Publications

Key Highlights

Cyclone Idai

• The second round of the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) has successfully concluded, a coverage of 95% was achieved,
• resulting in 814,081 people vaccinated.
• There are 64 active resettlement sites in cyclone Idai affected provinces, hosting 77,152 individuals.1.
• There continue to exist vulnerabilities in the access to basic health services for population in the resettlement areas.
• Severe acute malnutrition and surveillance of pellagra cases are being reported into the EWARS for Sofala province.
• General, weekly malaria cases reported in Idai affected districts are decreasing, with cumulative 104,850 cases
• registered since 27th March - 28th July 2019.

Cyclone Kenneth

• The last suspected case of cholera was reported on the 18th June 2019, as of end of Epi Week 30 on the 28th July it has
• been 40 days without new suspected cases.
• Basic health services are still being provided from tents in districts of Ibo, Quissanga, Mucojo and Macomia.
• Provincial Health Directorate Cabo Delgado has identified the worst cyclone affected areas as priority areas for health
• facility service recovery and cholera affected districts of Pemba, Mecúfi and Metuge areas as high-risk to public health.
• Generally, weekly malaria cases in cyclone Kenneth affected districts continue to increase, with cumulative 53,047 cases
• registered as of 28th July.