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This weekly newsletter focuses on acute public health emergencies in the African Region of WHO. The WHO program on health emergencies is currently following 57 events in the region. This week's edition covers major ongoing events, including:
- Ebola Virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kenya Rift Valley Fever
- Cholera in Angola
- Cholera in Tanzania
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Humanitarian Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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For each of these events, a brief description, followed by public health measures implemented and an interpretation of the situation is provided
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A table is provided at the end of the newsletter containing information on all new and ongoing public health events currently being monitored in the region, as well as the recently closed events.
- The Ministry of Health and WHO continue to monitor closely the occurrence of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On June 27, 2018, all persons exposed to the last confirmed case of EVD completed their mandatory 21-day follow-up without developing symptoms.
The countdown to the end of the EVD outbreak began on June 12, 2018, when the last confirmed case was evacuated from the Ebola Treatment Center (ETU) in Bikoro. . The answer is now focused on intensive surveillance, including active case finding and investigation of suspected cases and alerts. Despite these advances, it is necessary to continue the response until the epidemic is finally under control.
- The complex humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains disastrous. There are numerous health emergencies underway in the country, with serious consequences for public health and socio-economic conditions.
Notably, in week 24 alone, there were 634 cases of cholera with 34 deaths and 536 cases of measles. We must not lose sight of the many profound public health issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Proportional resources must be provided for these health emergencies because of their impact on the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on humanity.
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