Emergencies
HumAngle’s Emergencies Desk focuses on emergencies such as disease outbreaks, flooding incidents, natural disasters, post-election violence, breaking reports of large-scale abductions/ killings, and so on.
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MSF Raises Concern Over Nigeria’s ‘Unprecedented Diphtheria Outbreak’
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international medical aid organisation, has raised an alarm over an “unprecedented diphtheria outbreak” in Nigeria. …
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Severe Child Wasting Cases On Alarming Rise In Northeastern Nigeria
FHI 360, a nongovernmental healthcare organisation operating in North East Nigeria, has reported a significant rise in cases of severe…
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Almost 50% Of VVF Patients In Jigawa Are Women And Girls Below 20
During day 2 of a roundtable workshop organised by the international medical aid group, Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on ‘Reducing…
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MSF Raises Concern Over Worsening Humanitarian Situation As Sudan Crisis Enters Sixth Month
Medical relief organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has expressed concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan during a virtual…
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MSF Calls For Urgent Response To Nigeria’s Escalating Diphtheria Outbreak
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about the record number of diphtheria cases in Nigeria. The international humanitarian organisation, also…
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Survivors Of Boat Mishap In Northeast Nigeria Narrate Harrowing Ordeal
Joy Ibrahim, a 29-year-old survivor, recounted the terrifying moment when a boat capsized in the river between Dandu and Rugange…
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Cost Of Living Crisis: The Fire Risks Nigerians Face To Save Money On Fuel
Smoke flowed into houses around Oja-tuntun market in Ile-Ife, Osun State, in the early hours of Dec 2, 2020. Before…
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Conflict And Climate Shocks Exacerbating Cholera Outbreaks In Horn Of Africa – MSF
The Cholera outbreak in Eastern Africa may become even more devastating in the coming months, international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans…
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REPORT CARD: Nigerian Govt’s Response To Recurrent Floods Under Buhari-led Administration
2015 At the start of the administration floods affected six states, resulting in the loss of 53 lives and displacing…
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Patients Stranded As Cameroon Health Workers Protest Poor Working Conditions
As patients lay at the Yaoundé Emergency Centre (CURY) unattended for five hours, over 150 nurses stormed the Ministry of…
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