Yemen: Health Cluster Bulletin, March 2019
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HIGHLIGHTS
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A total of 2,596 Health Facilities (18 Governorate Hospitals, 122 District Hospitals, 69 General Hospitals, 22 Specialized Hospitals, 712 Health Centres and 1,653 Health Units) are supported by 71 Health Cluster Partners.
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From 1 st January to 31st March 2019, 164,684 suspected cholera cases with 351 associated deaths and a CFR of 0.21%. Out of the 147 priority districts there are 38 districts with >500 cases which will be prioritised for urgent intervention. There were 17 Health Partners supporting cholera response with 168 DTCs and 1,050 ORCs in 147 priority districts. There is still a gap of 22 districts without a DTCs and 3 districts without an ORC.
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The Reproductive Health in Emergencies – Participatory Planning workshop in Aden was conducted on 9th - 10th of March 2019 supported by the Global Health Cluster in collaboration with the Ministry of Population and Public Health (MoPHP) - Aden, WHO and the Health Cluster. The workshop was attended by thirty-seven (37) participants from MoPHP, the National Midwifery Association, Health Cluster Partners and UN Agencies.
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Joint Health and WASH Task force meetings, jointly chaired by the Ministry of Public Health and Population and co-chaired by the Ministry of Water were held on a weekly basis to enforce the prevention, control and response to upsurge of the cholera outbreak.