Source: World Health Organization, Health Cluster
Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic
Highlights
- Over 7 million people are in critical need of essential health care services in 2016.
- By the end of September the health cluster hit the 4M consultations provided by health partners in 2015
- The health cluster coordinated with partners and the ministry of health on the cholera outbreak response.
- The first confirmed case of Cholera was reported on September 8th as by the end of September 310 cases were confirmed in 5 governorates.
- Health cluster meeting was held in Baghdad with Cholera as the main topic in the agenda.
- WHO has 17 Diarrheal Disease Kits prepositioned enough for 6800 moderate & 1700 severe cases
- UNFPA distributed 9,000 dignity kits to IDPs settling in the southern and northern conflict affected governorates.