How to talk about Ebola
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Comment parler d'Ébola
Ce document est destiné aux communicateurs en santé impliqués dans les interventions contre la maladie Ebola. Il se base notamment sur les témoignages et les leçons apprises des communicateurs en...
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Beyond COVID-19: A Whole of Health Look at Impacts During the Pandemic Response
Abstract Substantial evidence has emerged relating to the potential magnitude of the indirect health effects of the coronavirus pandemic. We know, from previous crises and outbreaks (e.g., the Ebola...
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Considérations clés : Préparation et planification de riposte contre le virus Ébola à Goma, RDC
Cette note stratégique résume les considérations clés inhérentes au contexte social, politique et économique de Goma dans le contexte de la flambée épidémique d’Ébola survenue en RDC en mars 2019...
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Social Science in Humanitarian Action Key considerations: Ebola preparedness and readiness in Goma, DRC
This brief summarises key considerations about the social, political and economic context of Goma in relation to the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC as of March 2019. Goma is the administrative capital...
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Compendium of Short Reports on Selected Outbreaks in the WHO African Region 2016 - 2018
“The Compendium”, is a collection of short reports on selected outbreaks that occurred in the WHO African Region between 2016 and 2018 and which were successfully controlled. This edition of the...
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Social Science in Epidemics: Ebola Virus Disease lessons learned
In this ‘Social Science in Epidemics’ series, different aspects of past disease outbreaks are reviewed in order to identify social science ‘entry points’ for preparedness and response activities...
Why Ebola is proving hard to beat in the DRC
Connor Bamford, Virologist, University of Glasgow Nearly this time exactly two years ago I wrote about the latest positive results showing – for the first time – that a vaccine against one of the...
UNICEF RDC en 2017 : événements clés [EN/FR]
Nous avons le plaisir de vous partager le Rapport Annuel 2017 de l’UNICEF en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). En RDC, malgré des avancées notables, une majorité des enfants restent privés de...
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Ebola Outbreak DREF n° MDRCD020 Emergency Plan of Action Final Report
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) started appearing in Nambwa health centre on 22 April 2017 when a 39-year-old male subject with fever,...
Nouvelle flambée de maladie à virus Ebola en République démocratique du Congo
8 mai 2018 Communiqué de presse Genève/Brazzaville/Kinshasa Le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a déclaré aujourd’hui 8 mai qu’une nouvelle flambée de maladie à virus Ebola...
New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 May 2018 News Release Geneva/Brazzaville/Kinshasa The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Bikoro in Equateur Province today (8...
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Premier rapport d'étape du Président de la Commission sur le Centre Africain de prévention et de lutte contre les maladies
I. INTRODUCTION Le présent rapport fait suite aux engagements que j'ai pris lors de la Retraite conjointe de la Commission de l'Union africaine (UA) et du Comité des Représentants permanents (COREP),...
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First Progress Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Africa Center for Disease Control
INTRODUCTION This report is submitted as a follow-up to the pledges I made during the Joint African Union (AU) Commission – Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) Retreat, held in Cairo, Egypt,...
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Enabling quick action to save lives – the Contingency Fund for Emergencies
In October 2016, Haiti was hit by its strongest hurricane for more than half a century. Hurricane Matthew caused enormous damage, killing more than 470 people, leaving more than 175 000 homeless and...
Médecins Sans Frontières en RDC Rapport annuel 2017
Depuis plus de quarante ans, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) apporte une assistance médicale à des populations aux prises avec des crises menaçant leur survie : principalement en cas de conflits...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Epidemics – Yellow Fever, Cholera & Measles Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Operation n° MDRCD018
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster A yellow fever outbreak was declared in DRC in March 2016. The epidemics that originated from neighbouring Angola initially affected 11 health zones...
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Magazine Croix-Rouge Croissant-Rouge : Crise sur crise - Numéro 2, 2017
En Bref... Exode causé par la violence au Myanmar Les organisations humanitaires estiment que près de 400 000 personnes fuyant la violence au Myanmar ont déjà gagné le Bangladesh. «Les gens arrivent...
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Red Cross, Red Crescent magazine: Crisis within crisis - Issue 2, 2017
In Brief... Thousands more flee violence in Myanmar Aid agencies now estimate that some 400,000 people fleeing violence in Myanmar have crossed the border into Bangladesh. “They arrive hungry and...
Ebola in Likati: UNICEF counterattacks. We are the fingers of the same hand
BLOG – My phone rings. I am at home in Kisangani (province of Tshopo) where I work as Head of UNICEF office for the neighboring provinces of Tshopo and Bas-Uélé. It’s 10:30 pm. It’s UNICEF...