Summary:
Tanzania has been the host to hundreds of thousands of Rwandese, Burundians and Congolese refugees. Currently there are about 65,000 refugees from DRC, in Nyarugusu camp. Tanzania Red Cross Society provides comprehensive health services (preventive and curative) to the refugees in Nyarugusu camp and the host communities. The Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) has been running the camp based health facilities/clinics in Nyarugusu camp for over 10 years.
The Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) local branches in Kigoma and Kagera are participating in the assessment of the situation on regular basis, and are in regular contact with the TRCS disaster management department at the national headquarters (NHQ), for situation updates.
On 7 May, 2015, the Kigoma regional authority organized a visit to Kagunga village joined by representatives from UNHCR, Tanzania Red Cross and UNICEF, to assess the situation and needs of the refugees. The team proposed urgent humanitarian interventions based on the situation in terms of health, water and sanitation, HR, security, transportation and the registration of refugees, case finding (tracing/follow up of cases for medical treatment).
The appeal is currently 23 percent funded with generous multilateral contributions received from American Red Cross, British Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross and Canadian Government, Netherlands Red Cross and Netherlands Government as well as Spanish Red Cross. Bilateral contributions towards the appeal have been received from Austrian, Spanish and Swedish Red Cross societies.
IFRC, on behalf of Tanzania Red Cross Society, would like to extend thanks to all partners for their continued support.