Malawi: Polio Outbreak - Feb 2022 Updates

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HIGHLIGHTS Malawi is at high risk for climate shocks, and the El Niño weather pattern is projected to bring dry conditions that will aggravate current chronic food insecurity in 22 out of Malawi's 28...

The thirty-seventh meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 12...

Gaborone – As the African region marks one year since the last confirmed detection of wild poliovirus type 1, Ministers of Health and other health leaders gathering for the Seventy-third session of...

The thirty-sixth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on theinternational spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 16...

SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis In January 2022, the Tropical Storm Ana weather system brought destruction and damage to most parts of the country especially within the southern region...

The thirty-fifth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 3 May...

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Malawi’s Ministry of Health reported a confirmed case of Type 1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) in Lilongwe district on 17 February 2022 which was followed by...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Cholera in the WHO African Region Marburg in Equatorial Guinea Diptheria in...

**Lilongwe, 17 February 2023 – **A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries have been...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. This week’s articles cover: Cholera in the WHO African Region Measles in the Democratic Republic of the...

The thirty-fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on theinternational spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 25...

Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Cholera in Kenya COVID-19 across the WHO African region Monkey pox...

Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus in Uganda (End of outbreak...

Situation in Numbers 18 million people at risk of contracting cholera including 9.18 million children 595 Deaths 17,824 Cases 3,417 Children Cases 3.4% Case Fatality Rate 29 Districts Affected ...

Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Measles in South Sudan Monkey pox in the WHO African Region...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Yellow fever in West, Central and East Africa Monkeypox in the WHO African...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus in Uganda Lassa fever in Liberia...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus in Uganda Measles in Liberia For each of...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus in Uganda - Cholera in Ethiopia -...