Kisantu, 13 November 2019 – To efficiently provide treatment to people needing urgent medical care during epidemic situations, the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and...
On behalf of the Ministry of Health and the Government of Uganda, I take this opportunity to update the public on the just concluded national Measles-Rubella and Polio immunisation campaign. As you...
I. Introduction 1.1 Background The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is dealing with the world’s second largest outbreak of Ebola. As of 27 October 2019, 3,264 cases of Ebola had been recorded,...
HIGHLIGHTS • While measles cases have declined nationally since 2018, as well as rates of waterborne disease in hotspot areas, disrupted water networks and waste management, combined with...
Contents 525 Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication – Pakistan, January 2018–September 2019 532 Update on vaccine-derived polioviruses – worldwide, January 2018–June 2019 Sommaire 525 Progrès...
The following syndromes have been flagged: Other updates: Measles Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services declared an outbreak following the confirmation of cases in the Serua/Namosi...
Six new confirmed cases were reported in the past week (6 to 12 November) in the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. All six cases resulted from local...
Over the past several months, Pakistan hospitals have faced an influx of thousands of patients admitted with headache, muscle pain and high fever, all classic symptoms of dengue, a mosquito-borne...
A technique that sterilizes male mosquitoes using radiation will soon be tested as part of global health efforts to control diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika. The Sterile Insect...
Situation 34 Palestinians were killed and 111 were injured by Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip during the reporting period from the 12 to the 14 of November 2019, during a period of escalated...