Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin - Disease early warning system and response...
Source: Government of Pakistan, World Health Organization Country: Pakistan Highlights Epidemiological week no. 41 (7 - 13 Oct 2012) • Measles: 74 alerts investigated this week, responding to 10...
View ArticleRecovery session for earthquake survivors
Source: Australian Red Cross Country: New Zealand Red Cross is helping former residents of Christchurch who are still recovering from the devastating earthquakes. With thousands of former residents...
View ArticleSyria Crisis Weekly Humanitarian Situation Report: Turkey - 12 October 2012
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Turkey, Syrian Arab Republic (the) Highlights • The Turkish Parliament has authorized the military to cross the border to Syria, if necessary. While the security...
View ArticleIOM Starts Camp Management Training in Flood-Hit Pakistan
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: Pakistan, Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) Press Briefing Notes Friday 19th October 2012 Spokesperson:...
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Niger : Epidémie de choléra dans la région de Tahoua (au 17 Octobre 2012)
Link: Bulletin Humanitaire Niger, Numéro 41 du 16 Octobre 2012 Country: Niger (the) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
View ArticleSyria Crisis: Emergency appeal n° MDRSY003 Operation update n°2
Source: IFRC Country: Syrian Arab Republic (the), Iraq Period covered by this Ops Update: 20 August to 30 September 2012. Appeal target (current): CHF 27.5 million in cash, kind and services; Appeal...
View ArticleSex workers need help too
Source: PlusNews Country: Kenya, Somalia, World NAIROBI, 19 October 2012 (PLUSNEWS) - In humanitarian emergencies impoverished women may turn to sex work as a way of feeding themselves and their...
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Sahel Crisis 2012: Funding Status as of 19 Oct 2012
Note: Map in 14 pages Country: Chad, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gambia (the), Mali, Mauritania, Niger (the), Nigeria, Senegal Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
View ArticleGoma: 1 200 ménages de déplacés privés d’eau potable
Source: Radio Okapi Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Plus de mille deux cents ménages de déplacés vivant dans le site du lac vert, situé à environ 20 kilomètres au sud-ouest de la...
View ArticleThree Ugandans die in Marburg virus outbreak
Source: Reuters - AlertNet Country: Uganda KAMPALA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Three people have died in southwest Uganda from an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, officials said on Friday, a severe and...
View ArticleProvince Orientale : le paludisme fait 21 décès en 2 semaines à Koki
Source: Radio Okapi Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Vingt-et-une personnes sont décédées du paludisme en deux semaines à Koki, une localité du territoire de Basoko, à plus de 250 Km...
View ArticleSierra Leone joins eight West African states in polio eradication
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Sierra Leone 10/19/2012 16:20 GMT FREETOWN, Oct 19, 2012 (AFP) - Over 70.000 health workers and community volunteers were combing the streets and jungle paths...
View ArticleResponding to flooding in Pakistan
Source: Concern Worldwide Country: Pakistan Widespread flooding in central Pakistan has so far claimed 451 lives and affected five million people. Concern Worldwide is targeting 28,000 of the worst...
View ArticleRift Valley Fever (Situation as of 15 October 2012)
Source: World Health Organization Country: Mauritania A total of 24 cases and 13 deaths were reported from 13 districts Event description The Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Rift Valley...
View ArticleHalf of Darfuris lack access to health care
Source: Radio Dabanga Country: Sudan (the) KHARTOUM/EL-GENEINA (19 Oct.) - The Sudanese federal ministry of health and its partners from the international community on Khartoum revealed that half of...
View ArticleDramatiques inondations au Bénin
Source: Belgian Red Cross Country: Benin, Belgium Le gouvernement belge vient de répondre favorablement à une sollicitation de la Croix-Rouge de Belgique et a alloué 53.000€ pour aider la...
View ArticleAssistance in Response to Crop Failure in Lesotho (October 2012 - April 2013)
Source: World Food Programme Country: Lesotho EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Lesotho is facing the devastating effects of two successive crop failures compounded by a litany of socio-economic adversities....
View ArticleLe choléra reste un problème de santé publique majeur
Source: MSF Country: Haiti Cette année MSF a traité plus 12 000 personnes dans cinq centres Deux ans après le début de l’épidémie de choléra en Haïti, rien ne garantit que la prise en charge des...
View ArticleDiseases kill at least 50 in Darfur camps
Source: Radio Dabanga Country: Sudan (the) Diseases kill at least 50 in Darfur camps SARAF OMRA/MUKJAR (19 Oct.) - Internally displaced persons from Saraf Omra, North Darfur and from Mukjar camps in...
View ArticleNew healthcare facility opens in Al-Rawda area
Source: Yemen Times Country: Yemen Published on 14 October 2012 in News Ashraf Al-Muraqab (author), Ashraf Al-Muraqab (photographer) SANA’A – Zayid Motherhood and Childhood Hospital was inaugurated...
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