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Horn of Africa Crisis
Situation Report No. 31
27 January 2012
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Health: Following reports of suspected cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Dollo Ado town, Somali
Region (south-eastern Ethiopia), a joint investigation by the Government, WHO and other UN and NGO
partners confirmed two out of the five suspected cases to be AFP. Efforts are underway to search for
additional cases and to sensitize health workers. WHO has recommended collecting samples from all
individuals who came in contact with reported cases, strengthening surveillance and completing the polio
vaccination campaign in the few remaining targeted districts.
Humanitarian partners also continue to support the Government in surveillance, case management and
education activities aimed at reducing outbreaks of diseases such as measles, acute watery diarrhoea
(AWD) and malaria. Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR ? southern Ethiopia) has
the highest number of new measles cases, with 262 new cases reported over the past two weeks. In OCHA Situation Report response, a plan has been submitted to the Ministry of Health to conduct a mass measles vaccination
campaign for children between the ages of 6 months and 14 years in the most affected areas. Elsewhere, 63
new cases of measles were reported from Gode zone of Somali Region. In Gambella Region (western
Ethiopia), reported cases of malaria from Agnuak zone showed a declining trend over the past two weeks.
Despite the decline, the situation in the region requires continued prevention and control measures by the
Regional Health Bureau and partners.
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Situation Report No. 31
27 January 2012
...
Health: Following reports of suspected cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Dollo Ado town, Somali
Region (south-eastern Ethiopia), a joint investigation by the Government, WHO and other UN and NGO
partners confirmed two out of the five suspected cases to be AFP. Efforts are underway to search for
additional cases and to sensitize health workers. WHO has recommended collecting samples from all
individuals who came in contact with reported cases, strengthening surveillance and completing the polio
vaccination campaign in the few remaining targeted districts.
Humanitarian partners also continue to support the Government in surveillance, case management and
education activities aimed at reducing outbreaks of diseases such as measles, acute watery diarrhoea
(AWD) and malaria. Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR ? southern Ethiopia) has
the highest number of new measles cases, with 262 new cases reported over the past two weeks. In OCHA Situation Report response, a plan has been submitted to the Ministry of Health to conduct a mass measles vaccination
campaign for children between the ages of 6 months and 14 years in the most affected areas. Elsewhere, 63
new cases of measles were reported from Gode zone of Somali Region. In Gambella Region (western
Ethiopia), reported cases of malaria from Agnuak zone showed a declining trend over the past two weeks.
Despite the decline, the situation in the region requires continued prevention and control measures by the
Regional Health Bureau and partners.
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