There are approximately 225-600 million new malaria infections worldwide annually, with severe and cerebral malaria representing major causes of death internationally.
The Central African Republic is in a state of chronic medical emergency. Many years of instability and insecurity have had a serious impact on health, with a resurgence of diseases such as yellow fever and measles.
Recent findings confirm that reduction of HIV transmission is now achievable through scale-up of testing, prevention (including voluntary male circumcision) and ART treatment programs. However, essential data for evaluating programmatic outcomes and impact at the population level in sub-Saharan Africa are rare.
Diarrhea is still the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age in developing countries, and rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea both in developed and developing countries.
The 15th-16th January 2013, Her Excellence Aline Kuster-Menager (French ambassador in Uganda), Hitzges Celia, Flore Tixier (Education Attaché French Embassy in Uganda), Mr Alain Borgel (Representative of the Research Institute for Development, IRD, in Kenya and regional coordinator for Southern and Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean),
The essential change in this version is the PMTCT report (PMTCT - Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission), which enables analysis of the PMTCT data based on the WHO recommendations of 2009.
The camp of displaced people of Yida in South Soudan counts close to 50.000 people. They have fled from the Nuba Mountain after the bombing in the region. MSF OCP is present in support in the camp for nearly one year
Batil is one of the four refugee camps located in the Maban district and, according to the HCR, accommodated 37,000 refugees in September 2012. The first refugees arrived in Batil in May 2012, with the aim of relieving the Jamam camp owing to inadequate water supplies.
Yaws, a neglected tropical disease, has recently been targeted for eradication by the WHO. It affects the skin, bones and cartilage and children are the most affected.
