From Weekly Humanitarian Highlights in Ethiopia 7 February 2012 http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb...Report_541.pdf
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Health Update
The final Result of the testing of previously-reported suspected Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases in Dollo Ado town
(Somali Region) were negative for polio. No new cases of AFP have been identified over the past week. In SNNPR, 176
new cases of measles were reported from Keffa and Gamo Gofa zones in the past week. As was the case in the previous
four weeks, the highest number of cases was reported from Gesha woreda of Keffa zone. The Public Health Emergency
Management (PHEM) technical taskforce is currently coordinating the roll-out of a mass measles vaccination campaign in
all woredas of Keffa zone, as well as selected woredas of adjacent zones in the region. These areas were not covered by
the national immunization campaign, which was carried out from September to December 2011. The vaccination
campaign is planned to start in two weeks? time. Health partners continue to support case management and health
education in the affected areas. New cases of malaria continue to be reported from the same zones of SNNPR: 125 cases
from Keffa and 105 from Gamo Gofa. The rapid response team composed of experts from the federal and regional levels
that was deployed last week remains on the ground conducting case management and environmental control measures.
For more information, contact: who-wro@et.efro.who.int
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Health Update
The final Result of the testing of previously-reported suspected Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases in Dollo Ado town
(Somali Region) were negative for polio. No new cases of AFP have been identified over the past week. In SNNPR, 176
new cases of measles were reported from Keffa and Gamo Gofa zones in the past week. As was the case in the previous
four weeks, the highest number of cases was reported from Gesha woreda of Keffa zone. The Public Health Emergency
Management (PHEM) technical taskforce is currently coordinating the roll-out of a mass measles vaccination campaign in
all woredas of Keffa zone, as well as selected woredas of adjacent zones in the region. These areas were not covered by
the national immunization campaign, which was carried out from September to December 2011. The vaccination
campaign is planned to start in two weeks? time. Health partners continue to support case management and health
education in the affected areas. New cases of malaria continue to be reported from the same zones of SNNPR: 125 cases
from Keffa and 105 from Gamo Gofa. The rapid response team composed of experts from the federal and regional levels
that was deployed last week remains on the ground conducting case management and environmental control measures.
For more information, contact: who-wro@et.efro.who.int
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