1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (321+ words) Key Results In Kenya’s arid and semiarid lands (ASALs), around 2.7 million people are experiencing IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse) acute food insecurity, with 348,000 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), between July and October 2026. This marks a 55 percent increase from…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (676+ words) KATHMANDU, 15 September 2026 – Thousands of children affected by the recent devastating floods in Nepal require urgent mental health and psychosocial support to recover from the distress and trauma caused by the disaster, UNICEF said today. The floods have had a profound…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (263+ words) CAR + 1 more Description of the Event What happened, where and when? Between 15 and 18 May 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Bundibugyo strain as a major public health emergency....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (487+ words) Key Messages FEWS NET still assesses a credible risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5) in southern Somalia from October through January 2027. Under the most likely scenario, Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes, with populations in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5), are expected through January 2027 in…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (217+ words) For African Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Health and of Finance, and the United Nations General Assembly. This summary reports the findings of an evidence review commissioned by the African Union Champion for Maternal and Child Health. It…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (415+ words) Since the publication of the previous Disease Outbreak News on 28 August 2026, additional confirmed cases and deaths of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) have been reported only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Figure 1. Distribution of cumulative confirmed cases of Bundibugyo…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (178+ words) The first half of 2026 has seen encouraging progress towards a polio-free Africa. Despite concerning detections of circulating polio type 1 and 3, countries are demonstrating strong commitment to stopping transmission and protecting every child. Beyond polio, the programme’s surveillance, laboratory, workforce and…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (183+ words) 871 mt CARGO RECEIVED FOR STORAGE 627 mt CARGO TRANSPORTED 1 2,070 m² STORAGE CAPACITY • Following the LTC installation of the Forward Logistics Base (FLB) in Lita, WFP officially handed over the facility and equipment to the DRC Government on the 26 of August 2026. The base…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (292+ words) Project HOPE has established five mobile medical units (MMUs) in Nepal, in coordination with local partners Volunteer Corps Nepal and Partnership for Sustainable Development Nepal. Access to healthcare continues to be strained along the Trishuli River, but Project HOPE’s teams…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (293+ words) Overview The Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) aims to provide decision-makers and health stakeholders with vital, up-to-date information. This system is dedicated to monitoring the availability of critical health resources and services, thus playing a crucial role…...