Nigeria — Publications
Nigeria — Publications
Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 10: 4 - 10 March 2017
WHO AFRO is currently monitoring 30 events, two at Grade 3, six at Grade 2, two at Grade 1 and twenty ungraded events. This week one new event is reported: a Cyclone in Madagascar. The update also focuses on key on…
Read moreBorno Health Sector Bulletin #20, 05 March 2017
Borno SMOH in northeast Nigeria has recorded its first Lassa fever outbreak in almost five decades. The last confirmed outbreak of the deadly disease was in 1969. On 22nd February, an alert was received at the WHO field …
Read moreNigerian Crisis WHO Situation Report | Issue #26 - 17 February 3 March 2017
Borno State confirmed an outbreak of Lassa fever in Zabarmari, Jere LGA. It was the first case in nearly five decades. The case was isolated from a 32-year old woman admitted at Umaru Shehu hospital, Maiduguri. WHO sup…
Read moreBorno Health Sector Bulletin #19, 19 February 2017
Supported by the health sector, the Borno State Ministry of Health established a cholera preparedness working group ahead of the rainy season. The sector is developing a preparedness plan and identifying hot spots, local…
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