Period covered by this Ops Update: 5 December 2013 to 5 December 2014. This represents a twelve-month summary.
Appeal target (current): 4,583,956 Swiss francs (CHF)
Appeal history
The preliminary emergency appeal was launched on 5 December 2013 for CHF 11,244,952.
It will cover 24 months and assist 600,000 beneficiaries.The first operation update was published in July 2014.
The revised Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) was issued, reflecting a revised budget of CHF 4,583,956 and a revised target of people to be assisted of 454,600 persons. It was published on 2 October 2014. The Emergency Appeal revision was also published on 2 October 2014.
Summary:
Taking the UN led coalition of the Haitian and Dominican Republic governments to eliminate Cholera, and each country’s national 10 year elimination plan into consideration, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Haiti Red Cross Society (HRCS) and the Dominican Red Cross (DRC) have identified their roles and responsibilities in the elimination of cholera over a 24 –month period. Eight National Societies are involved in the implementation of the cholera related activities on the Island of Hispaniola; however, this report only focuses on the responses of three National Societies (The German, Spanish and Japanese Red Cross Society) to the appeal.