Republic of Congo: Chikungunya and Measles Outbreak - May 2011 Updates

This report covers the period 01 January 2011 to 30 June 2011. In brief Programme outcome: To increase the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) to reduce the number...

Highlights No Cholera cases reported 41 suspected measles cases were reported Contents A.General context B.Epidemic prone diseases C.Events of public health importance in the region D.Preparedness E...

Highlights No Cholera cases reported 38 suspected measles cases were reported There are no more malaria and typhoid outbreaks being reported. Contents A.General context B.Epidemic prone diseases ...

Highlights No Cholera cases reported No Typhoid cases reported 62 suspected measles cases were reported Contents A.General context B.Epidemic prone diseases C.Events of public health importance in...

Highlights No Cholera cases reported No Typhoid cases reported

Highlights 3 Cholera cases reported in Chiredzi 2 202 malaria cases and 1 death reported countrywide No Typhoid cases reported 5571 cases of Chikungunya reported in Congo 8 suspected case of H1N1...

Link: Measles in Pointe-Noire DREF operation n° MDRCG008

Link: Chikungunya outbreak in Brazzaville, Pointe Noire and Pool DREF operation n° MDRCG007

Ce bulletin d’information humanitaire, produit par le bureau régional OCHA pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre, couvre la période du 04 juin au 05 juillet 2011. Evènements clés • Toujours près de...

BRAZZAVILLE, 1 July 2011 (IRIN) - An epidemic of Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, which began [ http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92989 ] in early June in Congo's capital...

CHF 56,281 has been allocated from the Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 220,000 beneficiaries. Un-earmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged. Summary: The city of Pointe Noire is again experiencing an...

Summary: CHF 292,511 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Congolese Red Cross National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 1,500,000...

BRAZZAVILLE, 21 June 2011 (IRIN) - At least 32 people have died and 800 others have been infected following an outbreak of measles in the southern Pointe Noire and Kouilou regions of the Republic of Congo, say health officials. "The total of 32 deaths and 800 cases of measles has not...