Highlights
An estimated 1.42 million people are affected (including 756,000 children) by the drought, including 800,000 people food insecure in the provinces of Cunene, Namibe and Huila. There is an estimated 95,877 children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the 7 most affected provinces, with 44,511 cases of SAM registered in the Provinces of Huila, Cunene and Namibe.
Since January 2016, a Yellow Fever epidemic has unfolded, with 2,759 suspected cases and 316 deaths reported to date. Yellow Fever has been laboratory confirmed in 16 provinces in the country. As of 26 May 2016, a total of 9.9 million people have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever in the provinces of Luanda, Huambo and Benguela.
Through UNICEF support, 380,000 copies of Yellow Fever education booklets have been printed and are being distributed, along with awareness banners and vector control booklets.
UNICEF has delivered 19,000 water containers, 540 jerry cans, over 1.9 million water purification tablets, 400 family hygiene and dignity kits, 500 latrine slabs and over 1,700 water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) manuals for vulnerable families in the provinces of Huila, Cunene and Namibe.
UNICEF and the Provincial Directorate of Energy and Water are targeting 147,000 people in Namibe, Cunene and Huila with access to safe water, through the rehabilitation of non-functional boreholes.