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    Humanitarian Information Bulletin - Province of South Kivu No. 20/13 14 May 2013


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     A team from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) started an emergency intervention Lulingu in Shabunda territory following a sharp increase in pediatric admissions to the General Referral Hospital (GRH) Lulingu (161 cases between 4 and 10 May). This growth is caused by malaria, more than 240 cases have been diagnosed in the laboratory. The majority of cases come from Lulingu Lukala and Tchonka (see section protection context section of this report).
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    WHO Health Emergency Highlights
    Emergency Risk Management and Humanitarian Response April 2013

    ...
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Situation highlights
    Conflict and insecurity persist across the Democratic Republic of the Congo causing people to flee the violence. According to the Commission de Mouvements de Population, in Katanga province there are more than 350 000 people displaced. There are estimates of over 900 000 displaced people in North Kivu due to insecurity. More than 37 755 refugees from the Central Africa Republic have been registered by UNHCR in Equator and Oriental provinces (as of 3 May), the majority living with host families.
    The conflict has destroyed much of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?s health infrastructure. Population movements put people?s health at risk as due to difficulties in accessing water, health care and basic services. The maternal mortality ratio is 540 deaths per 100 000 live births and the under-five mortality rate is 170/1000 (WHO Global Health Observatory 2010). Some of the biggest killers of children are diarrhoea, malaria, malnutrition and pneumonia. Multiple epidemics (malaria, measles, cholera, and typhoid) are posing a serious threat to the health and livelihoods of people in 30% to 50% of the country.
     Cholera mainly affects the eastern provinces, which account for more than 97% of the cases. Katanga province registers 70% of all cases in the country. As of 29 April, 14 725 cholera cases and 296 deaths were registered throughout the country including 9797 cases and 243 deaths in Katanga.
     Since the beginning of the year, 47 487 cases of measles with 617 deaths were registered nationwide.
     Two cases of yellow fever were confirmed in the Lubeo Health Zone/Kasai Oriental Province. A rapid assessment mission to advise on the best response strategy to this epidemic will begin 7 May.

     As part of the rapid response to the emergency health needs of displaced populations in the area of Pweto/Katanga, WHO has trained health care providers on the new protocols for malaria case management and the minimum package of basic health services.

    Health Cluster priorities
     Increase access to a minimum package of basic health services including required life-saving interventions such as surgical services and emergency obstetric care to reduce maternal and child mortality.
     Strengthen technical and institutional capacities for the surveillance and response to diseases with epidemic potential.
     Strengthen coordination of health partners to improve contingency plans and adapt responses to emerging situations.
     Strengthen community capacity (women and men, girls and boys) to reduce the risk of communicable diseases and to mitigate the impact of recurrent epidemics.

    Health Cluster response
     WHO is supporting the Health Cluster response to the cholera outbreak and has provided lifesaving medicines, IV fluids and basic health care supplies to health centres for cholera affected populations in Katanga, North Kivu and South Kivu.
     WHO carried out three workshops on the promotion of health and risk communication related to the cholera outbreak in Katanga,
     A rapid assessment mission was conducted by WHO to re-evaluate the medical care needs in response to new cholera outbreaks in South Kivu.
     An inter-agency assessment mission to evaluate the health needs of refugees living outside of camps and host families was conducted in Equateur Province.
     In January, WHO organized a national workshop organized by the Health Cluster in cooperation with the WASH cluster to evaluate the cholera response activities of 2011 and 2012.
     WHO supported mass vaccination campaigns against measles in eight of the most affected health zones in Equateur province.
     A joint measles workshop was carried out with UNICEF at national level, aiming at analysing current response strategies and identifying areas of improvement.
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      Humanitarian Information Bulletin 14 mai 2013 Province du Katanga
      N? 18/13


      ...
      Health.
      Cholera: the beginning of the year to May 5, 10 416 cases of cholera with 253 deaths were recorded
      in Katanga Province.
      During the week of April 29 to May 05 (week
      Epidemiological 18), the Health Zone Kenya has recorded 59 cases of a total of 88 cases reported
      in the city of Lubumbashi. Team building care cases of cholera
      necessary in areas of Kenya and Likasi continue to save a large number of
      cholera cases to date.

      In Pweto The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) began training on
      Minimum device for Emergency care providers in reproductive health situations
      humanitarian crisis, for providers of emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and
      for those involved in the medical treatment of rape victims.
      ...
      Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
      Due to insufficient funding, the current humanitarian response in the WASH sector can
      cover all areas of health shall notify cases of cholera in the health districts
      Tanganyika, Haut Lomani and Haut Katanga. Furthermore, most of the current activities are
      funded until the end of June 2013. There is an urgent need for funding,
      one hand, ensure business continuity in the cities and areas endemic for cholera
      the dry season in order to keep the epidemic under control and, secondly, to extend the quick response
      the risk areas before the next rainy season.
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        Humanitarian Bulletin
        Katanga Province
        21 May 2013 (No 19/13)
        ...
        Humanitarian responses.
        Health.
        Cholera: the beginning of the year to 15 May, 10,633 cholera cases including 253 deaths were recorded in the Katanga Province. During the week of May 6 to 12 (epidemiological week 19), the province recorded 154 cases, including 35 cases with no deaths in the area of ​​health Moba. This increase in cases in Moba is following the cut water and electricity recorded since May 5.
        Thanks to a special fund allocated to Pweto Africa, the NGO Doctors (MDA) has supported the cholera treatment center 21 cases during the period from 29 April to 5 May (epidemiological week 18)
        In order to strengthen and expand cholera support in the areas of health shall notify cases response, MDA has extended its activities in two other areas of health Pweto (Kamakanga and Mubalanga).
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          Humanitarian Bulletin
          Orientale Province
          28 May 2013 (No 21/13)
          ...
          Epidemiological situation between weeks 18 and 19
           The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the resurgence of epidemics through province while the response capabilities are dwindling.

          Suspected Ebola:
          Six suspected cases of Ebola fever two deaths were recorded between 1 and May 12 in the area health (ZS) Mongo (Territory Aketi, Bas-Uele District). A team from the Provincial Division Health visited the site to investigate. Two samples were collected with the support of WHO and results are expected.
          As a reminder, the outbreak of Ebola virus was officially declared in the district health Haut-Uele West August 17, 2012. And she had officially ended on 26 November 2012. During this period, 62 cases had been reported, including 34 deaths. ZS Isiro was the epicenter of this disease.

          Meningitis:
           Meningitis occurs in ZS Buta (Bas-Uele). Of a total of 16 samples collected, 10 cases confirmed positive.

          Malaria:
           a peak of malaria cases recorded in the ZS Isiro (Haut-Uele District) with 1533 cases and 16 death between 6 and 12 May Surrounding ZS Pawa and Wamba are also involved. This epidemic
          malaria would be combined with salmonellosis.

          Neo Natal Tetanus (NNT)
           Almost every week ZS notify cases of NNT always difficult to contain with a rate of 100% fatality when vaccines are available. The ZS Aungba (Territory Mahagi district health Aru in Ituri) reported a case in which death and Lubunga (Kisangani) reported two cases with a death of 6 to 12 May

          Canine rabies:
           The ZS Dungu has no rabies vaccine, while the General Referral Hospital Dungu admitted a week ago, a 10 year old child showing signs of rabies from the bite of a dog. The health cluster is expected to make a plea to medical partners for supply of vaccines against canine rabies. In addition, several stray dogs are observed these lately in the city of Dungu.

          ...



          Humanitarian Bulletin
          Katanga Province
          28 May 2013 (No 20/13)
          ...
          Health.
          Cholera: 146 cases with no deaths have been reported in epidemiological week 21 (May 20 to 26), bringing the total in the province since the beginning of the year to 10,779 cholera cases including 253 deaths.
          The Pweto recorded 654 cases with 39 deaths, a mortality rate of 5.9%. Response activities are continuing normally Solidarités, MDA, Hope In Action, UNICEF, WHO and ADRA.
          It certainly is a trend toward stabilization, but the lack of adequate water supply during the dry season could be a trigger for a new epidemic if Appropriate measures are taken element.
          ...
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