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Tanzania: Weekly Transportation and Relocation Report from June 5 to 11, 2017

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This weekly report is produced by the United Nations (UN) Migration Agency (IOM) as part of the UN Country Management Team (UNCMT) response to the influx of Burundian and Congolese Asylum Seekers from Burundi. The report covers the period from June 05 to June 11, 2017. The next report will be issued on June 19, 2017.

Highlights

• 248 new arrivals (116 males and 132 females) composed of 126 Burundian and 122 Congolese Asylum Seekers. Busiest entry points during this week were Kigadye (122 persons), Bukiriro (43 persons), and Kasange (24 persons).

• 157 Congolese Asylum Seekers (76 males, 81 females) were relocated from Manyovu transit center to Nyarugusu camp. 152 Burundian Asylum Seekers were relocated from the transit centers to Nduta camp. 1 Ugandan Asylum Seeker was transported from Lumasi transit center to Nyarugusu camp.

• IOM’s fit-to-travel medical screening revealed that, the top five medical conditions among the transported persons during this week were: malaria, skin infections, upper respiratory tract infection, HIV, and acute watery diarrhoea.