CERF-funded Project

Comoros

Surveillance, investigation et riposte au choléra centrée autour des cas de choléra en Union des Comores (24-RR-CEF-029)

Project overview

The main objective of this project is to address immediate needs arising from the cholera outbreak in Comoros and to control and curb the outbreak. The Health component includes procuring and distributing AWD kits to improve medical care. The WASH component includes the deployment of CATI teams for rapid community investigation, active case finding, distributing WASH/cholera kits, household and high-risk area decontamination, door-to-door hygiene awareness and promotion, establishing chlorination points, strengthening community surveillance networks, and strengthening risk communication and accountability to affected people regarding cholera. The project provides life-saving assistance to 65,020 people, of whom 18,241 are women and 14,578 are girls. 1,105 people with disabilities benefit from this project.

Sector Amount in US$
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene US$439,956
Health US$59,994