Distribution of Acute Watery Diarrhea / Cholera in the Horn of Africa (Jan to Aug 2017) and Integrated Food Security Phase Classification for (June - September 2017)
- Countries
- South Sudan
- + 3 more
- Sources
- UNICEF
- Publication date
Somalia Country Priorities
-Increasing the number of CTCs, CTUs and ORP, in affected areas
-Increasing access to adequate amounts of safe water and appropriate sanitation
-Conducting cholera vaccinations in hotspot areas
-Using community based integrated emergency response team (IERT) in active case finding
-Adopting standardized case management and infection prevention and control protocols
-Providing integrated training in WASH and health at treatment sites
-Providing adequate amounts of infection control materials at treatment sites
-Targeted regular water quality testing
-Behaviour change approaches that integrate WASH and Health messages
-Orientation of food handlers to ensure adherence to public health standards
South Sudan Country Priorities
-Strengthen coordination of cholera preparedness and response activities at all levels
-Preposition cholera buffer stock and other medical supplies in affected areas
-Enhance surveillance activities at all levels to enable a rapid response to cholera
-Improve adherance to case management and infection control protocols at treatment sites
-Complementary use of safe and effective oral cholera vaccines in identified hotspot areas
Kenya Country Priorities
-Enhance multi-sector co-ordination through existing structures and resources
-Strengthen district capacity for prompt case detection, confirmation and
management by strengthening the National Laboratory coordinating mechanism
-Ensure the availability of safe water and safe human waste disposal using
appropriate locally feasible and acceptable technologies
-Strengthen cholera prevention and health promotion in high risk areas
Uganda Country Priorities
-Raise awareness and promote practices for cholera prevention nationally
-Increase access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in cholera-prone districts
-Strengthen weekly surveillance to improve cholera response
-Improve the quality of case management to reduce mortality by 50% in cholera hotspots
-Implementation of OCV in cholera hotspots and endemic communities
-Enhance multi-sector coordination through local and national structures and resources
at National and district level