Source: Government of Iraq, World Health Organization
Country: Iraq
Highlights
- Number of reporting sites: Eighty (80) reporting sites including (53) Internally Displaced People’s (IDP) camps, Nine (9) refugee camps and eighteen (18) mobile clinics submitted their weekly reports timely and completely.
- Total number of consultations: 22,832 (male=10,355 and female=12,477) marking an increase of 1,562 (4%) since last week.
** Leading causes of morbidity in the camps:** Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARI) (n=7,841), Acute Diarrhea (AD) (n=1,233) and skin diseases (n=1,093) remained the leading causes of morbidity in all camps during this reporting week. - Number of alerts: Fourteen (14) alerts were generated through EWARN following the case definition thresholds, of which twelve (12) were from IDP camps and two (2) from refugee camps during this reporting week. Eleven (11) of these alerts were investigated within 24-48 hours, of which ten (10) 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: see Alert and Outbreak Section).