HIGHLIGHTS

• A total of 30 new cases AWD/cholera were reported in week 38 compared to 34 cases week 37.

• A total of 3 (10%) cases were reported from flood affected regions of Lower Jubba region

• No new death was reported in week 38

• A cumulative total of 6,394 cases including 42 deaths have been reported since December 2017

• The new AWD/cholera outbreak started in Beletweyne started in December 2017.

• No new cases have been reported in Southwest state and Hirshabelle for the past 4 weeks

Highlights

• A total of 341 (78%) health facilities across Somalia submitted weekly in week 40.

• A total of 6,175 alerts of which 135 were confirmed as true were received in week 40,

• Cholera alerts where received in Banadir regions in IDPs and verification is under way

• Measles alerts where received from various regions, verification on going.

Completeness of reporting

• The overall of completeness of reporting was 78% (341 out of 436 active health facilities in EWARN) have reported in this week

Mogadishu, 11 October 2018 - A daylong meeting of the Federal Government of Somalia, the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the UN and other key stakeholders, was convened on Wednesday, to review progress made in the security sector, under the Comprehensive Approach to Security (CAS).

Highlights

• A total of 325 (75%) health facilities across Somalia submitted weekly reports of epidemicprone diseases in the electronic early warning alert and response network (EWARN) system in week 39.

• A total of 6,306 alerts were received in week 39, 24 of these alerts were confirmed as true.

• New cholera alerts (29) where received in Banadir regions in selected IDPs and verification is under way. The cholera alerts in Mataban district of Hir-Shabelle state were false

Completeness of reporting

Highlights

• A total of 343 (80%) health facilities across Somalia submitted weekly reports of epidemicprone diseases in the electronic early warning alert and response network (EWARN) system in week 38.

• A total of 7,759 alerts were received in week 38, 50 of these alerts were confirmed as true. The total number of consultations increased from 76,247 in week 37 to 80,447 in week 38.

• New cholera alerts where received in Banadir regions in selected IDPs and verification is under way