Highlights
• As of 25 August, a total of 1,467 cholera cases have been reported, with 25 deaths. Almost all reported cases to date have benefited from UNICEF support.
• UNICEF has launched an intersectoral response mission in Northern Bahr el Ghazal to tackle critical levels of malnutrition, by addressing health, nutrition, and WASH needs of the community.
• Malaria is the major cause of morbidity, with a sharp increase in cases during the reporting period due to the rains. A total of 22,341 Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLITNs) have been distributed in 2016.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
1.69 million
People internally displaced since 15 December 2013 (OCHA, Humanitarian Snapshot 5 May 2016)
Over 930,388
Estimated new South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries since December 2013
(UNHCR Portal and Regional Updates and situation reports, 26 August 2016)
Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs
The security situation across the country remains relatively calm, but tense and unpredictable. According to UNHCR, over 101,000 refugees have fled South Sudan since the onset of hostilities in Juba on 8 July; countrywide, close to 1.7 million people are internally displaced. Negotiations are ongoing regarding the composition, mandate, armament, and deployment of the proposed 4,000- strong regional protection force.
As of midnight on 25 August, a total of 1,467 cholera cases have been reported with 25 deaths at case fatality rate of 1.7 per cent. The cholera outbreak, which was initially limited to Juba, Terekeka, and Duk where transmission has stabilised, is now confirmed to have spread to Mingkamen, with at least an additional 19 cases reported. Alerts have been reported in Kajo-Keji, Nimule, and even more remote area of Wau, suggesting that the outbreak may be spreading to areas that were not initially targeted by preparedness activities.
Meanwhile, a recent report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) suggests that food security in the country is likely to deteriorate further as a result of disruptions to markets and increase in staple food prices following the recent fighting in Juba.