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Ethiopia

Ethiopia Health Cluster Bulletin (December 2023)

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Highlights

  • Risk of increased disease outbreaks with worsening drought in parts of Afar, Amhara, Somali and Tigray, and receded floods leaving over 616,000 people displaced and many health facilities damaged in Afar, Gambella,
    Oromia, Somali and South Ethiopia regions.

  • Insecurity and lack of access impeding health partners to fully resume operations in Amhara, with internet still cut off in the region. Continued reports of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in conflict-affected areas, including against health workers.

  • 157% increase in laboratory confirmed measles cases in 2023 when compared to 2022 due to an increasing number of children who have never been vaccinated against measles.

  • Increase of almost 500,000 malaria cases in one month, to 3.7M on 24 December from 3.2M on 26 November 2023.

  • Cholera remains a concern in Somali, with most new cases reported from Jijiga and Kelafo. 11% increase in number of cholera deaths during December when compared to the preceding month, with over 30,000 cholera cases reported as of 26 December 2023, including 449 deaths. increasing Case Fatality Rate (number of cholera deaths among cholera cases) of 1.48%, when compared to 1.43% on 29 November 2023.

  • Thanks to the generous support of trusted health partners, the first 2 health cluster co-coordinators for Ethiopia have been appointed in Gambella (Action Against Hunger) and Benishangul Gumuz (MCMDO).