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Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Wed, 2019-07-17 21:58 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - WHO - Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 17 July 2019 (6 page .PDF document)

who.int - 17 July 2019

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

“It is time for the world to take notice and redouble our efforts. We need to work together in solidarity with the DRC to end this outbreak and build a better health system,” said Dr. Tedros. “Extraordinary work has been done for almost a year under the most difficult circumstances. We all owe it to these responders -- coming from not just WHO but also government, partners and communities -- to shoulder more of the burden.”

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The Sahel in Flames

Mon, 2019-06-03 23:36 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Photo: Francesco Bellina/TNH

thenewhumanitarian.org - May 31, 2019

. . . In recent months, a surge in violence in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – three Sahelian countries with shared borders and common problems – has left more than 440,000 people displaced and 5,000 dead, as militants – some with links to al-Qaeda and IS – extend their grip across the region.

As they gain ground, the jihadists are stoking conflicts between different ethnic groups that are accused of either supporting or opposing them, putting the region’s entire social fabric into question. Cycles of inter-communal violence are now claiming more lives and uprooting more people than direct jihadist attacks. Nobody seems able to stop it.

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Dozens of Countries Have Been Working to Plant ‘Great Green Wall’ – and It’s Holding Back Poverty

Sun, 2019-04-14 05:41 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative as an opportunity to enhance resilience in Sahelian landscapes and livelihoods

goodnewsnetwork.org - by McKinley Corbley - Mar 31, 2019

More than 20 African countries have joined together in an international mission to plant a massive wall of trees running across the continent – and after a little over a decade of work, it has reaped great success.

The tree-planting project, which has been dubbed The Great Green Wall of Africa, stretches across roughly 6,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) of terrain at the southern edge of the Sahara desert, a region known as the Sahel.

The region was once a lush oasis of greenery and foliage back in the 1970s, but the combined forces of population growth, unsustainable land management, and climate change turned the area into a barren and degraded swath of land . . .

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Information Resources - Ebola Outbreak Declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo - 2018

Wed, 2019-03-20 04:11 — Kathy Gilbeaux

An expanding list of information resources on the Ebola outbreak declared May 8, 2018 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A link to Information, FAQs and Research on this outbreak will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . .

CLICK HERE - WHO - DRC Ebola Surveillance Dashboard

CLICK HERE - Twitter - Technical Secretariat of the Multisectoral National Committee for the Response to Ebola Virus Disease (CMRE)

CLICK HERE - Twitter - Mike Ryan - Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme

CLICK HERE - Twitter - Ministère de la Santé de la République Démocratique du Congo (Situation Reports)

CLICK HERE - WHO - Regional Office for Africa - Situation Reports - Ebola Virus Disease

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ACAPS - CrisisInSight: Global Risk Analysis

Thu, 2018-12-27 16:01 — Kathy Gilbeaux

In the next 6-9 months, the following countries are expected to deteriorate significantly leading to a spike in #humanitarian needs: https://t.co/mf3f5iyUqW pic.twitter.com/Q000xiembR
— ACAPS (@ACAPSproject) December 26, 2018

In the next 6-9 months, the following countries are expected to deteriorate significantly leading to a spike in #humanitarian needs:

CLICK HERE - ACAPS - CrisisInSight: Global Risk Analysis

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Portrait of a Planet on the Verge of Climate Catastrophe

Mon, 2018-12-03 05:02 — Kathy Gilbeaux

How South Beach, Miami, could look if temperatures rise by 2C. Photograph: Nickolay Lamm/Courtesy of Climate Central/sealevel.climatecentral.org

As the UN sits down for its annual climate conference this week, many experts believe we have passed the point of no return

theguardian.com - by Robin McKie - December 2, 2018

On Sunday morning hundreds of politicians, government officials and scientists will gather in the grandeur of the International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland . . . For 24 years the annual UN climate conference has served up a reliable diet of rhetoric, backroom talks and dramatic last-minute deals aimed at halting global warming . . .

. . . As recent reports have made clear, the world may no longer be hovering at the edge of destruction but has probably staggered beyond a crucial point of no return. Climate catastrophe is now looking inevitable.

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80% of Nigeria affected by floods disaster - Nigeria

Fri, 2018-11-09 04:46 — Kathy Gilbeaux

https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/80-nigeria-affected-floods-disaster

80% of Nigeria affected by floods disaster

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CDC Director Warns That Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable

Thu, 2018-11-08 00:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A Congolese health worker administers Ebola vaccine to a boy who had contact with an Ebola patient in the village of Mangina, in North Kivu province, on Aug. 18. (Olivia Acland/Reuters)

washingtonpost.com - by Lena H. Sun - November 5, 2018

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Fwd: Statement on the October 2018 meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fri, 2018-10-19 09:06 — mdmcdonald

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Scientists Develop 'Cooling' Protective Suits for Ebola Workers

Mon, 2018-09-24 13:04 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Protective suits are essential kit for some workers like firefighters and healthcare workers, but staying cool enough to work for long periods is a challenge.

africanews.com - September 19, 2018

A team at California’s Stanford University working on the regulation of body temperature have created a cooling system that could double the amount of time workers can spend wearing protective suits.

The research was prompted by healthcare workers from Sierra Leone who experienced debilitating heat when wearing suits that protected them from the highly infectious Ebola virus . . .

. . . the cooling system allowed the students to spend at least double the time being active than without it, and some tripled or quadrupled the time spent being active.

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