Somalia
Emergency response to public health events related to drought in Somaliland, Jubaland and Puntland states (21-RR-WHO-011)
| Grant | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Recipient UN Agency | WHO |
| Emergency type | Drought |
| Window | Rapid Response |
| Sector | Health |
| Group(s) of people targeted | Host communities, Internally displaced persons |
| People reached | 123,181 |
| Implementation dates | | |
Project overview
WHO used the CERF funding to reach an estimated total of 123,181 people; 27773 girls, 33800 women, 27773 boys, and 33835 men in the 9 drought-affected districts from Somaliland, Jubaland, and Puntland directly benefited from this project. WHO deployed 324 community health workers as part of district-based Rapid Response teams, through the deployment of community health workers, 2527 alerts of epidemic-prone diseases including suspected cases of measles, cholera, malaria, and respiratory tract infection were detected and reported. Out of these, district RRTs investigated 607 suspected cholera cases, 699 suspected cases of measles, and 380 suspected cases of COVID-19 by collecting samples; 188 turned out to be positive for cholera, 634 were positive for measles, and 172 for COVID-19. The project reached 491,206 individuals through mass health education and risk communication activities on disease prevention and control of communicable diseases.