Highlights
Number of reporting sites: Seventy three (73) reporting sites including fifty (50) Internally Displaced People’s (IDP) camps, seven (7) refugee camps and sixteen (16) mobile clinics submitted their weekly reports timely and completely.
Total number of consultations: 17,866 (male=8,130 and female=9,736) marking an increase of 3,614 (11%) since last week.
Leading causes of morbidity in the camps: Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARI) (n=6,323), Acute Diarrhea (AD) (n=1,322) and skin diseases (n=770) remained the leading causes of morbidity in all camps during this reporting week.
Number of alerts: Seventeen (17) alerts were generated, of which twelve (12) were from IDP camps and five (5) from refugee camps during this reporting week. Seven of these alerts were investigated within 24-48 hours, of which five were verified as true for further investigation and appropriate response by the respective Governorates Departments of Health, WHO and the relevant health cluster partners. (Details: Alert and Outbreak Section)