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FAST FACTS
• The Central African Republic Minister of Health and Population declared a hepatitis E epidemic in Vakaga prefecture on June 14.
• Laboratory sample testing has confirmed 27 cases and three deaths across four health areas in Vakaga: Am-Dafock, Birao,
Sikikédé and Zinzir.
• This follows epidemics of hepatitis E in neighboring Chad and Sudan, first declared in January.
OUR FOOTPRINT
• International Medical Corps has been present in CAR since 2007 and has provided assistance to 500,000+ people affected by complex humanitarian crises in more than eight health districts.
• We provide lifesaving services that span health (including maternal child and reproductive health), nutrition, gender-based violence protection, mental health and psychosocial support and healthsystem strengthening.
• In the Vakaga prefecture, International Medical Corps supports more than 207,000 people, including nearly 60,000 internally displaced people and 12,000 Sudanese refugees.
OUR RESPONSE
• International Medical Corps staff have raised community awareness of hepatitis E symptoms and prevention methods, and are providing curative consultations in health facilities and maternity hospitals for early identification and treatment.
• We provide and maintain medicines to treat outpatient cases of hepatitis E and are supporting local health directors with efforts around coordination of the response in Birao and Bangui.