Gavi will provide US$ 23.4 million to support immunization for children living across Sudan, which hosts one the largest displaced populations in the world The funding, provided via grants to UNICEF...
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Afghanistan + 21 more
WHO EMR Polio Bulletin Issue No. 1365, Week 48 (ending on 01/12/2024)
Highlights of the week WildPoliovirus ▪ Three new WPV1 cases reported this week – two from Afghanistan and one from Pakistan. The two new WPV1 cases from Afghanistan are: one each from Uruzgan...
Success stories: eIDEWS coordinators and rapid response teams in Yemen
Controlling whooping cough in Amad village, Anss district, Dhamar Governorate 2 December 2024 – In July 2024, an Electronic Integrated Disease Early Warning System (eIDEWS) coordinator in Dhamar...
Strengthening surveillance and response capabilities in Yemen
1 December 2024, Aden and Sana’a, Yemen – Yemen’s enduring crisis has created one of the world’s most disease-vulnerable environments, with persistent outbreaks of cholera, measles and dengue. In...
Burundi + 1 more
Burundi: Analyse de la situation de santé publique (ASSP) (29 Novembre 2024)
RÉSUMÉ DE LA CRISE Depuis son indépendance en 1962, le Burundi a connu des conflits chroniques avec des périodes successives de violences, qui ont ralenti son développement socio-économique et...
Burundi + 1 more
Burundi: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) (29 November 2024)
SUMMARY OF CRISIS AND KEY FINDINGS Since independence in 1962, Burundi has experienced chronic conflicts with successive periods of violence, which have slowed its socio-economic development and...
South Sudan + 1 more
WFP South Sudan Situation Report #328, 31 October 2024
HIGHLIGHTS In October, WFP distributed 10,208 mt of food and USD 2.1 million in cash-based transfers to 1.3 million people, representing 85 percent of the people targeted during the month. WFP had...
Myanmar Health Cluster Bulletin - July-November 2024 (2 December 2024)
Highlights Expansion of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) cases including to Mon, Mandalay and Ayeyarwady, in spite of limited data availability: eventbased surveillance of media sources shows worrying...
Considerations for wastewater and environmental surveillance for monkeypox virus: Interim guidance
Overview Wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) has potential to provide actionable information as part of multimodal surveillance for mpox. Use cases are; early detection, as well as...
Lebanon + 1 more
UNHCR Lebanon Emergency Flash Update (29 November 2024)
Situation overview A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was announced on 26 November in the evening, effective as of 27 November at 4 am. Lebanese authorities refer to 1.3 million people affected...
Syria + 1 more
Humanitarian Update Syrian Arab Republic - Issue 29/ October 2024
Humanitarian Response Plan 2024 (HRP) (As of 31 October) 27.4% Funded $4.07B Funding requirements $1.12B Funding received $2.95B Funding Gaps Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF) - Funding Status Update (As...
Rapport de la situation épidémiologique de la variole simienne (Mpox) en RDC Semaine 46 - 12 au 18 novembre 2024
CONTEXTE ▪ Epidémies récurrentes (rougeole, choléra, Polio, Mpox, etc.) dont plus de 80% sont évitables par la Vaccination. ▪ Escalade de la violence, entraînant des déplacements massifs des...
Positive Environmental Samples Reported From 2 New Districts
In the past week, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in environmental samples...
ACT Alliance Rapid Response Fund (RRF 14/2024) - Emergency Response to Flooding in Nigeria
Section 2 Project Description 2.1 Context 1. CHS Commitment 1. Summarize the crisis event and how it is likely to develop over the duration of the project (maximum 5 bullet points) In Adamawa State,...
Comoros Cholera Outbreak - DREF Operational Update #2 (MDRKM011)
What happened, where and when? On 14 September 2024, when the cholera outbreak that had been raging in the country since February was considered controlled, with WHO preparing an after-action review...
DR Congo + 11 more
Africa Region | Mpox Appeal - Operation Update #2 (MDRS1003)
Description of the crisis Many African countries are experiencing an introduction or upsurge of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox). There has been a dramatic increase in cases in the Democratic...
NRC Somalia Country Office Programme Update No. 6 (31 October 2024)
Key Highlights Somalia is facing a complex and protracted humanitarian crisis driven by a convergence of factors: • Climatic Shocks: Recurring droughts and floods are disrupting livelihoods and...
South Sudan secured over 282,150 doses of oral cholera vaccine to contain the cholera outbreak
Juba, 30 November 2024—In response to cholera outbreaks in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) has secured over 282 153 doses of oral cholera...
Maldives - Country Cooperation Strategy 2024 - 2029
Overview The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) is framed around the WHO General Programme of Work (GPW), specifically GPW 13 and GPW 14, and the WHO South-East Asia Regional Director’s priorities...
Reinforcing expertise in safe and dignified burials during outbreaks
Dakar – In a milestone for regional public health, Dakar hosted its first regional Safe and Dignified Burial (SDB) training, gathering 30 participants from 10 African countries. Organized by the WHO...