This emergency appeal seeks CHF 758,416 in cash, kind, or services to support the Viet Nam Red Cross Society to assist 752,255 beneficiaries, including 196,200 direct beneficiaries for nine months, and will be completed by the end of December 2012. A final report will be made available by end of March 2013, three months after the operation ends.
Appeal history:
- Disaster relief emergency fund (DREF): CHF 100,000 was allocated from IFRC’s DREF on 2 April 2012 to help initiate response by the national society.
Viet Nam experienced an unprecedented outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in 2011, and while appropriate and effective action was taken by Viet Nam Red Cross working with the authorities, the country, as a whole, continues to experience a disturbingly high incidence of the disease.
As of 15 March 2012, the total number of cases reported by all provinces was higher than the annual caseloads in 2009-2010, as well as 7.5 times higher than the same period last year. There is also concern of a further surge of cases in the coming weeks, considering the customary April-May and September-October peaks recorded in previous years.