Life-saving emergency and recovery support for five million most vulnerable in 36 countries “The virus might not reach us, but hunger will kill us for sure.” Mohammed Kanneh, a tea shop owner in...
Executive Summary The Sierra Leone National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) is based on the recommendations of the 2016 Joint External Evaluation (JEE). The JEE is a voluntary, collaborative...
The British Red Cross has launched its Community Engagement and Accountability hub to provide tools, resources and training materials to volunteers and staff within the Red Cross Red Crescent...
KEY MESSAGES REGIONAL CHOLERA STRATEGY The “shield and sword” concept, a common language for a proactive, cross-border and multi-disciplinary strategy to prevent the spread of cholera An...
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PARIS/NEW YORK—An oral cholera vaccine protected individuals by 86 percent during a recent outbreak in Guinea, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The...
This report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam's response to the 2012 cholera response in Sierra Leone that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam's...
MSF vaccination campaign in Guinea shows feasibility of oral cholera vaccine for control of future epidemics In a report published today in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the international medical...
In this issue, a general overview of outbreaks that occurred within the WHO African Region between January and July 2013 is provided as well as a summary of ongoing outbreaks as reported by Member...
DAKAR, 16 August 2013 (IRIN) - More than 700 people have been sickened by cholera in Guinea-Bissau, the highest number of cases so far this year in West Africa, which has nonetheless seen a...