Outbreak and other emergencies
Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 13: 25 - 31 March 2017
The Africa Regional WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 36 events, 27 infectious disease outbreaks and 9 humanitarian crises. This edition of the weekly updates (Week 13) focuses on key ongoing events in the region:
- Humanitarian crises in Nigeria and South Sudan,
- Necrotising Cellulitis/Fasciitis outbreak in Sao Tome and Principe,
- Hepatitis E outbreak in Chad,
- Monkeypox in Congo,
- Leishmaniasis in Cameroon,
- Measles in Guinea,
- Cholera in Mozambique,
- Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Namibia,
- Food insecurity situation affecting Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda.