Reports

By Chiara Torelli On October 5th, 2023, heavy artillery killed at least 11 civilians and injured 90 in Omdurman's Karari neighbourhood. Children were among the casualties, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The wounded were brought for treatment…

By Vivian Mugarisi Zimbabwe has embarked on the final phase of its national polio vaccination campaign, targeting 2.6 million children below the age of five. This campaign is part of a series of vaccination drives recommended by…

Methodology overview Objectives To understand the extent to which affected populations feel • that their opinions are taken into account in the provision of humanitarian assistance; • able to access information on assistance; • able to hold humanitarian actors to account. The…

Brief Summary The majority of calls to Radio Ergo’s audience feedback platform this week (5-11 October 2023) from across the country were reports welcoming rainfall. Many said their livestock were now getting water and eating well, or…

A statement from Patrick Youssef, ICRC’s regional director for Africa Geneva (ICRC) – Six months after the conflict broke out in Sudan, I feel pained and frustrated. This tragedy has uprooted over five million people and claimed countless…

In Numbers Net Funding Requirements: USD 5.5m (October 2023 – March 2024) Total people assisted in September 2023: 13,187 Home-Grown School Feeding Programme: 11,730 school children Integrated Community-based Food Systems Projects: 1,457 beneficiaries Operational Updates SADC Rural Innovation and Transformation Expo The African Union…

HIGHLIGHTS After nearly six months of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces, an estimated 5.6 million people have been displaced within and outside Sudan. Two people were killed and five injured when Al Nao…

Agenda Introduction/welcoming CCCM Cluster Presentation CCPM update TWGs update AOB / Reporting reminder

Lilongwe ‒The Ministry of Health in Malawi with support from World Health Organization and Africa CDC, is currently training the first cohort of 63 emergency responders out of the country’s target of 200 to handle public…

Julie Watson, Ibtihal Mohammed-Elhassan Osman, Maud Amon-Tanoh, Claudio Deola, Amy MacDougall, Oliver Cumming Abstract Introduction Increasing handwashing with soap (HWWS) among older children in emergency settings can have a large public health impact, however, evidence on what works…