CERF allocates $412,000 to control the yellow fever outbreak in Côte d'Ivoire
18 December 2009: On 16 November 2009, the Ministry of Health declared a yellow fever outbreak in the northwest area of Côte d’Ivoire. Ten cases have been reported. A total of 33,000 persons have been immunized between 17 and 22 of November.
Responding to the outbreak, CERF has allocated $412,000 to the World Health Organization (WHO) to control the yellow fever outbreak; reinforce yellow fever surveillance by training dedicated medical staff in mitigation, care and quick reporting methods; and reinforce outreach activities advising populations through local sensitization committees to improve vector awareness and referral systems. This programme is expected to benefit approximately 320,000 people in Odienne and Minignan districts. [Last updated: 22 December 2009]
30 March 2009: Return of IDPs in the west has been ongoing (76,000 out of approximately 130,000) but not without constraints and obstacles. There have been continued concerns about human rights violations against displaced and returning populations and the non functional judiciary system allowed for widespread impunity. In the north, the global acute malnutrition (GAM) rate was 17.5 percent, well above the emergency threshold of 10 percent.
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