Heavy rainfall has been affecting the Seychelles since 6 December, causing flooding and landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage. Media report, as of 8 December, three fatalities in the...
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Seychelles: Health and environment scorecard (June 2023)
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Regional Case Digest for Southern Africa assists judicial officers to prosecute suspected traffickers
Pretoria (South Africa), 4 November 2022 – It was a victory for law enforcement against a crime that had originated in cyberspace. The accused, ML, had been using Facebook over a period of four years...
The Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 - Seychelles Voluntary National Report
Introduction A successor instrument to the Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) 2005-2015, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) is a fifteen-year (2015 – 2030) voluntary, nonbinding...
President Ramkalawan chairs the third meeting on flood mitigation plan for Victoria
President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired a third follow-up meeting yesterday morning at State House, in the presence of all relevant stakeholders to review the status of proposed remedial solutions in...
Seychelles calls for continued fight to end SGBV
The President of Seychelles, His Excellency Wavel Ramkalawan, has called for the continued fight to eliminate violence against women not only in his country but throughout the Southern African...
Seychelles launches in-country genomic surveillance
21 March 2022 Victoria, Seychelles - Seychelles is stepping up genomic surveillance to investigate outbreaks and track disease variants to better understand diseases transmission and inform...
Seychelles and the World Health Organisation sign joint two-year workplan to further support the country strengthen its health system and achieve national health goals
Victoria, Seychelles - Seychelles and the World Health Organisation sign joint two-year workplan to further support the country strengthen its health system and achieve national health. The Minister...
WHO hands over consignment of tablets to further support improvement in data management for COVID-19 response in Seychelles
Victoria, Seychelles. As part of its continued support to improve data management within the context of COVID-19 including the health system as a whole, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has handed...
Seychelles: African Development Bank approves $20 million loan to support Covid-19 recovery
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $20 million flexible loan to finance Seychelles’ Governance and Economic Reforms Support Program, expected to help drive...
President Ramkalawan conducts follow up visit to areas affected by flooding
President Wavel Ramkalawan accompanied by Vice-President Ahmed Afif and the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Change, Mr Flavien Joubert conducted a follow up visit to key locations at...
World Bank Announces $15 Million to Mitigate the Impact of Covid-19 in Seychelles
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2020 — The World Bank approved on June 25, a $15 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in support of the Republic of Seychelles’...
Seychelles: African Development Bank extends $10 million loan to support COVID-19 responses as economy reopens
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Monday approved a $10 million loan to the Republic of Seychelles to support the government’s COVID-19 response program. The loan will be...
Seychelles: Main Health Facilities and Population Density (May 2020)
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WHO Representative for Seychelles, Dr. Teniin Gakuruh discusses Seychelles’ preparedness to the global outbreak of corona virus with the Head of State, President Danny Faure
12 March 2020, Seychelles – On Wednesday 10th March 2020, the WHO Representative for Seychelles Dr. Teniin Gakuruh met with the President of the Republic of Seychelles, His Excellency Danny Faure at...
WHO Seychelles Country Office: Country Cooperation Strategy 2016-2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the past four decades, Seychelles has made remarkable social and economic progress. Its population enjoys free primary health care, which is guaranteed under the country's...
Republic of Seychelles: Facts and Prospects - Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights 2019
BACKGROUND The Republic of Seychelles is a Small Island Developing State in the Western Indian Ocean, covering 116 islands, with its capital city Victoria located about 932 miles east of mainland...
Seychelles adopts the World Health Organisation’s Package of Essential Non-communicable diseases interventions
Seychelles, 2nd December 2019 - Seychelles is strengthening its Primary Health Care services through implementation of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Package of Essential Non-communicable...
Seychelles takes the lead as the first country in the African Region to adapt and validate the WHO/AFRO’s 3rd Edition Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Technical Guidelines
Seychelles, 30th August 2019 - Every year, countries in the African Region report over 100 infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. The frequency and magnitude of outbreaks...
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Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique - Tropical Cyclone TWENTYFOUR (GDACS, JTWC, Meteo France La Reunion, NOAA, Meteo Seyshelles) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 April 2019)
Tropical Depression TWENTYFOUR, which formed over the south-west Indian Ocean on 23 April, is moving west towards Outer Islands of Seychelles, Comores and Mozambique. On 23 April at 0.00, its centre...