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Colombia: Reporte #8 Cruz Roja Colombiana recibe más de 23 toneladas de alimentos donadas por los colombianos

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Source: Cruz Roja Colombiana
Country: Colombia

05 de Abril de 2017

Cruz Roja Colombiana recibe más de 23 toneladas de alimentos donadas por los colombianos

La Cruz Roja Colombiana en Bogotá recibe donaciones de 8:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m., lunes a domingo.

Bogotá/Colombia, 4 de abril de 2017. Desde muy temprano, más de 100 voluntarios y empleados de la Sede Nacional de la Cruz Roja Colombiana, reciben las donaciones de mercados que los colombianos han traído a las instalaciones de nuestra institución en Bogotá.

Durante el día, la Cruz Roja Colombiana se ha recolectado 23 toneladas de alimentos, además de 2.800 kilos kits de mercados y 14 mil alimentos que no están incluidos dentro del listado. A su vez, los colombianos han donado más de 265 kilos de elementos de aseo y 7.350 litros de agua.

Es importante resaltar que 18 seccionales se encuentran realizando campaña de recepción de donaciones en especie en el orden local, en donde participan más de 369 voluntarios que apoyan la recepción de ayudas en estos departamentos con presencia de la Cruz Roja Colombiana.

A través de las cuentas bancarías y el PSE de nuestra página web www.cruzrojacolombiana.org se ha recolectado más de 220 millones de pesos que son el resultado de la solidaridad de los colombianos.

“La solidaridad de los colombianos es gigante, hemos tenido muchas donaciones de alimentos y elementos de aseo que beneficiarán a las personas afectadas por esta emergencia. Hoy salió el primer cargamento con 1.368 kilos de alimentos”, destaca el Señor Cesar Urueña Pulido, Director de Socorro Nacional.

Acciones de la Cruz Roja Colombiana en la zona afectada:

  1. El equipo de atención en salud ha realizado 252 consultas médicas y 12 traslados a hospitales de Neiva.

  2. El equipo de Apoyo Psicosocial ha realizado 189 atenciones en albergues, cementerios y hospitales.

  3. El equipo de Restablecimiento de Contactos Familiares ha recibido 430 casos, de los cuales 72 están resueltos y 358 permanecen en seguimiento y solución.

  4. Las plantas potabilizadoras de agua han distribuido 165 mil litros de agua que se han distribuido en carro tanques.

  5. El día de hoy continúan las labores de Búsqueda y Rescate en dos grupos, uno en la subestación eléctrica en labores de búsqueda, y el otro en el barrio la esmeralda.

¡Porque a esta hora hay alguien de la Cruz Roja trabajando por Colombia!


Colombia: Reporte #9 Cruz Roja Colombiana envía 9 toneladas de alimentos, elementos de aseo y colchonetas a Mocoa

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Source: Cruz Roja Colombiana
Country: Colombia

06 de Abril de 2017

Cruz Roja Colombiana envía 9 toneladas de alimentos, elementos de aseo y colchonetas a Mocoa

Bogotá/Colombia, 5 de abril de 2017. Cruz Roja Colombiana continúa recibiendo las ayudas de los colombianos en los 32 departamentos del país. En la ciudad de Bogotá se han recibido 35 toneladas de alimentos, 11 toneladas de elementos de aseo, 9 mil litros de agua, $768.491.753 pesos a través de nuestras cuentas de BBVA y Banco de Bogotá.

Por medio de la plataforma www.litrosqueayudan.com se han recaudado 278.000 litros de agua donada por los colombianos, de los cuales 10 mil se distribuyeron en la zona y 10 mil más llegarán en los próximos días.

En los departamentos de Atlántico, Bolívar, Casanare, Cauca, Córdoba, Guaviare, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Santander, se han recepcionado más de 10 toneladas de alimentos.

“La solidaridad de los colombianos no tiene límites, más de 300 personas se han acercado solo el día de hoy a la Cruz Roja en Bogotá. Hoy sale un camión con 9 toneladas de alimentos, elementos de aseo y colchonetas, los cuales estimamos llegarán el día viernes”, destaca el Director Nacional de Socorro Nacional, Señor Cesar Urueña Pulido.

Acciones de la Cruz Roja Colombiana en la atención a la emergencia:

Atención en Salud:

  1. En terreno continúan 7 profesionales en medicina, 8 en enfermería y voluntarios entrenados en salud en emergencias.

  2. A la fecha se han realizado 388 consultas médicas, la mayoría asociadas a traumatismos menores, lesiones e infecciones de tejido blando, algunas infecciones respiratorias y diarreicas. También se han realizado 30 traslados asistenciales básicos.

  3. La CRC lidera la línea de Apoyo Psicosocial con:

a. 1 Equipo conformado por 17 Psicólogos y 6 voluntarios entrenados en apoyo psicosocial quienes realizan acciones de Apoyo Psicosocial en albergues, comunidades afectadas y el cementerio de Mocoa, especialmente en la entrega de cuerpos y sepelios colectivos.

b. Se han realizado acciones colectivas de apoyo psicosocial con funcionarios de la Alcaldía, Gobernación, Albergues, Hospital local y equipos de rescate y apoyo.

c. A la fecha se han realizado 783 acciones de apoyo psicosocial.

Agua y Saneamiento:

  1. En la zona se encuentran tres plantas potabilizadoras de agua que a la fecha han suministrado 229.300 litros de agua, los cuales han sido distribuidos a través de 27 carrotanques.

Restablecimiento de Contactos Familiares:

  1. La Cruz Roja Colombiana ha recibido 467 solicitudes oficiales de familias, de las cuales se han cerrado 153 casos que corresponden a 119 sobrevivientes y 34 fallecidos. Continúan abiertos 314 casos.

  2. En Mocoa se encuentra un equipo de 6 personas apoyando el restablecimiento de contactos familiares; 17 seccionales participan en diferentes regiones del país recibiendo solicitudes, cotejando información, haciendo registros y contactando a las familias. También en Mocoa se cuenta con el apoyo de 3 integrantes del equipo de protección del CICR y en la Dirección Nacional ubicada en Bogotá se encuentra un equipo de 8 personas coordinando y apoyando las labores de RCF.

Cifras de Afectación:
Personas fallecidas 293
Personas heridas 332
Familias afectadas 300
Damnificados: 1.518
Población general afectada 45.000
Barrios afectados 17. Los más afectados: San Fernando, San Miguel, Independencia, Chaparros, San Agustín, Naranjito, Pablo VI, Avenida 17 de Julio, Miraflores y Progreso.

¡Porque a esta hora hay alguien de la Cruz Roja trabajando por Colombia!

Peru: Declaran estado de emergencia en distritos iqueños de Changuillo y El Ingenio

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Source: Government of Peru
Country: Peru

Por desastres a consecuencia de lluvias intensas

10:15. Lima, abr. 6. El Gobierno declaró el estado de emergencia, por 45 días calendario, en los distritos de Changuillo y El Ingenio, ubicados en la provincia de Nasca, región Ica, por los desastres ocasionados por las lluvias intensas, a fin de que se ejecuten medidas y acciones inmediatas de respuesta y rehabilitación.

Cabe recordar que los días 15, 16 y 17 de marzo del presente año, se produjeron inundaciones en dichos distritos debido a precipitaciones pluviales intensas, causando un gran daño a las viviendas y destruyendo las vías urbanas, caminos rurales, carreteras, defensas ribereñas y puentes vehiculares, dejando incomunicada a su población.

Los bienes, cuya donación se encuentra comprendida dentro de los alcances del artículo 11 de la ley que promueve la donación de alimentos y facilita el transporte de donaciones en situaciones de desastres naturales (Ley N° 3049), considera los aportes de: material médico, medicamentos, bloqueadores solares, vacunas, equipos médicos y/o afines, repelentes de insectos, alimentos, bebidas, prendas de vestir, textiles para abrigo, calzado, toallas, colchones,botas, menaje de cama y cocina.

También, útiles de aseo personal y limpieza, maquinaria y equipo, silbatos, pilas, baterías, generadores eléctricos, combustibles líquidos, combustible diésel, artículos y materiales de construcción, plantas de tratamiento potabilizadoras de agua, radio a transistores y baterías, radios de comunicación UHF y VHF, materiales y artículo de plástico, carpas, toldos, bolsas de dormir, herramientas, linternas, baldes, juguetes, motobombas, hidrojets, sacos de polietileno (sacos terreros), puentes provisionales y/o definitivos, así como elementos de puentes modulares, alcantarillas y cualquier otro bien que sea necesario para atender los requerimientos de la población afectada.

Además, se indicó que los servicios prestados a título gratuito serán aquellos médicos, logísticos de despacho, de operadores, catering, transporte, servicios , traslado y almacenaje, y cualquier otro servicio que sea necesario para atender los requerimientos de la población afectada.

Las urgentes labores serán realizadas por el Gobierno Regional de Ica, la Municipalidad Provincial de Nasca, las Municipalidades Distritales de El Ingenio y Changuillo, con la coordinación técnica y seguimiento del Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (Indeci), y la participación de los ministerios de Agricultura y Riego, Vivienda, Construcción y Saneamiento,Transportes y Comunicaciones, Salud, Producción, Defensa, Interior, Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo, Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables, y Energía y Minas.

Por último, el anuncio se dio a conocer hoy mediante la publicación del Decreto Supremo Nº 038-2017-PCM en el boletín Normas Legales del Diario Oficial El Peruano, llevando la firma del Presidente de la Nación, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski; el presidente del Consejo de Ministros, Fernando Zavala Lombardi; y los titulares de los ministerios previamente mencionados.

(FIN) RFA/MAO

Publicado: 6/4/2017

Peru: MINDEF Boletín Informativo de Emergencias - Primer Reporte No.113 al 06 abril 2017 (11:00hrs)

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Source: Government of Peru
Country: Peru

Cifras a nivel nacional

Según el último reporte a nivel nacional del Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (INDECI), actualizado al 05.04.17 (15:00 horas)

Se mantiene
- Víctimas mortales: 106

Se incrementó
- Damnificados: 157,671
- Afectados: 972,920
- Viviendas afectadas: 212,528

Yemen: Yemen CERF-funded response in 2015-2016 (as of 6 April 2017)

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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Yemen

HUMANITARIAN SITUATION

The humanitarian situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate two years after the escalation of conflict in March 2015. Today 18.8 million Yemenis – over two-thirds of the population – need humanitarian assistance. More than 3 million people have been displaced within Yemen and 7.3 million people are in urgent need of food assistance. The conflict has brought Yemen to the brink of famine.

CERF RESPONSE

Over the past two years, CERF has allocated $59.2 million for people most affected by the conflict. When the humanitarian situation deteriorated in 2015, CERF allocated $44 million to allow partners to immediately scale up life-saving aid. As humanitarian needs further increased in 2016, CERF bridged a crucial gap by providing $13 million through its window for underfunded emergencies to sustain critical activities, including access to clean water and sanitation, health care and emergency shelter for 775,000 people. Further to this, CERF released $2 million to help more than 150,000 people affected by the cholera outbreak.

Peru: Perú: Temporada de lluvias - Alojamientos temporales Coordinación y Gestión de Albergues, Actualizado al 04 de abril de 2017 a las 15:00hrs

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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Peru

Peru: Informe de emergencia N° 427 (Informe N° 25) - Precipitaciones pluviales en distritos de la provincia de Lima

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Source: Government of Peru
Country: Peru

I. HECHOS:

Desde el 14 de enero de 2017, se vienen registrando fuertes precipitaciones pluviales en los distritos de Lurigancho – Chosica y Chaclacayo, provocando huaycos y deslizamientos, los cuales vienen afectando a viviendas, vías de comunicación, instituciones educativas y daños a la vida y salud de las personas.

El 15 de marzo del 2017, a las 01:00 horas aproximadamente, a consecuencia de las intensas precipitaciones pluviales que se registran en la zona, ocasionaron un deslizamiento de lodo y piedras, afectando vías de comunicación en el Distrito de Ancón.

El 15 de marzo de 2017, a las 05:40 horas, a consecuencia de las intensas precipitaciones pluviales que se registran en la zona, se produjo el desborde del rio Lurín en los centros poblados, Pampa Flores, Lote B y Pica Piedra, afectando áreas de cultivos y vías de comunicación, en el Distrito de Pachacamác.

El 15 de marzo de 2017, se registró un huayco en la quebrada Río Seco, donde se visualizó el arrastre de vehículos, desechos sólidos, animales y personas en el sector de Pampapacta del distrito de Punta Hermosa.

El 16 de marzo de 2017, a las 16:30 horas se registró el desborde de las aguas de la Quebrada Jicamarca (Río Huaycoloro) y a las 21:00 horas se reportó el desborde del río Rímac, lo que causaron el afectación en puentes viales, viviendas, locales públicos, vías de comunicación e inundación en varios sectores de los distritos de San Juan de Lurigancho, El Agustino y Lurigancho – Chosica.

El 19 de marzo a las 12:30 horas a consecuencia de las intensas precipitaciones pluviales, se produjo el desborde del rio Chillón afectando áreas de cultivo en el sector el Sol de Carabayllo.

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Somalia: Dhobley Town Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) - 8th December 2016 to 26th December 2016 - Final Report

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Source: UN Children's Fund, Government of Somalia
Country: Somalia

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) is a methodology for treating acute malnutrition in young children using a case-finding and triage approach. Through the CMAM program, children who are severely malnourished are managed through the outpatient therapeutic care (OTP), while children with complication are treated through the in-patient program (Stabilization Centers-SC).

In Somalia, the CMAM program is being implemented across the entire country by the Ministry of Health and the implementing partners under the umbrella of the Nutrition Cluster; with technical and financial support from various international agencies included the UNICEF. This is especially important in a country such as Somalia that has one of the highest rates of wasting prevalence in the world with the prevalence of GAM being estimated as 14.3% and the SAM prevalence is estimated as 2.9%. It is currently estimated that 193,200 children in Somalia are acutely malnourished including 36,900 who are severely malnourished.

In order to continuously monitor the effectiveness of the CMAM programme, various indicators have been put in place which includes the cure rate, average length of stay, defaulter rates, death rates, program coverage e.t.c. However, program coverage is one of the most useful and reliable indicators for measuring the performance of CMAM programmes since it provides a reliable measure of impact by measuring the proportion of needs met by an intervention. The recent development of comprehensive and innovative coverage monitoring tools (including SQUEAC and SLEAC) by Valid International/FANTA-2 has provided the means by which to monitor programme coverage practically and easily.

A SQUEAC (semi-quantitative evaluation of access and coverage) assessment was conducted in Afmadow district, lower Juba region of Somalia from 9th – 26th December 2016. The assessment overall objective was to evaluate program performance and also identify the factors affecting the uptake of the OTP services in the district. The assessment was undertaken with the lead of WRRS, a local implementing agency in the district with active participation of Save the Children International, who also are implementing nutrition services across the district. Other agencies were actively involved in the process to include WASDA, IOM, ARC, and JRIA. With the use of the Bayesian technique, the assessment estimated a single coverage of 72.2% (66.0% - 77.7%).

The SQUEAC assessment through stage one and two was able to identify both positive and negative factors affecting program coverage. This was mainly obtained through analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from routine program data reports, interviews, discussions and small area surveys. The boosters mainly identified included; near distances to the to the OTP sites especially the settlements within the towns hence easier in accessibility. The program staffs attached to the facilities were competent enough and were active in community mobilization, active case finding, active defaulter tracing and follow-up. The community also reported to have good opinions and perceptions about the program thus it improved the community ownership aspect. There were good referral systems and linkages amongst the implementing partners and those without the CMAM program on referrals made during outreaches.

The recommendations formulated in summary points by the lower Juba sub-nutrition cluster include: 1) Have one chain of command in the ordering of RUTF, push and pull system directly from Mombasa hub as well as having close monitoring of the supplies,2)Advocacy for health and nutrition calendar days to create more awareness through education and sensitization on IMAM programming, 3) Strengthen the community structure in place and MOH by increasing the CHWS in number linked to villages, provide more IEC materials, increase the incentives and be consistent in wages /stipends, have provision of trainings for development and to ensure sustainability, 4) Ensure that the mobile clinics /outreaches that do not offer CMAM programs are well integrated to offer all services not directly but also with support from other implementing partners /stakeholders , 5) In addition to support groups have FTFSG to be able to educate them on nutrition programs and how they can assist their families and also interlink with the MTMSG to improve health seeking behaviors, 6)Advocacy of clear mapping of program activities to where people migrate to and have special cards for program beneficiaries that can be used to ensure swift transition and continuity,7)Advocacy for future programming to include other programs that can benefit the beneficiaries and improve on their household food security status and dietary diversity.


Peru: Informe de emergencia N° 427 (Informe N° 25) - Precipitaciones pluviales en distritos de la provincia de Lima

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Source: Government of Peru
Country: Peru

I. HECHOS:

Desde el 14 de enero de 2017, se vienen registrando fuertes precipitaciones pluviales en los distritos de Lurigancho – Chosica y Chaclacayo, provocando huaycos y deslizamientos, los cuales vienen afectando a viviendas, vías de comunicación, instituciones educativas y daños a la vida y salud de las personas El 15 de marzo del 2017, a las 01:00 horas aproximadamente, a consecuencia de las intensas precipitaciones pluviales que se registran en la zona, ocasionaron un deslizamiento de lodo y piedras, afectando vías de comunicación en el Distrito de Ancón.

El 15 de marzo de 2017, a las 05:40 horas, a consecuencia de las intensas precipitaciones pluviales que se registran en la zona, se produjo el desborde del rio Lurín en los centros poblados, Pampa Flores, Lote B y Pica Piedra, afectando áreas de cultivos y vías de comunicación, en el Distrito de Pachacamác.

El 15 de marzo de 2017, se registró un huayco en la quebrada Río Seco, donde se visualizó el arrastre de vehículos, desechos sólidos, animales y personas en el sector de Pampapacta del distrito de Punta Hermosa.

El 16 de marzo de 2017, a las 16:30 horas se registró el desborde de las aguas de la Quebrada Jicamarca (Río Huaycoloro) y a las 21:00 horas se reportó el desborde del río Rímac, lo que causaron el afectación en puentes viales, viviendas, locales públicos, vías de comunicación e inundación en varios sectores de los distritos de San Juan de Lurigancho, El Agustino y Lurigancho – Chosica.

El 19 de marzo a las 12:30 horas a consecuencia de las intensas precipitaciones pluviales, se produjo el desborde del rio Chillón afectando áreas de cultivo en el sector el Sol de Carabayllo.

Código SINPAD: 00080860, 00081173, 00081175, 00081175 00083327 00083548 00082310 00082378 00082565 00083304 00083308 00083383, 00083519, 00081408, 00081484, 00083518 00083581, 00081433, 00083347, 00083360, 00083529, 00082211, 00083538, 00082875, 00083539, 00083365, 00083532, 00083415, 00083448, 00083537, 00083523, 00083525, 00083527, 00083528, 00083531, 00083534, 00083535, 00083471

World: Interview - Doctors must check weather forecasts to stop epidemics in their tracks

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Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Country: Ethiopia, World

Rising temperatures, floods and droughts can cause major epidemics in areas not usually affected by malaria

By Alex Whiting

LONDON, April 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Health agencies in Africa need to start consulting seasonal weather forecasts to help prepare for malaria epidemics and ensure outbreaks are spotted early and curbed before they become severe, a malaria expert said.

Rising temperatures, floods and droughts can cause major epidemics in areas not usually affected by malaria, particularly as people may lack immunity to the disease and are therefore more likely to fall ill or even die, said Tarekegn Abeku, senior technical specialist at international non-profit Malaria Consortium.

Weather forecasts are vital to help health agencies know where to increase vigilance "so that if there is an outbreak you can take action immediately", he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation from his London office.

Forecasters are getting better at predicting these threatening weather patterns - sometimes months in advance - as they become more frequent and more severe in many countries as the climate changes.

But currently most health agencies in Africa have "no organised way of looking at information related to climate change", said Abeku.

EL NINO AND MALARIA

"Most malaria epidemics follow abnormal weather conditions, often in combination with other causes, including increased resistance of the parasite to antimalarial drugs," he said.

In the last 60 years in Ethiopia, for example, most outbreaks have been associated with El Nino or La Nina weather patterns, which can bring higher temperatures, more rainfall or drought, Abeku said.

In one of Ethiopia's worst outbreaks, an estimated 3 million people were infected and 150,000 died when malaria spread to the country's highlands in 1958 because of unusually high temperatures.

The country's last major epidemic was in 2003 and was preceded by El Nino.

Experts expected another outbreak after the 2015/16 El Nino which brought high temperatures and drought to southern and eastern Africa - but it has not yet materialised, said Abeku.

Globally, there were 212 million new malaria cases in 2015 and some 430,000 people died of the disease. The vast majority of cases - 90 percent - of cases were in Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

TEMPERATURE RISES

Flooding in arid areas creates breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Drought or higher temperatures in normally wetter areas also can be a threat if rivers and streams dry out and form pools of stagnant water.

As the planet warms, areas at risk of malaria are growing as mosquitoes spread to highland areas - and these areas need vigilant attention, said Abeku.

"This effect has been seen in South America and in Africa. When there is an increase in temperature there is an increase in the geographic coverage of malaria," he said.

Mosquitoes bite more often when it is hotter, he said. They also develop from eggs - which are laid on water - more quickly when water is warmer.

If the average temperature in an area rises from 21 degrees to 26 degrees Celsius, infection levels can increase because the time it takes for the malaria parasite to develop in the mosquito is halved to about 11 days, Abeku said.

But if temperatures rise as high as 30 or 35 degrees Celsius, the survival rates of both the mosquito and parasite fall, he said.

CUTTING MALARIA

Although the changing climate and a warming planet can create better conditions for malaria, its spread can still be curbed by better housing, education and health care, and increased urbanisation.

Malaria mosquitoes do not like the polluted water found in towns and cities, Abeku said, and Africa is urbanising rapidly - its urban population doubled between 1995 and 2015, according to African Economic Outlook 2016. But one mosquito's pain is another's pleasure, and the mosquitoes that carry dengue, Zika, lymphatic filariasis and other viruses thrive in urban areas and the breeding grounds they offer, Abeku said.

Anti-malarial interventions over the last 15 years, including the roll out of insecticide-treated bednets, indoor insecticide spraying and better malaria drugs in Africa, have played a major role in cutting malaria infections, he said.

Between 2000 and 2015, the number of new cases in Africa fell by 42 percent and death rates fell by 66 percent, WHO said.

The interventions - from bednets to better housing - all help counter potential rises in infections as a result of climate change, he said.

"That is probably why in countries like Ethiopia we haven't seen a major epidemic (after) the 2015 El Nino," Abeku said. But "that doesn't mean this effect will continue".

(Reporting by Alex Whiting @Alexwhi, Editing by Laurie Goering.; Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, climate change, resilience, women's rights, trafficking and property rights. Visit http://news.trust.org/climate)

Peru: MINDEF Boletín Informativo de Emergencias - Primer Reporte No.114 al 06 abril 2017 (17:00hrs)

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Source: Government of Peru
Country: Peru

Cifras a nivel nacional

Según el último reporte a nivel nacional del Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (INDECI), actualizado al 05.04.17 (15:00 horas)

  • Instituciones educativas afectadas: 1,844
  • Instituciones educativas colapsadas: 50
  • Establecimientos de salud afectados: 613
  • Canales de riego afectados: 9,688 kilómetros
  • Áreas de cultivo afectados: 63,603 hectáreas

Somalia: Coverage Survey Report of World Vision Nutrition Programs in Garowe and Burtinle Districts in Puntland, Somalia - October – December 2016

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Source: World Food Programme, World Vision, Government of Somalia
Country: Somalia

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Background

World Vision (WV) has been working in Puntland in North Eastern Somalia since 2011 in two regions, Nugal and Mudug, and has been conducting various livelihood, health and nutrition activities in Garowe, Eyl, Burtinle, Godobjiraan and Dangorayo districts. In regard to nutrition, WV has been implementing an integrated management of malnutrition program in all the districts and over the last three years, has conducted 2 coverage surveys in Burtinle and Eyl districts. To continue evaluating performance of the nutrition program in the different districts, WV in 2016 sought to assess coverage of the Garowe district program.

Objectives of the coverage survey

• To identify barriers and promoters of access to MAM and SAM interventions of the:

• Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (Garowe district)

• Outpatient Therapeutic Program (Garowe district).

• Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Program (Garowe and Burtinle districts)

• Establish and document Point and Single coverage of the programs (where applicable).

• Identify and refer severely and moderately malnourished children not covered by the current interventions.

• Review uptake of the 2015 Eyl coverage survey recommendations.

• Generate practical recommendations that would lead to better access and coverage of the nutrition program.

• Build the capacity of WV staff, MoH and Partners in conducting coverage surveys using Semi Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage.

Methodology

The coverage investigation utilized the SQUEAC methodology and covered the period January to September 2016. Data collection including training was conducted from 6th to 23rd October 2016.

Colombia: Colombia CO: Humanitarian Situation Report #3, 6 April 2017

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Source: UN Children's Fund
Country: Colombia

Situation in Numbers

Over 3,088 # of families registered as affected in Mocoa

3,417 # of people currently residing in temporary shelters (OCHA 6 April 2017)

306 # of persons reported dead, of which

98 # are children (OCHA 6 April 2017)

332 # of persons injured

441 # of persons missing (UNGRD 06 April 2017)

5 # of educational institutions affected, and 12,500 children out of school (OCHA 2 April 2017)

Highlights

  • Moderate rainfall continues in Putumayo, raising the likelihood of new mudslides.

  • UNGRD continues to lead humanitarian response.

  • UNICEF personnel on-site lead the WASH and Education in Emergency sectors.

  • Protection consultant arrives to provide technical assistance on Unaccompanied and Separated Children, GBV and psychosocial support.

Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs

Five days after the avalanche washed through 36 neighbourhoods of Mocoa on 1 April 2017, destroying six and seriously damaging 17, the authorities continue to respond to the most pressing humanitarian needs in the affected capital of Putumayo. Basic services remain uncertain, and thousands of affected persons are grouped in twelve shelters in Mocoa and numerous spontaneous settlements on the outskirts of town, including one in the town of Villa Garzon. Key humanitarian needs determined by UNGRD and local authorities continue to centre on: physical and mental health; food and nutrition; water, sanitation and hygiene; education; and protection issues. Infrastructure damage has been massive, affecting electricity, water supply, food security and educational services. The Government has suspended classes for one week prior to Easter holidays.

Somalia: Somalia: Drought Response - Situation Report No. 3 (as of 7 April 2017)

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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Kenya, Somalia

Highlights

  • Around 536,000 people have been displaced in Somalia due to drought since November 2016. Around 70,000 have arrived in Baidoa and around 72,000 in Mogadishu in March alone, in search of food and water.

  • Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD)/cholera continues to increase, particularly in Bay, Bakool, Banadir, Gedo and Lower Shabelle regions. Middle Juba and Bakol regions are reporting alarming cumulative Case Fatality Rates of 14.1 and 5.1 per cent respectively, far above the emergency threshold of 1 per cent (75 deaths out of 533 cases in Middle Juba and 143 deaths out of 2,823 cases in Bakol reported since 1 January 2017).

  • The spread of measles is also of serious concern, with 3,829 suspected cases reported since the beginning of the year.

  • National and international NGOs and UN agencies have worked together to reach more than 1.1 million people with safe water in March alone. Further scale-up is ongoing across all clusters. Priorities include treatment and prevention of AWD/cholera and prevention of measles, improved access to food and safe water, nutritional treatment for malnourished children, protection, shelter and non-food support to newly displaced.

  • Donors have moved quickly to generously support scale-up of response and over US$558 million has been made available or pledged for humanitarian assistance since January.

6.2m People in need. 2.9m in IPC Phase 3 and 4

536,000 Internally displaced due to drought since November 2016 as of 2 April

1.1m People reached in 2017 as of 31 March with improved access to water

3,829 Suspected Measles cases in 2017 as of 26 March

21,664 AWD/cholera cases reported in 2017 as of 4 April

$558m Total humanitarian funding in 2017

Situation Overview

The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate, with massive displacement and diseases continuing to spread, causing extensive human suffering and deaths. The projections for the coming six months are not encouraging, with continued deterioration foreseen for the coming three months till the end of June, and only a slight improvement during the following three months from July through September.

The food security situation has further deteriorated in the month of March, which is usually the peak of the pastoral lean season according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Food security is expected to only improve slightly from July through September following the Gu harvest and improvement in livestock conditions.

Drought-related displacement continues to rise almost exponentially. Regions with the highest arrivals include Baidoa, Mogadishu, Sool and Sanaag. In March, Baidoa and Mogadishu received 70,000 and 72,000 new arrivals respectively. Over 536,000 people have been displaced since November 2016 as of 31 March, with 52% of overall drought-induced displacement occurring in the month of March.

The drought is also pushing people across borders, with at least 2,000 new arrivals reported in Dadaab refugee settlement in Kenya between 1 December 2016 and 1 March 2017, according to UNHCR. Preliminary information received so far suggests that more may already be on their way, mainly from Sakow, Buale, Jamame, Baidoa/Bay region and Jilib. Close to 100 of the arrivals in Dadaab were among those assisted through the voluntary returns programme initiated in December 2016.

According to WHO, the total number of reported Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD)/cholera cases as of 4 April are 21,664, hereof 1,729 additional cases in the last week (since 29 March), with 7 regions reporting cases during that week. The cumulative Case Fatality Rate for 2017 is at 2.3 per cent, significantly above the emergency threshold of 1 per cent. The Bay region alone accounts for 51 per cent of the total cases in the country (10,736 out of 21,319), Middle Juba and Bakol regions are reporting alarming cumulative Case Fatality Rates of 14.1 and 5.1 per cent respectively, far above the emergency threshold of 1 per cent (75 deaths out of 533 cases in Middle Juba and 143 deaths out of 2,823 cases in Bakol reported since 1 January 2017). Additionally, over 3,800 suspected cases of measles have been reported, with the region of Banadir accounting for almost 29 per cent of all suspected cases. The increased outbreak of suspected measles cases is of serious concern and requires urgent attention of humanitarian partners.

South Sudan: South Sudan: providing mobility during a food crisis

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Source: Handicap International
Country: South Sudan

In 2013, following intense fighting and fearing for his life, Uguok Ajang Goldit an 80-year-old single man living with scoliosis–a congenital deformity of the spinal column–fled his home in Malakal, South Sudan. Along with thousands of others, he sought refuge at the nearest United Nations base, which has since become a Protection of Civilians site, a place of refuge for civilians under threat of physical violence.

At the site, humanitarian organizations provide for people’s most basic needs such as food and clean water, but as conditions are cramped–rudimentary and physically challenging–people with disabilities are at risk of being overlooked.

Having left everything behind, Uguock found that all of his everyday tasks were challenging and time consuming. In particular, he found it difficult to walk the long distances to collect his food ration. Handicap International intervened and provided him with a tricycle that allows him to access food and healthcare more easily.

Last week, while our “flying team” was in Malakal conducting home visits, they stopped by to visit Uguock. He showed our teams a pile of dish-hangers that he’s been making from old sacks, which he now sells to generate income.

Handicap International also met Mary, a woman who is partially paralyzed in her lower body. When she arrived at the camp in 2013, she moved around on her hands and knees, which meant she was reliant on others to buy food and had difficulties using the toilets.

Mary says that her life drastically changed after Handicap International provided her with a tricycle. “I can now go to church, the market, and even attend our monthly disability meetings without crawling,” she says.

South Sudan is currently experiencing severe food shortages. In February, famine was declared in two regions in the north of the country, meaning that people are already dying from hunger and disease.

The crisis is being described as man-made because conflict is at the root of the problem. Violence has forced people to leave their homes, their land and their livestock, leading to reduced food production and soaring prices. Many families are now completely dependent on food assistance to survive.

As the food crisis worsens throughout the region, more people are going to find themselves in extremely challenging situations. Now more than ever, Xavier Duvauchelle, head of Handicap International’s East and Southern Africa programs says, “we must work with emergency response organizations to support them in providing essential care to people who are at risk of being excluded, including people with disabilities and older people.”

In South Sudan, Handicap International ensures the needs of people with disabilities, older people, pregnant women, children, and others are taken into account in humanitarian programs implemented by international aid organizations.

We plan to distribute food and water, supply rehabilitation care and provide psychological support sessions if needs are not adequately covered by humanitarian organizations already working in the field.

HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL IN SOUTH SUDAN

Handicap International first deployed an emergency response team to South Sudan in 2006. Since then, Handicap International has continued to adapt its activities to respond to the immediate needs of the internally displaced population, and promote the equal rights and equal access to services for people with disabilities or injuries. Learn more about our work in South Sudan.

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Sudan: German charity delivers medical care in remote Sudan war zone

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Source: Deutsche Welle
Country: Germany, Sudan

Laura Wagenknecht

Friday, April 7, is World Health Day and perhaps a reminder that easy access to healthcare is still far from universal. In the Nuba Mountains, a German charity hospital is struggling to help war casualties.

Sweat is forming on the brow of Joseph Yacoub. It is 40 degrees Celsius in the operating room of the hospital run by the German Emergency Doctors charity (Deutsche Not-Ärzte e.V.) in the rebel-held town of Kauda in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan.

Yacoub is about to amputate the leg of a 23-year-old man who was shot by his uncle. It is a routine operation for the medical practitioner who grew up in Nuba where war has been raging for decades.

Yacoub says most local people are traumatized ex-combatants. They return from the front line and find they cannot support their families in the traditional manner. They still have their weapons and if they don't handle tricky family issues wisely then "you will end up with violence," Yacoub says.

The Nuba Mountains are held by the rebel forces of the Sudan People's Liberation Army North. Khartoum government forces are not only bombing the rebels but also civilian targets, such as houses, schools and hospitals, as well. Fighting resumed after the collapse of a peace agreement and Khartoum banned humanitarian aid from the area in 2011.

Other NGOs then left the Nuba Mountains but the German Emergency Doctors stayed on. Project manager Johannes Plate says their greatest problem is that they are now working outside the law. This means that they have no legal protection any more. They receive all their medical and other supplies from a base in South Sudan. "If anything goes wrong there, then our lifeline snaps," he says.

Difficult access

Supplies for the hospital have to be flown first to the South Sudanese capital Juba and then to the border between South Sudan and Sudan. The supplies are then loaded on to trucks for the remainder of the journey into the mountains.

Life in the Nuba Mountains can be challenging for local residents, even in peace time. There is no electricity, communications, running water or means of transport. Even a trip to the hospital can be an ordeal. It generally means a journey of two to three hours on foot. If a sick child has to be brought along, the trip can be especially arduous. Some seeking medical attention at the hospital come from even further afield and it can take them seven or eight hours to reach their destination.

"Many are suffering from malnutrition and from worms. They also have ear infections and skin complaints," Plate says.

Khartoum government forces made substantial territorial gains in 2016 and many Nuba people have fled into the mountains where caves offer shelter from government bombs. Hospitals have been targeted as Yacoub can testify from personal experience. But leaving the area is not an option for him. He says he has acquired surgical skills with the help of the German Emergency Doctors and he wants to put them to good use.

"Why should I run away with all that experience when I could use it for my own community," he said.

World: Global Fund Welcomes Italy’s €140 million Contribution

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Source: The Global Fund
Country: Italy, World

GENEVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria welcomed a contribution of €140 million from the government of Italy for the three-year period beginning in 2017, a strong demonstration of Italy’s leadership in global health.

The contribution, an increase of 40 percent over Italy’s last contribution of €100 million, was first announced at the Global Fund’s Fifth Replenishment conference in September 2016, where donors pledged over US$12.9 billion in a demonstration of extraordinary global commitment toward ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Pietro Sebastiani, Director General for the Italian Foreign Ministry’s Development Cooperation, said the contribution underlined Italy’s commitment to work with the Global Fund partnership to accelerate the end of the three diseases while building resilient and sustainable systems for health.

“The Italian Government, together with the Global Fund, is firmly committed to reach the objective of a humanity free from AIDS, TB and malaria: Our contribution for 2017-2019, the highest of the Italian Development Cooperation through the multilateral channel, confirms our steadfast support to the Global Fund and its mission,” Sebastiani said.

Over the next three years, programs supported by the Global Fund are projected to save 14 million lives, bringing the total to 36 million by the end of 2019. Those programs are also projected to avert up to 194 million new infections or cases of HIV, TB and malaria, catalyze US$35 billion in domestic finance for health, and drive US$230 billion in economic gains.

Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund, thanked the Italian people for its generosity and vision.

“Italy has been a key partner of the Global Fund since the beginning,” Dr. Dybul said. “By making the right investments in health, we can end epidemics that affect the lives of millions of people in low- and middle-income countries and promote equality and social justice.”

Italy has been a supporter of the Global Fund since it was established in 2002 to accelerate the end of the epidemics. It has also played a key role in shaping major Global Fund policies, including advancing human rights, transparency and investing in complex or challenging countries.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Ibon Villelabeitia
+41 79 2925426
ibon.villelabeitia@theglobalfund.org

Uganda: U.N. Agencies Commend Progress Made Against Child Malnutrition In Uganda, Urge Continued Actionend Progress Made Against Child Malnutrition In Uganda

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Source: World Food Programme
Country: Uganda

KAMPALA – Four agencies from the United Nations Network for Scaling-Up Nutrition (SUN) today congratulated Uganda for reducing the rate of stunting among its young children from 33 percent in 2011 to 29 percent in 2016.

Citing results of the newly published Demographic and Health Survey 2016, the agencies particularly noted the gains made in the poorest region, Karamoja, where the stunting rate fell from 45 percent in 2011 to 35.2 percent in 2016.

The four agencies are the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The urgent task for the future, the organizations said, is for the Government of Uganda and all its partners to step up joint efforts to eradicate all forms of malnutrition by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

“The progress made in reducing stunting in Uganda is significant,” the FAO Country Representative Alhaji M. Jallow said, “but we must acknowledge that a 29 percent rate is still unacceptable, and that the associated cost to lives and economies is of concern.”

Stunting leaves children short for their age, and undermines their chances of reaching their full potential later in life. Children’s growth is stunted when they miss out on key dietary nutrients during their first 1,000 days of life – or the time from conception to a child’s second birthday – when a child’s brain and body develop fastest. Healthy nutrition is most vital during this critical “window of opportunity,” which also offers the greatest returns for any country in preventing stunting.

“Achieving Zero Hunger and the other SDGs by 2030 will not be easy, but it is possible if all partners commit to their national, regional and global pledges,” said WFP Country Director El Khidir Daloum. “Uganda has managed to bring down its stunting rate by nearly one percentage point per year, which is admirable progress that many other countries would hope to emulate, but in order to reach the Zero Hunger goal, we will all have to work together to more than double that rate of improvement.”

The Cost of Hunger in Africa: Uganda 2013 study – which was carried out by the Uganda Government with support from the African Union Commission, WFP and the UN Economic Commission for Africa – found that Uganda loses as much as 5.6 percent of its Gross Domestic Product to the lingering effects of poor nutrition, especially stunting.

The four UN agencies noted that Uganda can continue to reduce the stunting rate as it develops its second Nutrition Action Plan and a policy aligned with the SUN aspirations.

In 2011, one year after the global SUN movement came into being, Uganda established the Nutrition Action Plan (UNAP) to tackle malnutrition and its devastating effects head on. The UNAP formed a critical foundation on which gains have been realized.

The UNAP united a wide range of partners across sectors – including FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO – in a joint commitment focused on the first 1,000 days. The UNAP positioned Uganda to potentially achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 2, Zero Hunger. The UNAP also created opportunities for Uganda to achieve priorities of the Second National Development Plan (NDP II), key to which is building human capital.

In addition to improvement in the stunting rate, the Demographic and Health Survey 2016 also found significant improvement in several indicators of acute under-nutrition, including the proportion of young children who are underweight for their age or who experience wasting. Rates of exclusive breastfeeding and dietary adequacy have likewise improved.

Other common forms of malnutrition in Uganda include iron and Vitamin A deficiencies, which lead to anaemia and eye disease and other complications. Collectively, malnutrition in the under-nutrition category usually arises from a combination of poor diets and poor sanitation. Malnutrition in Uganda is also increasingly in the form of over-nutrition, which leads to complications related to overweight and obesity.

The UN System Network for SUN is an interagency platform that facilitates joint UN action in nutrition. The partnership is part of the broader SUN Movement, which is founded on the principle that all people have a right to food and good nutrition, so they can reach their full potential and shape sustainable and prosperous societies. More than 40 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America have joined the movement. These governments are improving and expanding their nutrition programmes, supported by donor countries, UN organisations, civil society and the private sector.

The UN System Network for SUN is an integral part of this global cooperation. By combining specialist agencies’ expertise and knowledge, the UN System Network for SUN assists governments in tackling nutrition challenges by offering support in developing cross-sector strategies, costing national nutrition action plans and identifying funding shortfalls, exploring ways to scale up and roll out plans at district and community level, and identifying better ways to monitor progress and evaluate results.

For more information, please contact:
Lydia Wamala/WFP, lydia.wamala@wfp.org +256.772.287.034/758.778.037
Agatha Ayebazibwe/FAO Agatha.Ayebazibwe@fao.org +256.779.442.502
Catherine Ntabadde/UNICEF, cntabadde@unicef.org +257.703.729.567
Edmond Mwebembezi/WHO, mwebembezie@who.int +256.782.962.674

About the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) is a unique movement founded on the principle that all people have a right to food and good nutrition. Within the SUN Movement, national leaders in 46 developing countries have committed to prioritizing efforts to address malnutrition. These countries are supported by four global networks, Donors, UN Agencies, Civil Society and Business. All four networks operate under the aegis of the SUN Lead Group appointed by UN Secretary General. Visit www.scalingupnutrition.org

About the UN Network for SUN
Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) is a unique movement founded on the principle that all people have a right to food and good nutrition. Within the SUN Movement, national leaders in 50 developing countries have committed to prioritizing efforts to address malnutrition. These countries are supported by four global networks, Donors, UN Agencies, Civil Society and Business. All four networks operate under the aegis of the SUN Lead Group appointed by UN Secretary General. Visit www.scalingupnutrition.org

Ukraine: Ukraine UNHCR Operational Update, 1-28 February 2017

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Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Ukraine

KEY FIGURES

21,000 people
Reached through Shelter/NFI assistance from UNHCR and partners in 2017

40 tonnes
of humanitarian assistance delivered in government-controlled areas in response to the Avdiivka situation

3,875 households
received coal briquettes or winter clothing through UNHCR’s 2016/2017 winterization programme

FUNDING

USD 37.7 million
requested for 2017
Gap 83%
Funded 17%

PRIORITIES
- Leading the Protection and Shelter/NFI Clusters.
- Supporting the Government of Ukraine on IDP and refugee/asylum issues.
- Advocacy on freedom of movement, humanitarian access, and other concerns.
- Provision of humanitarian assistance, especially near the line of contact and in the nongovernment controlled areas.

HIGHLIGHTS
- Situational overview: During the reporting period, the security situation seriously deteriorated followed by a de-escalation. The situation remains volatile and tense.
- Protection concerns: UNHCR continued to advocate for improvements to draft law 3593-d “On the Temporarily Occupied Territory of Ukraine” in the areas of regarding human rights protection, freedom of movement and the delivery of humanitarian assistance.
- Legislation update: A law aimed at supporting children permanently residing in settlements near the line of contact, on both sides, of was adopted.
- Assistance provided: In February, UNHCR provided non-food items (NFIs) and emergency shelter assistance to more than 13,000 people. UNHCR and its partners provided over 3,150 legal, information and social work consultations to IDPs and other people of concern

World: Communicable Disease Threats Report, 2-8 April 2017, Week 14

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Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Country: Austria, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, China - Taiwan Province, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, World

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue covers the period 2-8 April 2017 and includes updates on influenza, MDR TB and Measles.

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