WHO: Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report 1
29 August 2014This is the first in a series of regular updates on the Ebola Response Roadmap. The update contains a review of the epidemiological situation and (…)
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Ebola virus disease update : 3 069 cases with 1 552 deaths
28 August 201428 August 2014: Epidemiology and surveillance The total number of probable and confirmed cases in the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease (…)
WHO issues ’roadmap’ to scale up international response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
28 August 2014The World Health Organization is today issuing a ’roadmap’ to guide and coordinate the international response to the outbreak of Ebola virus (…)
Ebola virus disease : Democratic Republic of Congo
27 août 2014On 26 August 2014, the Ministry of Health, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an outbreak of Ebola (…)
Ebola : Unprecedented number of medical staff infected
26 August 2014The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa is unprecedented in many ways, including the high proportion of doctors, nurses, and other (…)
Contraceptive information and service : WHO issues new guidance
6 March 2014In advance of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching new guidance to help countries ensure (…)
Malaysia reported a human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus
17 February 2014On 12 February 2014, The Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia reported a human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. A 67 year old woman tourist (…)
Avian Influenza in China : one death
10 February 2014The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China has notified WHO of 15 additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with (…)
China : 10 additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza
7 February 2014On 5 February 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of ten additional laboratory-confirmed cases (…)
WHO warns of increased risk of disease epidemics in Syria and in neighbouring countries as summer approaches
4 juin 2013The World Health Organization is deeply concerned about the increasing cases of communicable diseases inside the Syria and among displaced Syrians (…)
Yellow fever in Ethiopia
31 May 2013The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia is launching an emergency mass-vaccination campaign against yellow fever from 10 June 2013.This is in response (…)
WHO : More than 270 000 pedestrians killed on roads each year
2 mai 2013More than 270 000 pedestrians lose their lives on the world’s roads each year accounting for 22% of the total 1.24 million road traffic deaths. (…)