Dhaka Hospital’s Diarrhoeal Diseases Unit, was invited by GOARN (Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network) and the World Health Organization to...