The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling or residing in Uganda to safety and security issues related to the African Union Summit scheduled for July 18 to 27, 2010. U.S citizens should maintain a high level of vigilance and take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert expires on August 15, 2010. The African Union Summit is scheduled to be held...Read More

This Travel Alert is being issued to warn U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to East Asia and the West and Central Pacific region about the ongoing threat of typhoons originating in the West and Central Pacific region. The region covered by this alert includes countries in East Asia and the West and Central Pacific regions north of the Equator. Typhoons in this area of the Pacific may...Read More

The campaign came to its scheduled end on 2 June. By the end of Day 10 (2 June), 4 496 408 children had been vaccinated against measles and 1 465 974 had received vitamin A supplements.[1] Approximately 79% of the targeted children for measles and 76% for vitamin A supplementation were reached. In terms of population vaccine coverage in different provinces, Chitungwiza, Harare [2] and Manicaland...Read More

By the end of Day 7, 3 580 441 children had received measles vaccination and 1 219 419 had been given vitamin A supplements (This figure is expected to change because reports received from the districts for day five and six are not yet complete. ). In Hatcliff, community mobilizers started house-to-house visits to assess by card, ink mark (All vaccinated children had their fingers marked with...Read More