This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Measles in Burkina Faso Drought...
KEY MESSAGES ↗International prices of all major cereals declined in February 2024. Ample supplies and strong competition among exporters underpinned a decline in wheat and maize prices. International...
OVERVIEW El Niño brings high temperatures and below-average rainfall to Southern Africa from November to April, significantly affecting agriculture and leading to water scarcity, food shortages, and...
In Southern Africa, the El Niño weather phenomenon is a significant factor, driving humanitarian needs. Its effects, including drought, erratic rainfall, flooding, and high temperatures, vary across...
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Overview: In East Africa, planting of Belg season maize is underway in Ethiopia, and planting of main season cereals is underway in the south of the region. Conditions are generally favourable except...
Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Malaria in Ethiopia Measles in Uganda Floods in the Democratic...
Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Yellow fever in South Sudan Lassa Fever in Guinea Measles in...
Drought conditions spreading in areas of Southern Africa; flooding persists in Tanzania and Zambia Africa Weather Hazards Flooding continues in the Sudd wetlands in South Sudan. Abnormally dry...
Headlines To mark the International Women's Day on the 8th of March, you are invited to attend a webinar about the powerful impact of women in the global effort to eradicate polio. During the...