Somalia Cholera Epidemic Apr 1985 UNDRO Situation Reports 1-7
UNDRO 85/0747
SOMALIA - CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
02 APRIL 1985
SITUATION
1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS SEVERE OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA EPIDEMIC AMONG REFUGEES IN NORTHWEST SOMALIA. TOTAL NUMBER DEAD REPORTED SO FAR CLOSE TO 400 MOSTLY CHILDREN. MAJORITY OF CASUALTIES IN GANNET CAMP SITUATED CLOSE TO HARGEISA TOWN WITH POPULATION OF 46,000 (OUT OF 481 CASES 375 DIED). CASES ALSO REPORTED IN OTHER NEARBY REFUGEE CAMP AND AMONG LOCAL POPULATION IN TOWN HARGEISA. TOTAL POPULATION THIS AREA 300,000.
ACTION
2. GOVT HAS DECLARED EMERGENCY AND HAS REQUESTED UNDRO TO LAUNCH AN APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. UNDRO DELEGATE TO ASSIST IN ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS AND LOCAL COORDINATION RELIEF, EN ROUTE.
3. PRINCIPAL IMMEDIATE NEED IS FOR 20-50,000 LITRES OF INTRAVENEOUS FLUID (EITHER RINGER LACTATE OR NORMAL SALINE CONC. 9/1000 PLUS 10CC SODIUM BICARBONATE: VALUE APPROX. 2 DOLLARS PER LITRE) TO BE FLOWN TO BERBERA, SOMALIA FOR DELIVERY HARGESIA. USAGE RATE OF INTRAVENEOUS FLUID EXTREMELY HIGH: 75 PERCENT ALL CASES REQUIRE INTRAVENEOUS FLUIDS AT RATE OF 20 LITRES PER DAY.
4. UNICEF, UNHCR, ICRC, LRCS AND BILATERALS ALREADY EXPEDITING MEDICAL SUPPLIES INCLUDING INTRAVENEOUS FLUID.
5. CONTRIBUTIONS
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UN SYSTEM:
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US DLRS
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- UNDRO:
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EMERGENCY GRANT
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20,000
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- UNHCR:
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INTRAVENEOUS FLUID 12,500 LITRES TO ARRIVE MORNING 4 APRIL
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(++)
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- UNICEF:
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INTRAVENEOUS FLUID, 20,000 LITRES TO ARRIVE EVENING 3 APRIL
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(++)
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(++) - VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO
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6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY
TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.
= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +
UNDRO 85/0766
SOMALIA - CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
03 APRIL 1985
SITUATION
1. IN VIEW TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULTIES DUE LONG DISTANCE MOGADISCIO/HARGEISA, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO AIRLIFT ALL SUPPLIES TO BERBERA WHERE AIRPORT HAS CAPACITY TO RECEIVE LARGE SIZE CARGO AIRCRAFT. BERBERA 200 KM FROM AFFECTED AREA WITH GOOD AND ACCESSIBLE ROADS. HARGEISA AIRPORT REPORTED CLOSED.
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
2. WHO HAS FIELDED A TEAM OF ONE EPIDEMIOLOGIST, ONE MICROBIOLOGIST, NURSES AND SANITARIANS ON SITE FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND CLOSE MONITORING SITUATION.
3. 20,000 LITRES OF INTRAVENEOUS FLUID AND OTHER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CONTRIBUTED BY UNICEF AND TRANSPORTED BY USA PLANE TO ARRIVE BERBERA MORNING 4 APRIL 1985.
4. MSF BELGIUM AND NETHERLANDS LAUNCHING APPEAL FOR A THREE MONTH RELIEF PROGRAMME VALUE US DLRS 375,000. A BELGIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED LEAVE ON SATURDAY CARRYING MSF MEDICAL TEAM OF 7 PEOPLE, 2 CARS, PLUS 7,000 LITRES OF IV-FLUID AND FURTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES. AN ADDITIONAL MSF MEDICAL TEAM ON STANDBY.
5. LRCS INFORMS THAT A JOINT GERMAN (FED.REP.)/NORWEGIAN TEAM (1PHYSICIAN, 4 NURSES) WILL REACH HARGEISA ON MORNING 4 APRIL WITH 12 MT MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT INCLUDING 4,000
LITRES IV-FLUID AND 2 RADIO SETS. FURTHER DELIVERY MEDICAMENTS PROVIDED BY LRCS (INCLUDING 8,000 LITRES IV-FLUID) EXPECTED TO ARRIVE MOGASDISCIO TONIGHT FROM NAIROBI.
6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.
= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +
UNDRO 85/0788
SOMALIA - CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
05 APRIL 1985
SITUATION
1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE MOGADISCIO INFORMS HARGEISA SEALED OFF WITH NO MOVEMENT PERSONNEL EXCEPT MEDICAL AND RELIEF STAFF. TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS ROSE TO 700. DANGER OF EPIDEMIC SPREADING INTO HARGEISA TOWN AND SURROUNDING AREAS (300,000 TO
400,000 INHABITANTS) PERSISTS. SECOND SMALL OUTBREAK OF DIARRHOEAL DISEASE REPORTED IN KISMAYA, SOUTH SOMALIA. WHO STRONGLY RECOMMENDS ALL PERSONNEL ARRIVING IN MOGADISCIO TO COME WITH ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF TETRACYCLINE OR CONTRIMOXAZOLE.
NATIONAL RESPONSE
2. GOVERNMENT HAS ORGANIZED SPECIAL UNIT TO CO-ORDINATE ASSISTANCE AND HAS SENT MEDICAL AID AND PERSONNEL TO HARGEISA.
RELIEF NEEDS
3. UNDRO/UNDP RES. REPRESENTATIVE IN MOGADISCIO HAS COMMUNICATED FOLLOWING EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR NEXT 15 DAYS:
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ITEM
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UNIT
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NUMBER
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- LACTATED RINGER IV SOLUTION
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1,000 ML
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60,000
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- LACTATED RINGER HALF STRENGTH WITH DEXTROSE 5 PERCENT IV SOLUTION
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1,000 ML |
20,000 |
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- ORAL REHYDRATION SALT 27.5 GRAMMES
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SACHET
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60,000
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- DETTOL CONCENTRATE (OR OTHER DISINFECTANT)
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5,000 ML
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200
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- TETRACYCLINE CAPS 250 MG (FOR PROPHYLAXIS)
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CAPS
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1,000,000
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- TETRACYCLINE INJ 250 MG/2 ML
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VIAL
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10,000
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- TETRACYCLINE SYRUP 125 MG/5 ML
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LITRE
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1,200
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- CO-TRIMOXAZOLE DRY POWDER FOR SUSPENSION 240 MG/5 ML, 100 ML
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100 ML
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6,000
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- CO-TRIMOXAZOLE TBL 480 MG (PROPHYLAXIS)
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TBL
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1,000,000
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- PROMETHAZINE INJ 50 MG/2 ML
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BOTTLE
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- INFUSION SETS FOR IV-FLUIDS
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EACH
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40,000
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- SCALP VEIN SET 19 GAUGE (BUTTERFLY NEEDLE)
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EACH
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25,000
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- SCALP VEIN SET 21 GAUGE (BUTTERFLY NEEDLE)
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EACH
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25,000
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- SCALP VEIN SET 23 GAUGE (BUTTERFLY NEEDLE)
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EACH
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15,000
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- INTRAVENEOUS CATHETER 16 G
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EACH
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15,000
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- IV STAND DOUBLE HOOK
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EACH
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500
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- FOLDING COT ADULT SIZE
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EACH
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1,000
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- PLASTIC SHEETING VINYL APPROX. 910 MM
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MTR
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4,000
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- BUCKET 10 LITRE GRADUATED
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EACH
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2,000
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- CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (HTH) DRY
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50 KG
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2,000
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- TENTS FOR HOSPITAL USE, APPROX. 80 SQUARE MTS)
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EACH
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20
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- ADHESIVE TAPE 2,5 CM
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5 M ROLL
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1,000
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- NASAL FEEDING TUBES, 8 FR 380 MM, (INFANT)
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EACH
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2,000
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- NASAL FEEDING TUBES, 22 FR 800 MM, (ADULT)
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EACH
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2,000
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- COTTON WOOL
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KG
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1,000
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- AIR FUEL FOR BEECH SUPERKING JET A1 OR JP5
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LITRE
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100,000
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CONTRIBUTIONS (REPORTED TO UNDRO SINCE SITREP NO. 2, 3 APRIL 85)
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4. UN SYSTEM:
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US DLRS
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- UNICEF:
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CASH FROM EMERGENCY FUND, PARTIALLY SPENT ON FOLLOWING MEDICAL SUPPLIES:
- 3,000 INFUSION SET 22 G (BUTTERFLY NEEDLE) - 1,000 TINS OF 1,000 EA TETRACYCLINE CAPS 250 MG - 2,000 TINS OF 500 EA CO-TRIMOXAZOLE CAPS 480 MG - 2,000 BOTTLE OF 100 ML EA CHLORHEXIDINE CONC. SOLN. 20 percent - 1,200 LITRES TETRACYCLINE SYRUP 125 MG/5ML - 3,000 NASAL FEEDING TUBES (INFANT) - 5,000 TINS OF 1,000 EA HALAZONE TAB. 4 MG - 250 BOTTLES OF 2.3 KG EA CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (MTM) 65 percent - 250 FOLDING COTS, ADULT SIZE - 750 METRES SHEETING PLASTIC, 910 MM - 250 PAILS WITH BAIL HANDLE TO 10 LITRES GRADUATED. TRANSPORT PROVIDED BY US GOVT. |
150,000 (++) |
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- UNHCR:
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- 15 MT MEDICAL SUPPLIES: 16,000 LTRS IV-FLUID (INCLUDING 12,500 LTRS REPORTED IN SITREP NO. 1), CAPSULES TETRACYCLINE 250 MG, 3,000 NASAL GASTRIC TUBES, 10,000 IV-GIVING SETS, PLUS TRANSPORT COSTS
- 5,000 TENTS AND TRANSPORT |
989,000
115,000 670,000 |
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WHO
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100,000 CAPSULES TETRACYCLINE, 2,000 BOTTLES OF TETRACYCLINE, 10,000 LTRS LACTATED RINGER IV-SOLUTION
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(++)
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5. IGOS:
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EEC
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CASH THROUGH MSF/BELGIUM, ECUS 300,000
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211,200
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6. GOVERNMENTS:
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UK
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- TRANSPORT COST: AIRCRAFT TO CARRY NGO SUPPLIES
- 3 NGO NURSES FOR 3 MONTHS, PDS STG 10,000 - LOCAL PURCHASE OF RELIEF SUPPLIES THROUGH EMBASSY, PDS STG 10,000 |
57,000
12,500 12,500 |
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7. NGOS:
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LRCS
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ONE CHARTER PLANE FOR SHUTTLE MOGADISCIOHARGEISA ESTIMATED COSTS FOR THREE DAYS
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40,000
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THROUGH FINCROSS
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ONE MEDICAL TEAM, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND FREIGHT. FIM 365,400
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56,651
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BRITISH RED CROSS
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MEDICAL SUPPLIES
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(++)
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(++) VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO
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8. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.
= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +
UNDRO 85/0830
SOMALIA - CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
10 APRIL 1985
SITUATION
1. UNDRO DELEGATE REPORTS A TOTAL OF 3,078 CHOLERA CASES AS AT 8 APRIL WITH 873 DEATHS AND APPROXIMATELY 1,500 PERSONS ISOLATED. ACCORDING TO WHO SITUATION HAS IMPROVED SINCE 6 APRIL WITH LESS NEW CASES PARTICULARLY IN GANNET CAMP, AND FEWER DEATHS. IN LOWER-JUBA, SOUTHERN SOMALIA, 4 CASES OF CHOLERA WERE CONFIRMED AND FURTHER 16 SUSPECTED.
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
2. SITUATION IMPROVING LARGELY DUE TO PROMPT ARRIVAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL AND PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE.
3. UNDRO DELEGATE IS ASSISTING IN ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS AND COORDINATION OF LOCAL RELIEF OPERATIONS. TWO LRCS TEAMS ARRIVED IN AFFECTED AREA AND ALREADY OPERATIONAL. MSF PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES REACHED HARGEISA. WHO HAS FIELDED EXPERT IN CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHOLERA. EMERGENCY HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED 12 KM OUTSIDE HARGEISA.
4. MINISTRY OF HEALTH ADVISES NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL TEAMS NEEDED AT PRESENT.
5. LRCS WILL SHORTLY LAUNCH APPEAL FOR APPROXIMATELY SFR 2 MILLION FOR CHOLERA RELIEF AND PREVENTION COVERING 6-MONTH PERIOD. THIS WILL INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMME, MEDICAL SCREENING OF NEW ARRIVALS, AND ASSISTANCE IN TRANSPORT OF WATER.
OUTSTANDING NEEDS
6. THOUGH ASSISTANCE FLOWING IN, SPECIFIC GAPS IN SUPPLIES EXIST. DETAILED LIST OF OUTSTANDING NEEDS BEING UPDATED AND WILL BE COMMUNICATED SOON.
7. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.
= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +
UNDRO 85/0857
SOMALIA - CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
12 APRIL 1985
SITUATION
1. ACCORDING LATEST INFORMATION FROM UNDRO DELEGATE, MINHEALTH AND WHO, SITUATION HAS STABILIZED AND EPIDEMIC UNDER CONTROL. IMPROVEMENT REFLECTED BY DECLINE NUMBER OF DEATHS AND NEW CASES. SUPPLIES AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SUFFICIENT TO COVER IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR CHOLERA CASES HARGEISA AREA.
2. SOMALI GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO PROVIDE LIST OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS NEXT WEEK TO CONSTITUTE PREPARATORY STOCK FOR RAPID INTERVENTION IN FUTURE.
3. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE SITREP NO. 3 OF 5 APRIL 1985)
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GOVERNMENT
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US DLRS
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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- EMERGENCY RELIEF SUPPLIES
- 2,010 5 GAL. WATER CONTAINERS 8 3,000 GAL. WATER CONTAINERS |
25,000
(++) |
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NGOS
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OXFAM/SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND
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- ONE MEDICAL TEAM PLUS ONE ENGINEER PDS.STG. 7,000
-MEDICAL SUPPLIES, WATER PUMPING, WATER STORAGE AND WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT VALUE PDS.STG. 100,000 |
8,750
125,000 |
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(++) - VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO
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4. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.
= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +
UNDRO 85/0862
SOMALIA - CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
15 APRIL 1985
SITUATION
1. ON 14 APRIL MINISTRY OF HEALTH REPORTED 105 NEW CASES AND 22 DEATHS OVER TWO DAYS PERIOD IN GANNET, HARGEISA, LAS DHURCH, TOGWAJALE AND SEVERAL OTHER REFUGEE CAMPS. CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF CASES SINCE OUTBREAK NOW 3,341, DEATHS 945 AND 1,785 QUARANTINED PERSONS.
2. COMBINED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS HOWEVER HAVE GRADUALLY BROUGHT ABOUT CONTAINMENT OF EPIDEMIC. AUTHORITIES HAVE ESTABLISHED NEW CAMP GANNET B, 3 KM FROM OLD SITE AND MOVED ALREADY 10,000 REFUGEES. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN GANNET B PROVIDED BY INTERNATIONAL TEAMS.
3. DAILY REFUGEE INFLUX INTO NORTHWEST FROM CHOLERA SUSPECTED AREAS ESTIMATED AT 200 TO 300. GOVT NOW BUILDING HOLDING POINTS ALONG BORDER FOR MEDICAL CHECKS ON NEW ARRIVALS. LRCS INTENDING TO PROVIDE FOOD, MEDICAL AND PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE AS PART OF ITS SIX-MONTH PLANNED CHOLERA PREVENTION PROGRAMME, (UNDRO SITREP NO.4, PARA 5).
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
4. AT REGULAR UNDP CHAIRED DONOR MEETING ON 14 APRIL (ATTENDED BY ALL UN AGENCIES, THE WORLD BANK, EEC AND REPRESENTATIVES BILATERAL DONORS FROM CHINA, FRANCE, ITALY, US) WHO AND UNDRO SUMMARIZED CHOLERA RELIEF OPERATIONS. SUFFICIENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND PERSONNEL AGAIN CONFIRMED.
FUTURE REQUIREMENTS
5. DURING THIS MEETING NEED FOR MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS EMPHASIZED TO ALLOW GOVERNMENT TO COPE IMMEDIATELY WITH SIMILAR OUTBREAK. REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED ESTABLISHMENT SUFFICIENT STOCKS, APPROX. 3 MONTHS SUPPLY ESSENTIAL MEDICINES, STORAGE FACILITIES, SAFE WATER SUPPLY IN AFFECTED AREAS WHICH IMPERATIVE IN VIEW OF LIKELIHOOD NEW RAINS.
6. MINISTRY OF HEALTH PLANNING TO HOLD CHOLERA MEETING WITH UN AGENCIES, DONORS AND NGOS LATER IN WEEK BEGINNING 15 APRIL. MEETING TO REVIEW OVERALL SITUATION AND DISCUSS DETAILS LIST OF MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHOLERA PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION PHASE. UNDRO WILL COMMUNICATE LIST AND APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE.
7. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE SITREP NO. 5 OF 12 APRIL 1985)
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GOVERNMENT
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US DLRS
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EGYPT
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MEDICAL PERSONNEL (6 DOCTORS, 3 NURSES, 2 LABORATORY TECHNICIANS, 1 PHARMACIST) PLUS 5 MT MEDICINES (+
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(++)
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GERMANY, FED. REP
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MEDICINES FOR CHOLERA VICTIMS THROUGH GERMAN EMBASSY, DM 42,000
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13,770
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ITALY
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2 PLANES CARRYING MEDICAMENTS, DISINFECTANTS, SERUM, TENTS COMPLETE WITH BEDDING AND BLANKETS, VALUE LIT 1,000 MILLION
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511,509
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KUWAIT
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5,000 LTR IV-FLUID, 50,000 DOSES CHOLERA VACCINES AND 3 MT OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES
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(++)
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(++) - VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO.
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8. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.
= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +
UNDRO 85/0994
SOMALIA - CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 7
3 MAY 1985
SITUATION
1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT CO-ORDINATOR REPORTS FOR PERIOD 15 TO 22 APRIL 1985 INCLUSIVE 355 NEW CASES AND 49 DEATHS. CUMULATIVE NUM- NUMBER OF CASES SINCE OUTBREAK 3,794, WITH 1,015 DEATHS.
2. SINCE DEPARTURE UNDRO DELEGATE 16 APRIL SITUATION FURTHER STABILIZED. EVACUATION REFUGEE POPULATION OF GANNET A IN HARGEISA TO NEW CAMP GANNET B ALMOST COMPLETED. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TEAMS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TREATMENT OF CHOLERA CASES IN GANNET B, TOG WAJALE AND OTHER REFUGEE CAMPS NORTH WESTERN REGION. SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING AND WATER SANITATION PROGRAMMES HAVE STARTED. HEALTH CONTROL CENTRES BEING SET UP IN GANNET B AND IN TOG WAJALE FOR MEDICAL SCREENING OF REFUGEES WHO CONTINUE TO ARRIVE FROM ETHIOPIA AT A RATE OF 200-300 PER DAY. MEASLE IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN ALSO CARRIED OUT AMONG NEW ARRIVALS.
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
3. MEDICAL SUPPLIES ACTUALLY AVAILABLE IN SOMALIA SUFFICIENT FOR CURRENT NEEDS.
4. AS ANNOUNCED UNDRO SITREP NO. 6 PARA. 6, DONORS MEETING HELD ON 24 APRIL AND DISCUSSED MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHOLERA PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION PHASE. REQUIREMENTS INDICATED IN FOLLOWING LIST WOULD ALLOW ESTABLISH STOCKS IN MOGADISCIO AND HARGEISA
FOR PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND RAPID INTERVENTION IN CASE OF ANOTHER CHOLERA OUTBREAK. NEEDS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED ON ASSUMING POSSIBILITY ANOTHER OUTBREAK APPROXIMATELY TWICE THE SCALE OF HARGEISA EPIDEMIC AND FOR A PERIOD OF ONE MONTH.
5. CONSEQUENTLY, UNDRO IS SUBMITTING TO DONORS FOR CONSIDERATION THE FOLLOWING LIST OF ITEMS:
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ITEMS
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QTY TRANSPORT
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MEDICAL SUPPLIES:
LACTATED RINGER HALF STRENGTH WITH DEXTROSE 5 PERCENT I.V., SOL. 1,000 ML INTRAVENOUS CATHETER 2OG INTRAVENOUS CATHETER 24G ORAL REHYDRATION SALT 27.5G SACHET TETRACYCLIN SYRUP 125 MG/5 ML, 60 ML TETRACYCLIN INJ. 250 MG/2 ML CO-TRIMOXAZOLE TB1 480 MG CO-TRIMOXAZOLE DRY POWDER FOR SUSPENSION 240 MG/5 ML, 100 ML CO-TRIMOXAZOLE DRY POWDER FOR SUSPENSION 240 MG/5 ML, 100 ML CETRIMIDE POWDER, KG (PACKED IN BAGS OF 50 G) CETRIMIDE POWDER, KG (PACKED IN BAGS OF 50 G) CREOLIN, LITRE SPRAYING APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTANTS, HAND-OPERATED, 10 LITRE SPRAYING APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTANTS, HAND-OPERATED, 10 LITRE COTTON WOOL, KG ADHESIVE TAPE, 2.50 M X 5 M ADHESIVE TAPE, 10 M X 5 M TENTS FOR HOSPITAL USE, 80 M2 TENTS FOR HOSPITAL USE, 80 M2 HANDWASHING BOWLS, PLASTIC, 5 LITRE SCISSORS BLUNT 160 MM |
20,000 SEA 30,000 AIR 20,000 AIR 800,000 SEA 10,000 AIR 2,000 AIR 640,000 AIR 40,000 SEA 40,000 AIR 1,500 AIR 1,000 SEA 1,000 AIR 200 AIR 1,000 SEA 1,000 SEA 2,500 AIR 2,500 AIR 30 SEA 30 AIR 500 AIR 500 AIR |
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WATER EQUIPMENT, STAND BY RESERVE FOR EMERGENCIES
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OXFAM WATER STORAGE PACKAGE
OXFAM WATER DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE WATER CONTAINERS 5 LT WITH LID AND HANDLE CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (HTH) DRY POWDER, KG WATER CONTAINERS COLLAPSIBLE 1,000 ML, FIBREGLASS PLASTIC WATER DRUMS 200 LT WITH TAP |
4 SEA
4 SEA 10,000 SEA 25,000 SEA 50 SEA 250 SEA |
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WATER EQUIPMENT FOR NORTHERN REFUGEE CAMPS TO ALLOW
DRINKING WATER CHLORINATION |
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STORAGE TANKS, APPROX. 15 M3 (STEEL, CORRUGATED IRON AND RUBBER LINES)
STORAGE TANKS, APPROX. 15 M3 (STEEL, CORRUGATED IRON AND RUBBER LINES) LISTER DIESEL PUMPS LT I LISTER DIESEL PUMPS LT I GALVANIZED PIPE 2-INCH (6 M LENGTH) GALVANIZED PIPE 1.1/2-INCH (6 M LENGTH) HEAVY DUTY PUSH TAPES 3/4-INCH (HORIZONTALLY, ROBUST) HEAVY DUTY PUSH TAPES 3/4-INCH (HORIZONTALLY, ROBUST) HEAVY DUTY PUSH TAPES 1/2-INCH HEAVY DUTY PUSH TAPES 1/2-INCH P.E. PIPES DIAMETER 2-INCH P.E. PIPES DIAMETER 4-INCH P.E. PIPES DIAMETER 4-INCH SACHTOCLAR (35 KG DRUMS) HANDPUMP SPARES FOR DEPLECHIN TROPIC III AND VI WELL LINERS AMECO 2 MM (CORRUGATED IRON) 10 SEA COUPLINGS FOR 2-INCH P.E. PIPES PNEUMATIC HAMMER + COMPRESSOR |
15 SEA 15 SEA 3 SEA 3 SEA 10 SEA 10 SEA 100 SEA 100 SEA 50 SEA 50 SEA 2,000 SEA 1,000 SEA 500 AIR 30 SEA 10 SEA 30 AIR 1 SEA |
STORAGE FACILITIES
2 DRUG AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE FACILITIES AVAILABLE: ONE HARGEISA, ONE MOGASDICIO, 200 M2 WITH 100 M2 AIR-CONDITIONED STORAGE SPACE FOR I.V. FLUIDS AND ANTIBIOTICS.
FUEL
- 150,000 LITRES DIESEL
- 150,000 LITRES PETROL
WHO GENEVA (DR ELO TEL. NO. 91 21 11 EXT. 2777) TO BE CONSULTED FOR DETAILS.
6. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 6 OF 15.4.85)
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UN SYSTEM
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US DLRS | |
| WHO |
ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT PLUS TRANSPORT, VALUE (INCLUDING MEDICAMENTS MENTIONED IN UNDRO SITREP NO. 3, PARA. 4)
|
94,000 |
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GOVERNMENTS
|
||
| NETHERLANDS |
CASH FOR MEDICAMENTS, STAFF, TRANSPORT, MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL THROUGH MSF/BELGIUM AND MSF/NETHERLANDS
|
133,600 |
| USA |
DEPLOYMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE TEAM IN HARGEISA, LABORATORY SUPPLIES FOR CHOLERA DIAGNOSIS
|
(++) |
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(++) VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO.
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7. TOTAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN CASH AND KIND, WHERE VALUE SPECIFIED, REPORTED TO UNDRO AS OF 1 MAY AMOUNT TO US DLRS 2,346,491.
8. IN VIEW STABILIZATION OF SITUATION THIS IS THE FINAL UNDRO REPORT UNLESS A NEW EMERGENCY ARISES.
9. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.
= ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +













