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Other partner organizations actively involved in the operation: National Risk Management System (SINAGER), Ministry of Health and Municipal Governments The HRC, as an auxiliary in humanitarian actions and member of the National Risk Management System (SINAGER), has joined the fight against the Zika virus, which was declared a health emergency on 2 February 2016 through Executive Decree No. PCM-008-2016.
Through the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), the National Society activated an emergency fund aimed at responding to the epidemic.
All efforts conducted by Honduran Red Cross have been in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MOH), intersectorial tables, municipalities, the National Port Authority, the Centre for Naval Studies, education centres and community-based organizations; it was through these entities that sectors targeted by the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) fund activities were prioritized and assigned.
A. Situation Analysis
A.1 Description of the disaster
The country faced a truly alarming situation due to the increase in dengue and chikungunya cases reported nationwide, which were compounded by the emergence of the Zika virus. From a public health standpoint, it was a complex situation both because of the existence of factors that favoured the reproduction of the mosquito that transmits the virus and a lack of expertise regarding timely detection and ways to prevent the spread of the virus.
DREF Final Report Honduras: Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya Country /region: Disaster Thanks to the efforts of all of the sectors involved, the curve of cases detected in the country is now on a downward trend compared to the levels seen at the beginning of this emergency. In San Pedro Sula, one of the cities hardest hit by the virus according to Ministry of Health statistics, Zika levels dropped, although a nationwide alert is still being maintained as of the writing of this report.
Eight babies were reportedly born with microcephaly in southern Honduras, 6 in Choluteca and 2 in Francisco Morazán. Furthermore, 493 pregnant women have contracted the virus, 60 of which have had a special test performed with support from the United States of America’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and tested positive for the virus. Below are the official health statistics up until Epidemiological Week 29 (11 to 23 July 2016):
The major donors and partners of the DREF include the Red Cross National Societies and governments of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United States of America, as well as DG ECHO, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Medtronic and Zurich Foundations, and other corporate and private donors. The IFRC, on behalf of the Honduran Red Cross, would like to thanks to all of its partners for their generous contributions.