World + 32 more
Executive summary The WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) was established in 2016, aiming “to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are...
Togo + 1 more
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Since December 2015, Ghana was affected by a new strain of meningitis outbreak - Pneumococcal Meningitis caused by streptococcus pneumoniae, which is...
L’épidémie de méningite survenue en janvier dernier a touché 1.820 personnes et causé 123 décès. Trois régions ont été touchées particulièrement touchées, la Kara, Centrale et Savanes. Des chiffres...
Togo + 1 more
This Operations Update requests an extension of time frame of one month (New end date: 30 June 2016) to enable the completion of the lessons learnt workshop, which will be used to enable the...
Nigeria + 15 more
Nigeria, Chad and Niger account for three-quarters of the population facing severe food insecurity, in particular communities in north-western Chad, where those facing crisis levels of food insecurity has more than doubled.
The meningitis outbreak has claimed zero deaths in Togo this week, thanks in part to the distribution of medicines and free treatment to affected communities. Meningitis surfaced in Togo in January...
Children and communities affected by Togo's meningitis outbreak are spreading life-saving health messages with support from Plan International Community awareness is key to tackling the meningitis...
Une nouvelle campagne de vaccination contre la méningite a débuté jeudi dans les districts de la Kozah, de la Binah et de Cinkassé. Plus de 215.000 personnes âgées de 2 à 29 ans sont concernées. Face...
As the meningitis outbreak in Togo continues to spread, Plan International is rolling out vaccinations to thousands of vulnerable children and young people in remote parts of the country. The...
Togo: Meningitis epidemic - Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) n° MDRTG006
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A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Since December 2015, Ghana has been affected by new strain of meningitis outbreak - Pneumococcal Meningitis caused by streptococcus pneumoniae, which...
447 cases of meningitis have been reported, including 34 deaths. Cases began to surface in January 2016 and have since continued to rise. Children currently make up 65% of the cases.
Plus de 234.000 personnes seront vaccinés contre la méningite entre le 24 et le 28 février, a annoncé jeudi le ministère de la Santé. La campagne gratuite concerne les régions touchées par l’épidémie...
Une épidémie de méningite touche actuellement le Nord du Togo, dans la préfecture de Dankpen (50 km à l’ouest de Kara). D’origine bactérienne, cette pathologie se transmet par le biais des sécrétions...
L’épidémie de méningite a fait à ce jour 29 morts. Près de 500 personnes sont atteintes dans la région Centrale et dans celle des Savanes. L’épidémie est d’origine bactérienne. Une campagne de...
