Day: January 3, 2023
Disease Outbreak News: Yellow fever – African Region (AFRO) (3 January 2023)
Outbreak at a glance This is an update on the yellow fever situation in the WHO African Region since the last disease outbreak news was published on 2 September 2022. From 1 January 2021 to 7 December 2022, a total of 203 confirmed and 252 probable cases with 40 deaths (Case Fatality Ratio 9%) were reported to WHO from 13
War in Ukraine Bolstered EU Solidarity—Will it Last?
Zohra stuffs packages of sliced bread, fresh fruit and canned vegetables into her shopping cart — free handouts she once never thought she would need. Other Parisians patiently wait their turn for the Salvation Army’s weekly food distributions in the French capital: two women from Africa, a middle-aged man from the French Antilles, a young woman who looks like a
Rights Group Blames Volunteer Militia in New Burkina Bloodshed
Twenty-eight bodies were found in northwest Burkina Faso over the weekend, the government said, and rights activists blamed a volunteer militia created to support the army’s battle against jihadis. Attacks targeting the security forces and civilians have increased in recent months, especially in northern and eastern regions bordering Mali and Niger. “The government was informed of an incident at Nouna