Nigeria + 2 more
Richard Garfield1, 2. Maureen Bartee1, 3. Landry Ndriko Mayigane2 Abstract To date more than 100 countries have carried out a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) as part of their Global Health Security...
DR Congo + 14 more
“The Compendium”, is a collection of short reports on selected outbreaks that occurred in the WHO African Region between 2016 and 2018 and which were successfully controlled. This edition of the...
Nigeria + 4 more
Despite affecting up to 300,000 people a year across West Africa, and causing more than 5,000 deaths annually, Lassa fever is a poorly understood disease that is challenging to diagnose and treat. ...
The humanitarian context in northeast Nigeria Nine years of conflict between the military and non-state armed groups have taken a heavy toll on the population, with serious humanitarian consequences...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 52 (December 24 - 31, 2018) twenty-two new confirmedi cases were reported from Edo(9), Ondo (6), Bauchi (5), and Taraba(2) States with five new deaths in Ondo(2),...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 51 (December 17 - 23, 2018) fourteen new confirmedi cases were reported from Edo(2), Ondo (4), FCT (2), Bauchi (2), Plateau(3) and Delta(1) States with seven new...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 50 (December 10 - 16, 2018) twelve new confirmedi cases were reported from Edo(3), Ondo (2) Nasarawa (1), Bauchi (4) Plateau(1)and Adamawa(1)States with eight new...
World + 22 more
INTRODUCTION The Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) has been a gamechanger for WHO. It allows WHO to respond rapidly to disease outbreaks and health emergencies - often in 24 hours or less. This...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 48 (November 26- 2 December, 2018) thirteen new confirmed cases were reported from Edo (2), Ondo (8) Gombe(1), Plateau(1) and Kano(1) State with three new deaths in...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 47 (November 19-25, 2018) six new confirmedi cases were reported from Edo (3) and Ondo (3) state with no new death From 1st January to 25th November 2018, a total of...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 45 (November 5-11, 2018) five new confirmedi cases were reported from Edo (3) and Ondo (2) state with no new death From 1st January to 11th November 2018, a total of...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 44 (October 29-4 November, 2018) five new confirmedi cases were reported from Edo(3), Ondo(1) and Ebonyi(1) state with two new deaths in Edo(1) and Ebonyi(1) From 1st...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 43 (October 22-28, 2018) nine new confirmedi cases were reported from Ondo(4), Edo(4) and Ebonyi(1)state with two new deaths in Edo(1) and Ondo(1) and a probable...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 42 (October 15-21, 2018) three new confirmedi cases were reported from Ondo state with two new deaths From 1st January to 21st October 2018, a total of 2761...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 41 (October 8-14, 2018) thirteen new confirmedi cases were reported from Edo(4), Ondo(4) Ebonyi(2) Delta(1), Kogi(1) and Imo(1) states with two new deaths in Ondo(1)...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 40 (October 1-7, 2018) nine new confirmedi cases were reported from Edo(5), Ondo(2) and Ebonyi(2) states with one new death in Edo(1) and three deaths in probable...
World + 1 more
Earlier this year Nigeria experienced its largest Lassa fever outbreak ever. For Samuel Mutbam it was a baptism by fire. As WHO’s Deputy Incident Manager he was a key member of the coordination team...
Description of the disaster Following the escalating spread and increase in caseload of the Lassa Acute Viral Hemorrhagic Fever affecting 21 states in Nigeria, the International Federation of Red...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 39 (September 24-30, 2018) four new confirmed cases were reported from Edo(3) and Bauchi (1) states with no new death recorded From 1st January to 30th September...
HIGHLIGHTS In the reporting Week 38 (September 17-23, 2018) four new confirmedi cases were reported from Edo(2), Ondo(1) and Delta (1) states with one new death recorded in Delta state From 1st...
