As the Burundi refugee crisis enters its fourth year, some 430,000 Burundian refugees are being hosted across the region by the governments and people of Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. Although the spectre of mass violence in Burundi has receded, with the politic...al situation still unresolved and the persistence of significant human rights concerns, refugee arrivals are expected to continue in 2018, albeit at lower levels than in previous years.
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This article provides an overview of the current and projected climate change risks and impacts to mental health and provides recommendations for priority actions to address the mental health consequences of climate change.
A manual for health managers
ERJ Open Res 2017; 3: 00002-2017
TB policies in 29 Countries
A survey of prevention, testing and treatment policies and practices
2nd edition.
The practical aspects of TB patient care from the onset of symptoms to the completion of treatment are covered in this guide
On 17 October 2017, the Ugandan Ministry of Health notified WHO of a confirmed Marburg outbreak of Marburg Virus disease (MVD) in Kween district, Eastern Uganda. The outbreak was officially declared by the Ministry of health on 19 October 2017.
As of 7 November, four cases of MVD have been reported...- two confirmed (dead), one probable (dead) and one suspected. Other patients, previously reported as suspected cases, have since tested negative for the virus.
WHO has been implementing the Emergency Response Plan since 20 October 2017 when the Ministry of Health officially declared the outbreak. The Emergency Response Plan was developed on several assumptions which may now need to be revised.
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Technical Update
HIV Treatment
July 2017
Rapport sur les populations clès
Accessed November 2017
Informe sobre poblaciones clave
Key Populations Brief
Accessed November 2017
Tackling Tuberculosis in Under-Served Populations: A Resource for TB Control Boards and their partners
Key populations brief
Accessed November 2017
An analysis from the perspective of the health sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington, D.C., 2017