More than 59% of the 4,388 confirmed cases for 2024 are children under five. The current outbreak is understood to be due to large-scale flooding in October and November 2023.
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Malawi + 8 more
UNICEF and partners support families across eastern and southern Africa amid cholera outbreaks
UNICEF has provided emergency health, water and sanitation supplies as well as medical products to establish cholera treatment facilities. More than 8.3. million people have been reached.
Humanitarian partners seek $1.6 billion to assist 5.2 million people in Somalia in 2024
In 2023, Somalia was hit by drought, flooding and new displacement. Millions suffer from hunger and malnutrition. While the situation has improved, 4.3 million people remain acutely food insecure.
More than one million Somalis displaced by flooding
One month to the end of the year, the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan, which requires $2.6 billion to respond to the needs of 7.6 million most vulnerable people in Somalia, is just 42% funded.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Deadly climate-induced flooding displaces nearly 1.6 million people across the Horn of Africa
Floods causing widespread damage and hunger. The situation is expected to worsen in December as more rain is forecast. Action Against Hunger is calling for increased funding to address the crisis.
Heavy rains and flooding extend to more areas of Somalia, with 33 districts now deluged
Humanitarian partners, authorities and local communities have stepped up assistance to affected people, reaching at least 743,000 people across Somalia with some form of aid.
World + 7 more
New WHO analysis confirms world seeing an upsurge of cholera
Cases reported to WHO in 2022 were more than double those in 2021. Afghanistan, Cameroon, DR Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, and Syria have each reported more than 10,000 suspected/confirmed cases.
Somalia + 2 more
Cholera vaccination campaign rolled out to protect more than 600,000 Somalis
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
Urgent action needed to tackle cholera across Horn of Africa
As a climate-sensitive disease, cholera becomes more prevalent when temperatures are high and rainfall conditions are changing. The El NiƱo phenomenon is likely to exacerbate the problem in the Horn.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Over 7 million children remain malnourished across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
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.
Haiti + 21 more
Global cholera pandemic threatens millions of pregnant and breastfeeding women
This alarming spread primarily affects countries with high levels of gender inequality. CARE is calling for sex disaggregated data on populations at risk to improve the humanitarian response.
Malawi + 10 more
UNICEF warns cholera outbreak in eastern and southern Africa is an emergency for children
UN agency calls for $171 million in funds to support 28 million people suffering in Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, South Sudan, Burundi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
World + 10 more
A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 190 million children - UNICEF
Children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three threats: inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards.
Ethiopia + 6 more
WHO launches Grade 3 Emergency Appeal for the Greater Horn of Africa
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.
World + 10 more
New cholera cases in Africa surging fast, reaching a third of 2022 total in a month
Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases - if the trend continues, it could surpass the number of cases recorded in 2021, the worst year for cholera in Africa in nearly a decade.
Humanitarian partners seek $2.6 billion to assist 7.6 million people in Somalia in 2023
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.
Somalia launches campaign to vaccinate one million people against cholera
About 6.4 million people face water shortages and poor sanitation and 1.8 million children are likely to suffer acute malnutrition - a combination of which boosts the likelihood of cholera infections.
Kenya + 1 more
Drought and conflict force 80,000 to flee Somalia for Kenyaās Dadaab refugee camps
Adequate space in camps is running out, forcing many to reside in makeshift shelters along the outskirts where clean water and sanitation facilities are either grossly insufficient or non-existent.
Ethiopia + 7 more
Children suffering dire drought across Africa are āone disease away from catastrophe,ā warns UNICEF
Children in the Horn and Sahel could die in devastating numbers unless urgent support is provided, as malnutrition and the risk of water-borne disease collide, agency says, marking World Water Week.
Ethiopia + 6 more
WHO launches $123.7 million appeal to respond to health needs in Horn of Africa
More than 80 million people in the region are estimated to be food insecure, with upwards of 37.5 million people classified as being in IPC phase 3, due to conflict, changes in climate and COVID-19.