World Health Organization (WHO) experts have expressed their concern after two cases of humans catching H5N1 avian flu were confirmed this week. During a virtual press conference, WHO Director of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Sylvie…
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UN to convene as Ukraine, allies seek votes for ‘peace’ resolution
UNITED NATIONS— The UN General Assembly meets Wednesday, two days ahead of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Kyiv and its allies hoping to garner broad support for a resolution calling for a “just and lasting peace.”The draft resolu…
Mali IED Attack Kills Three UN Peacekeepers
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, says a roadside bomb has killed three peacekeepers and seriously injured five others.MINUSMA said in a statement that the U.N. peacekeepers were killed in central Mali Tuesday when their vehicle hit an im…
UN Security Council condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali; 3 killed in explosive attack
They reiterated UNITED NATIONS— The UN Security Council strongly condemned Tuesday’s attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, which left three peacekeepers from Senegal dead and five others injured.In a press statement, the members of the Se…
UN Appeals for Aid to Assist Malawi Fight Cholera Outbreak
The U.N. in Malawi has launched an urgent appeal for aid to deal with the impact of a record cholera outbreak that has so far killed nearly 1,450 people and infected 45,000.Local health experts say if urgent action isn’t taken to scale up the response,…
Deaths From Burkina Faso Army Attack Rise to 51
The death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last week has risen to 51, military officials said Monday, after 43 new bodies were found.The military unit was ambushed in the Sahel region’s Oudalan province,…
WHO EMRO Weekly Epidemiological Monitor: Volume 16; Issue no 04; 22 January 2023
Current major eventCholera: a global grade 3 emergencyOn 26 January 2023, the cholera outbreaks (event) was graded as a multi-region Grade 3 Public Health Emergency after considering the current scale, the potential for further international spread, th…
Guinea: Two people killed in anti-junta clashes
CONAKRY, Two people died in clashes between anti-junta protesters and security forces in Guinea, a municipal official said, with the country’s opposition coalition reporting “many arrests” and injuries from live ammunition.Protesters took to the street…
Over 33 million children vaccinated against wild poliovirus in southern Africa: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE— A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries have been vaccinated against the virus, with over 80 million vaccine doses administere…
Bird Flu Spreads to New Countries, Threatens Non-Stop ‘War’ on Poultry
Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and disease experts, who warn it is now a year-round problem.Reuters spoke to more th…
WFP helps half a million people recover from loss and damage with climate insurance in West Africa
ROME – The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) is preparing to support 490,000 people in Burkina Faso, The Gambia and Mali who were impacted by drought in 2022. WFP has received US$15.4 million worth of insurance payouts from African Risk Capaci…