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WHO Special Situation Report - Mosul Crisis, Iraq - Issue #8: 19 - 28 February 2017 [EN/AR]

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1.2 -1.5 MILLION* PEOPLE AFFECTED

163,896 # DISPLACED FROM MOSUL

2.7 MILLION** PEOPLE IN NEED OF HEALTH SERVICES

521,896*** PEOPLE REACHED

4,490**** # INJURED

Highlights

  • This week, 8,299 consultations were recorded by WHO implementing partners through mobile medical clinics (MMCs), mobile medical teams (MMTs), static clinics, and supported primary health care centers (PHCCs) that are providing health care services to Mosul IDPs. The total number of patients who benefited from medical care services since the beginning of Mosul operations on 17 Oct 2016 stood at 521 896 as of 25 Feb 2017.

  • The total number of casualties referred to Emergency, West Erbil Emergency, Shiekhan, and Bartella hospitals for the week 18 to 27 February 2017 stands at 173 cases, of which 128 civilians (74%) and 45 combatants (26%). This brings the total number of casualties from all four trauma care facilities since 17 Oct 2016 to 4490 as of 27 February 2017.

  • Since the beginning of Mosul operation on 17 October 2016 till 18 February 2017, a total of 28 114 children under 15 years old were inoculated with oral polio vaccine (OPV) and 26 112 children of the age group of 9 months to 15 years with measles vaccine.

  • WHO trained and equipped 19 frontline responders from Qayyara Hospital in Ninewa governorate on managing casualties of nexposure to chemical substances.

  • WHO received another batch of five new mobile medical clinics procured to support the provision of basic health services for the population in West Mosul. This brings to 64 the cumulative total number of mobile clinics delivered by WHO in the country since July 2014.

  • In response to the cases of leishmaniasis reported among Mosul IDPs, WHO provided Ninewa DOH with medicines needed to treat the disease in quantity sufficient to treat 48 750 patients.

  • WHO implementing partner Heevie NGO completed the construction of WHO supported PHCC in Amalla IDP camp in Talafar district northwest of Mosul city.

Situation update

  • A total number of displaced population from Mosul since 17 Oct 2016 till 28 Feb 2017 reached 163 896 individuals according to IOM Displacement Tracking Matric (DTM).

  • Qayyarah Jad’ah 4 camp started receiving new IDPs on 25 February 2017, according to IOM-DTM. As of 26 Feb, the number of registered families was 264 which will increase fast as new arrivals and registrations are still ongoing. Meanwhile, Qayyarah Jad’ah 1 camp reported the decrease of 2 IDP families, Qayyarah Jad’ah 2 reported the decrease of 7 IDP families, while Qayyarah Jad’ah 3 reported the increase of 1 IDP family.

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