This issue focuses on the Yellow fever, Cholera, Zika Virus Disease and Chikungunya outbreaks.
During the period under review, there have been protracted urban Yellow Fever (YF) outbreaks in Angola that have spread to the neighboring DR Congo and there have been exported cases to China and Kenya. Another outbreak of Yellow Fever was reported in Uganda but was not epidemiologically linked to the Angola or DR Congo outbreaks. The Uganda YF outbreak was rapidly and effectively contained.
Cholera outbreaks have been the most protracted public health events (PHEs) in the period under review affecting 15 countries. Tanzania, DR Congo and Kenya being the most affected. The cholera outbreak in DR Congo shows no signs of decline since the beginning of the outbreak.
Other major outbreaks that were reported during the period under review were: Chikungunya in Kenya and Dengue in Seychelles.
Moreover, protracted and escalated humanitarian crises in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Burundi were associated with displacement of thousands of people and resulted in major health consequences.
Finally, floods and drought related to El Nino affected millions of people in Eastern and Southern Africa , including: Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho, South Africa, and Zambia. Consequently, food insecurity and sever acute malnutrition has signifi-cantly increased in the affected countries.