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Background & General context
Cholera has been endemic to Somalia for years, but in the aftermath of historic flooding during the Deyr (October – December) 2023 rainy season, cholera, and acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) cases have increased exponentially. From 1st January to 19 May 2024, there have been 12,327 cholera/AWD cases (59% children <5) and 114 cumulative deaths (CFR 1.0%) across 28 districts in Somalia[1]. Since the start of 2024, the number of reported cases is three times higher than the last three-year average, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)[2].
According to the recent updates from MoH the trend of the cholera epidemiological cases has been increasing in the last 5 months to date with areas around New Kismayo, Gulwade, Shaqalaha IDPs, Central IDPs, Farjano, Marina IDPs, Galbeed IDPs, Calanley Daliiska IDPs and Log’low being the most hit. Log’low settlement was reported to have the highest hot spot sites with staffing gaps reported from both Kismayo CTC and Log’low CTU.
It is against this backdrop that Trocaire under the Caafimaad Plus consortium conducted a rapid needs assessment (RNA) in Lug’low site to understand on WASH and Health gap for a response plan.