Updates

1.1 Crisis Overview Sixteen years of armed conflict, devastating flooding, disease outbreaks, the lack of access to basic services and poverty are making millions of Nigerians profoundly vulnerable...

20 January 2026, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic – The World Health Organization (WHO), with funding from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), today handed over a fleet of...

Rotary International’s grant will enable part of the World Health Organization’s operations, in partnership with the Pakistan-led Polio Eradication Initiative, to protect over 45 million children...

FAST FACTS • On November 14, the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Jinka. • As of January 20, there have been 14 confirmed cases, along with nine...

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South Sudan remains among the ten countries globally yet to achieve Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE). Between 2012 and 2023, the Ministry of Health conducted three rounds of...

Overview This Situation Report provides a consolidated overview of WHO’s response to the Rohingya emergency crisis in Cox’s Bazar during December 2025. It highlights key developments in health sector...

Principales conclusions Un taux de mortalité de 0,69 décès pour 10 000 personnes par jour (IC95 % : 0,32–1,07) était estimé dans l’ensemble des localités évaluées sur la période de rappel de 107...

Mauritanie Afflux continu de réfugiés dans la région de Hodh-Chargui Depuis mi-janvier 2026, la région mauritanienne de Hodh-Chargui continue d'accueillir un flux constant de réfugiés fuyant...

Mauritania Continued refugee influx into Hodh-Chargui Since mid-January 2026, Mauritania’s Hodh-Chargui region has continued to receive a steady flow of refugees fleeing insecurity and deteriorating...

By the end of 2025, the Southern Africa region continued to face overlapping and intensifying humanitarian crises, leaving millions of people in need of assistance, including 1.6 million in...

MOGADISHU/NAIROBI, 19th January 2026 - Somalia is facing a severe health and nutrition crisis following consecutive failed rainy seasons, soaring water prices, and drastic cuts in humanitarian aid...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, 20 January 2026 – Health workers in Madagascar are racing to contain a growing outbreak of the deadly mpox virus, with children and infants amongst the cases, said Save the...

Original post on WHO Pakistan website. 18 January 2026, Islamabad, Pakistan – The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with Pakistan’s Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), has...

The Eastern Africa region is home to some of the world’s most severe and complex humanitarian crises, with an estimated 48.5 million people - around 20 per cent of the global caseload - in need of...

Situation Overview Madagascar’s Mpox outbreak was officially declared by the Ministry of Public Health on 30 December 2025, following laboratory confirmation. The Ministry has since confirmed the...

The Sudan crisis continues to represent one of the world's most severe humanitarian emergencies, with the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) driving...

The World Health Organization, in partnership with the Benazir Income Support Programme, will now support a total of 169 centres and 700 staff across the country, covering more than 70 000 children...