After more than 3 years with no cases of cholera reported in Haiti, on 2 October
2022, the national authorities reported two confirmed cases of Vibrio cholerae O1
in the greater Port-au-Prince area.
On this platform you can find the latest situation updates.
Four (04) new EVD alerts were reported from Rubkona, Nimule, and juba during week 45 (ending 13 November 2022) but only one sample was collected for laboratory confirmation which tested negative. The other three were discarded as they did not meet EVD case definition.
An update of Yellow Fever outbreak in Nigeria, regularly updates
A tutorial for trainers in healthcare settings
Version 2: 2 Dec 2014
"The document focuses on an extended set of PPE components, which includes goggles, respirators, gloves,
coveralls and footwear. Used properly, these PPE components can provide effective protection even from airborne
transmissi...on. The presented PPE components can be used in a variety of settings and also in different
combinations. At the same time, the tutorial shall encourage trainers and users to understand the rationales behind
the different approaches. "
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Данное руководство разработано в качестве стандартного пособия по оказанию первой психологической помощи для использования в странах с низким и средним уровнем ...охода. Приведенная здесь информация является типовой, и ее следует соответствующим образом адаптировать к местным условиям и культурным особенностям людей, которым вы будете оказывать помощь. В этой публикации, одобренной многими международными организациями, отражены новые научные данные и общее мнение международного профессионального сообщества об оптимальных путях оказания поддержки людям, только что пережившим тяжелые травмирующие события.
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A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck at 04:17 local time on 6 February 2023, with its epicentre located in Pazarcık district
in Kahramanmaraş province, Türkiye. Over 1200 aftershocks have since been reported. These are Türkiye’ s most powerful
earthquakes since 1939
Risk of spill-over of EVD to Uganda has been categorised as very high. On 28 September 2018, WHO elevated the risk at the regional level which includes Uganda from ‘high’ to ‘very high’. Uganda has a very long and largely porous border with the DRC. High population movements across the borde...rs occur for various reason including for trade, social activities and services and asylum. There are cross-border markets in several border districts in Uganda and DRC that involve thousands of people crossing into and out of DRC and Uganda for trade purposes several days in a week.
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as of 12:00 AM, 17 September 2018 - 6:00 AM, 17 September 2018
The report is based on in-depth qualitative research in countries along the Eastern and Central Mediterranean routes. It focuses on Iraqi and Nigerian migrants as case studies, as Nigeria is the number one country of origin for migrants travelling along the Central Mediterranean route. Iraqis repres...ent the third biggest group of migrants who travelled along the Eastern Mediterranean route in 2016.
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