Somalia has witnessed uninterrupted cholera outbreaks since 2017. As of the end of July, 11,704 suspected cases, with 30 associated deaths, were reported from 28 drought-affected districts.
Somalia + 2 more
Somalia + 2 more
Somalia has witnessed uninterrupted cholera outbreaks since 2017. As of the end of July, 11,704 suspected cases, with 30 associated deaths, were reported from 28 drought-affected districts.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Three years of drought have left over 1.9 million children at risk of dying from severe malnutrition as vulnerable communities have lost cattle, crops, and entire livelihoods.
Total deaths are projected at up to 34,200 in the first half of 2023, suggesting that, although famine has been averted for now, the crisis is far from over and is already more severe than in 2017-18.
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It is estimated that more than 46 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda are in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 or above.
An estimated 8.25 million people, nearly half the population, need immediate lifesaving assistance. Famine is a strong possibility from April to June and beyond if aid is not sustained.
Conflicts, drought and displacement have put more than 3.6 million children under 5 at risk as their immunities are running dangerously low and vulnerabilities are on the rise with every passing day.
The number of children being treated for the worst form of malnutrition in Baidoa rose more than five-fold this year, according to data collected by agencies, including Save the Children.
Common and preventable diseases like measles and diarrhoea have been leading causes of death among children and widespread water scarcity and food insecurity are causing such diseases to spread fast.
The new allocation will focus on underserved, hard-to-reach areas and complements the $14 million Rapid Response grant from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
Sudden heavy rains and windstorms struck North Galkacyo on 10 May, which destroyed IDP shelters and other communal assets such as latrines, health facilities, and schools.
While needs are increasing, humanitarian partners are forced to scale down essential services, including food aid, health care, and access to clean water due to chronic underfunding.
Almost 3.5 million people face severe food insecurity. A total of 2.6 million people are affected by shortage of water while the drought forced 111,000 people to flee their homes in 2021.
“Climate-related disasters, conflict and COVID-19 have coalesced into a major humanitarian crisis for millions of people. We can’t keep talking about this, we must reduce suffering now,” said IFRC.
The HRP aims to assist four million people in the most dire need and to reduce the loss of life for 3.1 million of the most severely vulnerable people, including one million children under five.
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Highlighted in a publication by WHO and the US CDC, reported measles cases worldwide increased to 869,770 in 2019, the highest number reported since 1996 with increases in all WHO regions.
A joint analysis of WHO and UNICEF country offices shows that by end-June, an estimated 108,000 under-one-year-olds in Somalia might have missed out on their first dose of measles vaccines.
Since the first COVID-19 case was diagnosed, the polio programme has fought it from the ground up. WHO explains: “No other health programme has comparable expertise to serve the Somali population."
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Gavi will help vaccinate up to 45 million children in seven developing countries over the next six months in a series of major vaccination campaigns to help halt a recent surge in global measles cases.
The total number of people in need has increased by 19% (one million people), while the total requirements have decreased by 4% from $1.08 billion in 2019 to $1.03 billion in 2020.
Much of Somalia's recent past has been marked by recurrent humanitarian needs linked to climatic shocks, armed conflict, protracted and continued displacement.