HIGHLIGHTS Effects of the 2018/2019 drought continue to cause food insecurity, disrupt livelihoods USG provides $39.8 million in FY 2019 to support humanitarian response activities KEY DEVELOPMENTS...
Situation summary In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 421 of 2019, a total of 2,733,635 cases of dengue (280 cases per 100,000 population) have been reported,...
HIGHLIGHTS High food prices constrain household purchasing power, exacerbate food assistance needs in much of eastern Ethiopia UN warns of ongoing protection risks and humanitarian needs among...
Highlights • The growing context of insecurity continues to affect humanitarian access and aid delivery in the central and northern regions of the country. Nevertheless, humanitarian action remains...
Web Statement Episcopal Relief & Development, in coordination with the Anglican Alliance, is supporting local partners in eight dioceses of the Anglican Church of the Congo on a response to the Ebola...
HIGHLIGHTS BACKGROUND IOM and Red Cross respond to devastation caused by torrential rains, affecting over 3,000 people in Burundi in Muyinga Province On 1 October 2019, torrential rains injured nine...
During the month of September 2019, 6,700 new refugee arrivals from, Democratic Republic of Congo (5,044), South Sudan (900) and Burundi (756) sought safety in Uganda, bringing the number of new...
The armed insurgency in northeastern Nigeria continues to have devastating impacts on the food security and nutrition status of people in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. Currently, an...
While armed conflict has declined in South Sudan since the warring parties signed a peace agreement in September 2018, implementation of the deal is lagging, the political situation remains fragile,...
To cite: Guillaume Y, Jerome GJ, Ternier R, et al. ‘It was a ravage!’: lived experiences of epidemic cholera in rural Haiti. BMJ Global Health 2019; 4:e001834. doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2019-001834 ABSTRACT...