CHF 262,914 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 830,000 beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.
Summary: An Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic is currently ravaging the Haut-Uele District in Oriental Province situated along the Uganda border. Isiro, capital of the district and Dungu, one of the towns in the district are the most affected localities.
As of August 22, 2012, a total of 16 cases including 10 deaths and 97 contact persons who are under surveillance were recorded in these two health districts (Source: interagency meeting from 22 August 2012 to the Ministry of health in Kinshasa). The near inaccessible nature of the area, coupled with the insecurity that is currently prevailing there, the scarcity of internal flights, and especially the dilapidated nature of existing health infrastructure are all factors that can lead to a worsening of the current situation.
The DRC Red Cross has supported the government of DRC in response to earlier hemorrhagic fever epidemics and has deployed volunteers in the affected areas. The DRC Red Cross now needs to scale up their activities in order to minimize the spread and impact or the epidemic. The current planned operation includes sensitization campaigns in affected districts, psycho-social support to affected and exposed persons and support to the government safe transport of patients, safe disposal of dead bodies and disinfection of suspected infected houses and items.
An Ebola epidemic was recently reported in Uganda, but tests have confirmed that this outbreak is of a different strain, and therefore this outbreak is not related to cross-border migration.
This operation is expected to be implemented over 3 months, and will therefore be completed by November 2012; a Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation (by February 2013). http://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/democratic-republic-congo-ebola-outbreak-dref-operation-no-mdrcd011 http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/MDRCD011.pdf
Summary: An Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic is currently ravaging the Haut-Uele District in Oriental Province situated along the Uganda border. Isiro, capital of the district and Dungu, one of the towns in the district are the most affected localities.
As of August 22, 2012, a total of 16 cases including 10 deaths and 97 contact persons who are under surveillance were recorded in these two health districts (Source: interagency meeting from 22 August 2012 to the Ministry of health in Kinshasa). The near inaccessible nature of the area, coupled with the insecurity that is currently prevailing there, the scarcity of internal flights, and especially the dilapidated nature of existing health infrastructure are all factors that can lead to a worsening of the current situation.
The DRC Red Cross has supported the government of DRC in response to earlier hemorrhagic fever epidemics and has deployed volunteers in the affected areas. The DRC Red Cross now needs to scale up their activities in order to minimize the spread and impact or the epidemic. The current planned operation includes sensitization campaigns in affected districts, psycho-social support to affected and exposed persons and support to the government safe transport of patients, safe disposal of dead bodies and disinfection of suspected infected houses and items.
An Ebola epidemic was recently reported in Uganda, but tests have confirmed that this outbreak is of a different strain, and therefore this outbreak is not related to cross-border migration.
This operation is expected to be implemented over 3 months, and will therefore be completed by November 2012; a Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation (by February 2013). http://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/democratic-republic-congo-ebola-outbreak-dref-operation-no-mdrcd011 http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/MDRCD011.pdf
