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January 16, 2013

East Africa: Cholera, malaria and yellow fever outbreaks confirmed

Via ReliefWeb, OCHA has published Eastern Africa Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 21, 15 December 2012 – 15 January 2013. Click through to download the PDF. The highlights:
• Food insecure population in eastern Africa to decrease by over 1 million 
• Cholera, malaria and yellow fever outbreaks confirmed 
• Intercommunal clashes in Kenya claim over 477 lives since January 2012 
• Increased international presence facilitates aid delivery in secured areas of Somalia 
• Conflict has displaced over 5,000 Congolese into Uganda and South Sudan and 8,000 Sudanese into South Sudan

January 16, 2013 at 03:50 PM in Cholera, Food security, Malaria, Politics and health, Social disruption, Violence, Yellow fever |

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