“The situation in Uganda is extremely alarming, with the trend in cholera cases still increasing and a very high mortality rate,” says MSF emergency coordinator in Uganda Ahmad Mahat. MSF also opened a 50-bed CTC in Kasonga health center near the reception center in Sebarogo. In Kagoma reception center, MSF teams vaccinated 5,263 children against polio and measles and 2,160 women of childbearing age against tetanus. DRC: Addressing the Needs in IturiIn mid-February, OCHA estimated that around 20,000 people were sheltering in Bunia town in DRC. But the deadly cholera outbreak and inadequate provision of humanitarian aid in Uganda mean that a new, acute emergency is now developing on the shores of Lake Albert.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 02, 2018 17:15 UTC