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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
- Chad is the African country most affected by the armed conflict in Sudan, with 46% of Sudanese refugees there. As of July 15, 2023, there were an estimated 280,000 refugees, 260,390 of whom were registered and 48,180 repatriated in eastern Chad, spread across 9 health districts in 3 provinces.
- Ouaddai province is the most affected, with 79.3%. UNHCR and its partners have relocated 82,491 people.
- A total of 2,315 injuries were reported, and the number of new injuries decreased. They are operated on and treated with the support of MSF-F, PUI, CIRC, UNHCR, and an international emergency medical team made up of Togolese surgeons deployed with the support of WHO.
- A total of 82 deaths were reported, including 10 of the injured, 65 malnourished children, and 7 maternal deaths. The number of admissions for children with severe acute malnutrition increases over time.
- In response to the cholera epidemic in the east of the country, the Ministry of Health has launched a measles vaccination campaign in the Adré district, targeting 226,956 children aged 6 months to 14 years. On the first day, 4,292 sedentary children and refugees were vaccinated. WHO has been supporting the Chad region since the beginning of the crisis.
- WHO has supplied more than 40 tonnes of essential medicines, medical supplies, and emergency surgical kits to the Chadian government since the beginning of the crisis. A sub-office was established in Abéché with about twenty people.
- Two general coordination meetings on the crisis were held at the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention in Ndjamena and the governorate of Ouaddai province in Abéché, with the aim of strengthening coordination of interventions and stakeholders.
- The UN Deputy Secretary-General visited the Farchana refugee camps, accompanied by the Director of WFP and the Chadian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation.