Malawi
Cholera, 24 Feb 2023
| Allocation | $4,300,022 |
|---|---|
| Emergency type | Cholera |
| Window | Rapid Response |
| Recipient UN Agencies | UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, WHO |
| Group of people targeted | Other affected persons |
| People reached | 594,490 |
| Status | Report Available |
| Due dates | | |
| Allocation code | 23-RR-MWI-57751 |
| Title | Malawi RR Application Mar 2023 (Cholera) |
Overview of the humanitarian situation
The cholera outbreak in Malawi worsened during the rainy season, with a potential 64,000 to 100,000 cases predicted in the following three months if urgent measures were not taken. The outbreak, declared in March 2022, is the country's largest in two decades, with all 29 districts affected. As of 13 February 2023, there were 42,957 cumulative cases and 1,399 deaths, resulting in a fatality rate of 3.27%, above the acceptable ratio of 1% set by WHO. As of 31 January 2023, children under the age of 18 were significantly impacted by the cholera outbreak, accounting for 41% (9,982) of reported cases and 20% (142) of the total deaths. The United Nations and humanitarian partners called for $45.3 million to provide life-saving aid to people affected by the cholera outbreak in Malawi.
CERF-funded assistance
In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $4 million from its Rapid Response window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 594,490 people, including 148,560 women, 142,470 men, 303,190 children, and 29,010 people with disabilities in Protection, including protection from gender-based violence and child protection, Health including sexual and reproductive health, Nutrition, water,sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and Common Services.
CERFs Strategic Added Value
CERF funds led to the fast delivery of assistance to the people in need. For example, WFP was able to very quickly provide common logistics services to partners, including transport, such as the Ministry of Health, Malawi Red Cross Society, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and the World Health Organisation (WHO), enabling them to provide timely health care to people in need. With this allocation, UNICEF and WHO were able to rapidly procure essential supplies for managing cholera in cholera treatment units and oral rehydration points, contributing to reduced cholera cases and deaths in targeted districts. UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA were able to scale up response in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), health, risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), child protection, and gender-based violence (GBV) sectors, strengthening the response though an integrated, multisectoral time-critical approach.
Projects included in this allocation
| Organization | Project title | Code | Amount in US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNFPA | Provision of integrated life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) information and services during the the Cholera outbreak in Malawi | 23-RR-FPA-006 | US$500,000 | Read more |
| UNICEF | Accelerated Cholera Response in six ‘high burden districts’ | 23-RR-CEF-008 | US$3,000,000 | Read more |
| WFP | Logistics support to the humanitarian community to respond to the Cholera outbreak | 23-RR-WFP-005 | US$300,011 | Read more |
| WHO | Provision of Life-saving Cholera supplies to 263,742 people in six high-priority and Cholera affected districts in Malawi and enhanced outbreak detection and response. | 23-RR-WHO-008 | US$500,011 | Read more |