KEY FIGURES

544K people affected

270K people targeted

5 provinces targeted

$62M funding required

SITUATION OVERVIEW

On 26 February 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea (PNG), affecting an estimated 544,000 people in five provinces - Enga, Gulf, Hela, Southern Highlands and Western provinces, with Hela and Southern Highlands the most affected. More than 270,000 people including 125,000 children, were in immediate need of life saving assistance.

KEY FIGURES

• 544K people affected

• 270K people targeted

• 5 provinces targeted

• $62M funding required

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Background

• 270,000 people are in need of assistance across four provinces of Papua New Guinea’s highlands.

• 11,761 households (approximately 58,300 people) remain displaced, of which 1,672 households are staying in eleven care centres while 10,089 households remain with host communities.

• 8,362 children under 5 years have been vaccinated against Measles-Rubella (MR), while 1,861 infants have received Pentavalent vaccinations.