Fighting the rise in cholera cases in Haiti
There was a rise in the number of cholera cases reported in May and early June, particularly around Port-au-Prince and in the southern peninsula (Grand Anse, Nippes, Sud and Sud-Est) as well as in...
View ArticleGrowing needs for emergency life-saving health care in Yemen
Increasing numbers of people are fleeing Abyan Governorate. According to OCHA, an estimated 10 000 people have sought refuge in Lahij Governorate, 15 000 in Aden Governorate and a further 15 000 are...
View ArticleProviding health care despite the crises in South Kordofan and Abyei
Insecurity and movement restrictions limit humanitarian access in many parts of South Kordofan. The humanitarian community has proposed a three-day ceasefire to allow aid to reach affected communities...
View ArticleEnsuring disease surveillance and responding to outbreaks in Côte d’Ivoire
UNHCR is building a new site for 10 000 internally displaced people in Niably to relieve the pressure on Duékoué where up to 30 000 people are gathered in insalubrious over-crowding. WHO is negotiating...
View ArticleDrought and food crisis in the Horn of Africa
8 July 2011 -- The Horn of Africa is facing what has been described as the worst drought in over half a century. Around ten million people in Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda,...
View ArticleNew psychological first aid guide to strengthen humanitarian relief
16 August 2011 -- Humanitarian emergencies - like earthquakes, extreme drought, or war - not only affect people’s physical health but also their psychological and social health and well-being. A new...
View ArticlePakistan Floods Donor Alert
The recent heavy flooding caused by the monsoon in Pakistan, most devastating in Sindh, has af-fected the lives of over five million people. Flood waters continue to drain, leaving behind massive...
View ArticleWHO scales up humanitarian support in Sindh
7 October 2011 ¦ KARACHI -- “In view of the current flood crisis, World Health Organization (WHO) will be scaling up its humanitarian response in all the affected areas in Sindh to address the health...
View ArticleThousands of South Sudan people suffer from kala azar epidemic as cases rise
Juba, 28 October 2011, (WHO South Sudan) – Kala azar epidemic continues to threaten thousands of lives of people in the new Republic of South Sudan as cases continue to rise.
View ArticlePhilippines Tropical Storm Washi Donor Alert
Tropical storm Washi struck the Southern Philippines on 16 December 2011, leaving a trail of devastation in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan on Mindanao island.
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