FROM THE OFFSHORE PLATFORM - USS ABRAHAM
LINCOLN
Reporting Period 22:00hrs January 16, 2005 - 22:00hrs January 17, 2005
KEY HEADLINES
The inter-agency rapid health assessment team accompanied by officials from TNI, MoH and the US Marine Corps conducted its fourth day of assessments along the west coast of Aceh, deploying four teams by helicopter to five areas along the Aceh's west coast.
All agencies should work in partnership with the GoI to ensure that Sphere minimum standards are set as the benchmark in the newly created IDP settlements. Camp management, protection, and access to services, food and non-food items must be included in planning.
An emerging pattern across nearly all locations visited so far is that while cases of acute malnutrition have not been observed, food aid reaching displaced populations consists largely of rice, noodles and oil, with few people receiving adequate protein or anything approaching a balanced food basket. While in an emergency context this may not constitute an immediate threat, it raises serious concerns regarding the short, medium and long-term welfare of these communities.
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