Disease Outbreaks

Additional Information

Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response

Standard Operating Procedures For AFRO Strategic Health Operations Centre (AFRO SHOC) [809 kB]
Regional Logistics Strategic Plan 2015-2018
Regional Logistics Strategic Plan 2015-2018(French)
Regional Logistics Strategic Plan 2015-2018(Portuguese)

Travel advice

• WHO recommendations for international travellers related to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
  15 August 2018 
• Health advice for travellers to the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Republic of Korea
  7 February 2018 
• Updates on yellow fever vaccination recommendations for international travelers related to the current situation in Brazil
  16 January 2018 
• Plague in Madagascar, information for international travellers
  3 October 2017 
• Health conditions for travellers to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
• Updates on Yellow fever Vaccination recommendation for International Travellers related to current situation in Brazil
• Travel advice archive 

Epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases threaten public health security. These include diseases such as cholera, meningitis, avian influenza, and viral haemorrhagic fevers for which the region reports considerably high incidence and mortality rates. They can be responsible for high levels of disease and death and have a devastating impact on the economies of the Region.