Highlights
Although the security situation remains volatile in the Lake region, there were no major displacements of people during the reporting period.
Three Health Districts are currently experiencing measles outbreaks in the country. UNICEF staff are providing technical and logistical support to the Government and partners in the response to the epidemic.
As of the end of January, 10,221 children across Chad have been admitted for treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), among which 269 were cases with medical complications.
15,000 displaced persons, among an estimated 56,639 displaced persons in 22 new sites in Daboua and Liwa areas, have access to safe drinking water in the Lake Region.
Financial constraints have led national and international NGOs working in sites for returnees from neighboring CAR to either reduce or end their humanitarian assistance.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
29 February 2016
2,200,000 Children affected (UNICEF HAC 2016)
176,900 Children under 5 with Severe Acute Malnutrition in 2016 (Nutrition Cluster 2016)
90,000 Returnees from Central African Republic (DTM, November 2015)
60,131 Displaced persons registered in the Lake Region (IOM, Feb 2016)
UNICEF Humanitarian funding needs in 2016 US$ 62.4 million
Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs
Impact of violence in the Lake Chad region
The security situation remains volatile in the Lake Region. In February, two Farmers were killed by supposed Boko Haram elements in Mairo village (Tchoukoutalia area). However, there were no major population displacements this month in the Lake Region. Registration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is ongoing in new sites in the subprefectures of Liwa and Daboua; 1,050 displaced persons (337 households) were registered in Bourora site and 3,425 displaced persons (1,067 households) were registered in Magui site. The inter-agency multisector rapid assessment mission carried out from 14 to 18 January in the Lake Region estimated the number of IDPs and host population to be 9,000 people in Bourora and 8,982 people Magui sites (IOM). In line with recommendations made by the inter-agency assessment mission, humanitarian assistance was directed towards priority sites in Liwa and Daboua sub prefectures.
Measles outbreak
From epidemiological week 1 through week 8 in 2016, 238 suspected measles cases have been reported and investigated in the country with 2 cases of deaths registered. These suspected measles cases were reported in 33 Health Districts in 15 administrative Regions. Haraze Mangueigne and Mongo Health Districts notified 121 cases. Three Health Districts are currently experiencing measles outbreaks in the country. These 3 Health Districts are: Haraze Mangueigne in Salamat Region Mongo in Guera region and Bédjondo in Mandoul Region. Samples were collected and 24 of them were tested positive in laboratory. Of the 24 laboratory-confirmed cases, 21 patients out of 24 confirmed cases are under 15 years aged (87%) and only 13% of them were vaccinated.
Refugees, returnees from CAR and stateless persons in the South
Financial constraints have led national and international NGOs working in CAR returnees’ sites to reduce or stop their humanitarian assistance in these sites. The impact of the suspension activities are obvious: the latrines gradually fill without renewal, lack of access to primary health care after IRC stopped activities in Djako, and Kobiteye Maingama sites is noticeable. WASH structures built in these sites are not well managed as community workers lack motivation pushing them both to the abandonment of activities after the departure of NGOs. About 90,000 returnees fleeing violence in Central African Republic live in sites, camps and host communities in Southern Chad.