Summary By the end of 2014, significant progress had been made towards each of the Endgame Plan’s four objectives; the world has never been in a better position to eradicate polio. As the GPEI enters...
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Summary By the end of 2014, significant progress had been made towards each of the Endgame Plan’s four objectives; the world has never been in a better position to eradicate polio. As the GPEI enters...
Chad + 20 more
OVERVIEW Many of the 21 countries in the West Africa region face recurrent complex emergencies, frequent food insecurity, sustained prevalence of acute malnutrition, cyclical drought, and seasonal...
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SUMMARY In March 2014, the GPEI celebrated one of the world’s great achievements in global health as the WHO South-East Asian Region was certified polio-free. Five years previously, India was...
Sierra Leone + 26 more
Epidemic prone diseases remain to be serious public health threats to Mem- ber States in the African region. In response to these threats, Member States through the adoption and implementation of the...
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New study on child poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa Two thirds of children in sub-Saharan Africa experience multiple deprivations New UNICEF study provides extensive new data and analysis of...
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The year ends with real – and fragile – progress: the longest stretch in history without wild poliovirus in Africa, large outbreaks stopped in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, a certified...
Mali + 47 more
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Mais les conflits, Ebola et les conditions climatiques défavorables exacerbent l’insécurité alimentaire 11 décembre 2014, Rome – Les dernières indications confirment que la production céréalière...
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Conflict, Ebola and adverse weather exacerbate local food insecurity 11 December 2014, Rome - Latest indications confirm that world cereal production will reach an all-time record of more than 2.5...
Mali + 7 more
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In the north of Madagascar, supplementary immunization activities are planned for December in response to the outbreak of circulating vaccine derived poliovirus. National Immunization Days are...
Liberia + 3 more
Saving mothers and newborn lives in the face of the devastating Ebola outbreak Purpose of the guide This briefing note provides information to policy-makers and programme managers on how to deliver...
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In response to the outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) in South Sudan, over 19,000 children were vaccinated last week in Bentiu Poc, where the two cases were reported. Outbreak...
The country does not produce a significant quantity of cereals. The staple foods are sweet potatoes, cassava and plantains. With a population of about 757 000, the total cereal requirement for 2014,...
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On 13 November, the Director-General of WHO accepted the recommendation of an International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee of Experts on polio that the international spread of polio...
Pakistan + 9 more
The third meeting of the Emergency Committee under the IHR (2005) regarding the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 was convened by the Director-General through electronic correspondence...
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In Madagascar, a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) has been confirmed. The virus was isolated from one case of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) with onset of paralysis on 29...
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Two new cases of circulating vaccine derived polio virus (cVDPV) have been reported in South Sudan, constituting an outbreak. Immunization activities are planned in November and December in order to...
CAR + 10 more
LOANGO, SUD DU CONGO, 11 novembre 2014 (IRIN) - Alors que plusieurs centaines de soldats appartenant aux États membres de la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique centrale (CEEAC) viennent de...
Cameroon + 2 more
YAOUNDE—The World Health Organization (WHO) says the ongoing polio vaccination campaign is facing resistance in Central African countries. The United Nations has been assisting six countries in the...