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Guinea |
Diphtheria Outbreak in Guinea Sparks Concern as Cases RiseThe Ministry of Health in Guinea officially alerted the World Health Organization (WHO) on September 5, 2023, about the ongoing diphtheria outbreak in the Kankan region. The… Full Story |
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538 |
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Armenia
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Armenia Grapples with Influx of Displaced Persons via Lachin CorridorAs of September 29, 2023, Armenia is facing a significant humanitarian crisis as the number of displaced persons streaming into the country via the Lachin corridor, specifically… Full Story |
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100,000 |
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Syria
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LOW WATER LEVELS AND INCREASING DROUGHT ARE FELT AMONG COMMUNITIES IN NORTHEAST SYRIA, FACING HUMANITARIAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS.The water level of the Euphrates river decreased dramatically over the past three weeks and is reported to be at its historical low at Tabqa Dam. The Alouk water station remains… Full Story |
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1,000,000 |
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Peru
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Areas Of Peru aAfected by a growing number of Guillain-Barré Syndrome casesOn 26 June 2023, the National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention, and Disease Control (CDC) of Peru issued an epidemiological alert due to an unusual increase in Guillain-Barré… Full Story |
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231 |
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South Sudan |
Outbreak of Hepatitis E Virus in Wau City, South SudanOn 14 April 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of South Sudan declared an outbreak of the Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Wau city, the capital of Western Bahr el-Ghazal state, one of… Full Story |
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4,009 |
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Nigeria
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Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria: Over 550 Confirmed Cases Detected in 21 StatesSince the beginning of 2023, Nigeria has been hit by a diphtheria outbreak that has affected 21 of its 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. According to the Nigeria Centre… Full Story |
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557 |
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Nigeria |
Diphtheria outbreakIn response to the alarming spread of diphtheria in Nigeria, the European Union (EU) has released a sum of EUR 150,000 for emergency assistance. The funds were released on 28… Full Story |
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733 |
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Tanzania
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Tanzania Confirms First Cases of Marburg Virus DiseaseOn 16 March 2023, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Republic of Tanzania announced that an unknown disease had claimed the lives of five people in the Kagera region, which… Full Story |
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2,980,000 |
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Nigeria |
Diphtheria cases in Nigeria growing alarminglyDiphtheria cases in Nigeria have been increasing at an alarming rate since early 2023, with a significant surge in March. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has… Full Story |
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733 |
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Madagascar
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EU's Humanitarian Assistance in Response to Madagascar's Worsening Food Security SituationMadagascar, a country located in the Indian Ocean, has been hit hard by a series of disasters that have worsened its food security situation. In 2021, Madagascar experienced its… Full Story |
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2,200,000 |
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Kenya
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Yellow Fever Outbreak Confirmed in Isiolo and Garissa Counties with 11 Deaths ReportedIn July 2022, an outbreak of Yellow Fever was confirmed in Isiolo and Garissa Counties in Kenya. Suspected cases were also reported in ten other counties, including Samburu, Meru… Full Story |
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291 |
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Equatorial Guinea
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Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Equatorial GuineaBetween January 7th and February 6th, 2023, the Ministry of Health of Equatorial Guinea identified a cluster of deaths in two remote districts of the continental region of… Full Story |
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4,235 |
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Bangladesh |
Nipah Virus Outbreak in BangladeshNipah virus infection outbreaks in Bangladesh are usually seasonal, occurring annually between December and May. The number of yearly cases since the first report in 2001 has… Full Story |
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11 |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Equatorial Guinea's First Outbreak of the Marburg VirusOn 13 February, Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of the highly infectious and deadly Marburg virus, similar to Ebola. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported at… Full Story |
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200 |
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Niger |
Meningitis outbreak in Zinder Region, NigerFrom 1 November 2022 to 27 January 2023, 559 cases of meningitis, including 18 deaths (CFR 3.2%), were reported in the Zinder Region of Niger, of which 111 cases were laboratory… Full Story |
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559 |
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Brazil
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Brazil – Child mortality – Yanomami indigenous groupIn the last month, six children have died from preventable diseases. This increase in child mortality is linked to lack of food, disease outbreaks, acute malnutrition due to the… Full Story |
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Congo - Kinshasa |
Democratic Republic of the Congo - EpidemicsThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a very high infectious disease burden and is prone to recurrent epidemics that require emergency support and create additional… Full Story |
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171,625 |
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Saudi Arabia
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - Saudi ArabiaOutbreak at a glance From 29 December 2021 to 31 October 2022, four laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) were reported to WHO by… Full Story |
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650 |
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Argentina
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Legionellosis OutbreakPolice officers stand outside Luz Medica hospital, where nine people infected with bilateral pneumonia of unknown origin have been treated, in Tucuman, Argentina, on Sept. 1, 2022… Full Story |
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11 |
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Resurgence of Bubonic Plague in COD Congo Democratic RepublicOn 04 April 2022, the Provincial Health Division (DPS) of the province of Ituri declared a resurgence of the Bubonic Plague epidemic in the health zone of Rethy, in the territory… Full Story |
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91,738 |
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Sudan
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Alarming Increase in Cases of Visceral Leishmaniasis (KalAzar)On 12 February 2022, the Director of Department of Vector Control at the Ministry of Health of Gedaref State, released an appeal statement calling for assistance in control of… Full Story |
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302 |
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Meinigitis OutbreakThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of meningitis in the north-eastern Tshopo Province where 261 suspected cases and 129 deaths—a high case fatality… Full Story |
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261 |
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Guinea
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FIRST WEST AFRICAN CASE OF DEADLY MARBURG VIRUSOn 9 August, the World Health Organization announced its support to Guinea following a confirmed death from Marburg virus disease, the first recorded case in the country and in… Full Story |
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Ethiopia
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MSF : providing emergency medical assistance in TigrayIn southern Tigray, MSF teams are running mobile clinics and have restarted some services at health centers in the towns of Hiwane and Adi Keyih, alongside staff from the Ministry… Full Story |
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Brazil
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Virus ripples across Amazon region - JAN 2021The health system has collapsed in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, with hospitals unable to keep up with the number of new COVID-19 patients and people… Full Story |
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Brazil
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MSF works to prevent spread of COVID-19 among indigenous people in Mato Grosso do SulIndigenous communities in Brazil have been especially vulnerable to the new coronavirus COVID-19. In Mato Grosso do Sul, a state in central Brazil which is home to many indigenous… Full Story |
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Jordan
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UNICEF launches programme to end child labour in Zarqa and AmmanA new UNICEF programme to end the worst forms of child labour in Zarqa and Amman will help hundreds of children to escape from dangerous working environments and return to… Full Story |
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400 |
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