The Greater Horn of Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. The historic four-year drought that hit East Africa caused massive suffering. Over the past few months El Nino has exacerbated needs bringing torrential rains and exceptional floods in the same Horn, while bringing more drought to the west of the region, mainly in northern Ethiopia and Sudan. The increase in deadly climate-related disasters together with conflict has driven large displacements and extremely high levels of hunger. These drivers have severely impacted people’s health. Millions of children under the age of five years are estimated to be facing acute malnutrition. The surge in disease outbreaks including cholera, malaria, measles, rift valley fever, yellow fever, polio and anthrax can be directly linked to extreme climate events and conflict, with severe impact on illness and loss of life.
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