A surge in attacks by armed groups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria in the past six months has forced nearly 36,000 people into the driest parts of Niger, exacerbating a severe hunger crisis, said Save the Children.
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A surge in attacks by armed groups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria in the past six months has forced nearly 36,000 people into the driest parts of Niger, exacerbating a severe hunger crisis, said Save the Children.
As every child deserves the right to proper healthcare, to reach some of the far-flung areas of the conflict zone, the Polio vaccination teams sometimes relied on hooves as a means of transportation.
Conflict and insecurity, as key drivers, are expected to further exacerbate the situation, leading to decreased food accessibility, possible outbreaks of acute watery diarrhoea, measles, and malaria.
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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.
Community informants have received training on COVID-19 case definition and symptoms to improve their skills in educating families on preventive measures, early detection and reporting of suspected cases.
The major contributing factor over 2020 is the expected further deteriorating security situation, decreased food accessibility, possible measles outbreaks and high incidences of respiratory infections.
Nigeria has experienced repeated outbreaks of measles due to low routine immunization coverage and is also in the meningitis belt where the incidence rate is very high.
The intervention, conducted in phases, from 30 July-30 August 2019, reached 51,151,924 eligible children across 36 Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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More than one in 10 children – almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, with conflict, displacement and cost cited as obstacles to basic immunization services.
Nigeria has been experiencing a large outbreak of measles since the beginning of the year, affecting all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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Widening pockets of unvaccinated children have created a pathway to the measles outbreaks hitting several countries around the world today.
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More than 17,000 newly arrived displaced people are sleeping under open skies in Monguno and in Maiduguri’s Teacher’s Village Camp because there is no space to build new shelters.
After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign, the outbreak has been successfully stopped with no international spread, according to experts.
The inter-agency aid operation will bring food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to Rukban. Some 10,000 children will be vaccinated against Measles, Polio and other deadly diseases.
Children under five in 13 governorates to be reached in a joint effort by WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Syria remain polio-free.
With emergency assistance as a priority, protection, resilience-based capacity-building activities will be a focus to strengthen national response mechanisms and ensure sustainability.
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More than half of the funds will support efforts to end polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where polio remains endemic. Further funding will support efforts to keep 10 vulnerable countries polio-free
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Approval of an exceptional delivery of humanitarian aid was granted to provide food and winterization relief items to 50,000 people who face increasingly dire circumstances.
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20.8 million children are still missing their first measles vaccine dose. More than half of them live in Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Ethiopia, and DR Congo.
The WHO has received reports of an attack on medical facilities in eastern Syria that had destroyed a vaccines cold room containing 135,000 vaccine doses against measles and polio.