Après plusieurs mois d’extinction, l’épidémie de choléra aurait fait sa réapparition dans la région de Tillabéry où 210 cas seraient confirmés. Six personnes en seraient décédées.

A cholera outbreak has been reported in the Tilabery region of Niger, with 198 cases and six deaths reported so far, including cases in the refugee camps and Niamey. The Nigerien Ministry of Health has officially declared an epidemic.

There is a high risk that the disease could spread along the Niger river, and nine suspected cases have been reported in the Gao region of Mali.

Highlights

Epidemiological week no. 19 (5 to 11 May 2013)

• Measles: This week a total of 37 alerts investigated. 403 measles cases were reporting from 17 districts.
Vitamin‐A drops provided to all the suspects and district health teams took action to improve vaccination in affected areas.

• 64 districts and 1758 health facilities have reported to DEWS this week 19, compared with 66 districts with 1913 health facilities shared weekly data in week 18, 2013 to the Disease Early Warning System (DEWS).

GLIDE n° EP-2013-000059-CAF

Summary: CHF 126,352 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 124,176 direct beneficiaries and 884,000 indirect beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

Despite the decline in new cholera cases, the level of infections remains very high.

Malgré les tendances à la baisse, l’épidémie du choléra persiste à un niveau très élevé en Haïti.

LAHORE, May 13: Measles claimed lives of three children while 82 more cases were reported in the provincial capital on Monday.

Eight-month-old Talha, six-year-old Naeema and four-year-old Saif died at Children’s Hospital, a source said.

Two victims belonged to Chungi Amar Sidhu and the third one to a nearby Kot Lakhpat locality.

Earlier, the measles-related deaths of three babies and dozens of cases were also reported in same areas which indicate that the disease has mostly hit there.

The toolkit will help UNICEF staff and partners prevent, prepare for and respond to the disease, which kills between 100,000 and 120,000 people each year.

Many of the affected communities are fishing communities where lack of clean water coupled with poor sanitation and hygiene practices have contributed to the outbreak and spread of the disease.

The United Nations and the humanitarian community in Haiti launched a Humanitarian Action Plan for 2013 for 144 million dollars to meet assistance to IDPs; cholera epidemic response; reduction of food insecurity/malnutrition; emergency preparedness and response.