Suspected plague outbreak in Madagascar
Suspected cases of plague were detected in Ankazobe municipality, Analamanga region, Madagascar at the end of September and start of October 2023.
Suspected cases of plague were detected in Ankazobe municipality, Analamanga region, Madagascar at the end of September and start of October 2023.
On 27 April 2023, this webinar, featuring a panel of experts, will draw on new evidence from research on Mpox in Nigeria, as well as wider research on national, regional and global perspectives on epidemic preparedness and response, to explore questions such as how can global efforts interconnect more effectively with national and regional preparedness, taking account of varying priorities and perspectives? And what can be done to strengthen community-level efforts for outbreak detection and care provision?
Since July 2013, a series of massacres have occurred in the Beni territory of North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, an area heavily affected by the current Ebola outbreak. More than 1,000 civilians have been killed and tens of thousands have been displaced (Congo Research Network, 2016, 2017). The kidnappings and mass killings transformed Beni from an area of relative calm to a violent hotspot. What has been historically troubling about these armed attacks is the lack of knowledge surrounding them.
With the constant shifting of political alliances, the emergence of new armed groups and political scapegoating, the identity and motives of perpetrators remain highly ambiguous and contested. In the face of this complexity, civilians are left with the constant fear of being killed, kidnapped, or conscripted. In addition, tensions between the government and ethnic groups in the region have further intensified people’s mistrust in state institutions and activities.