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West Africa and Central Africa
Floods affect more than 4.4 million people in West and Central Africa
Floods have affected more than 4.4 million people in West and Central Africa by 2024. Chad is the worst affected country with 1.5 million people affected, followed by Nigeria (1.1 million), Niger (711,000) and Cameroon (365,000). Democratic Republic of Congo (201,000 people), Mali (188,000 people). As of September 22, more than 740,000 people had been internally displaced by floods in eight countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Floods also severely affected livelihoods and access to basic services, destroying or damaging more than 463,000 homes, 138 schools, and 52 health facilities.
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Heavy rains cause over 100 malaria-related deaths in Kidal region
On September 25, Kidal and Ajehok health centers in northeastern Mali’s Kidal region reported a sharp increase in malaria-related hospitalizations due to a surge in mosquito numbers following recent heavy rains. Ajerhok Health Center recorded 315 malaria cases and 32 malaria-related deaths from September 1 to 25. In addition, on September 24 and 25 alone, at least 102 malaria-related deaths were recorded in the towns of Tarahandak, Achiburich, Kanae, and Taravit, about 100 km northwest of Kidal. Health authorities in the region are appealing for emergency assistance in the form of medicines, impregnated bed nets and mobile clinics to the worst-hit areas.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Alarm bells raised over increase in sexual violence incidents
On September 30, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international non-governmental organization, will provide emergency medical care to more than 17,000 victims of gender-based violence (GBV) in eastern North Kivu province between January and May 2024. announced that it had provided support. MSF is concerned. On the prevalence of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The number of GBV victims treated in North Kivu alone in the first half of 2024 has already reached 69 percent of the total recorded and treated in 2023. North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri, Maniema, and Central Kasai. MSF says at least two women have been victims of sexual violence every two hours since this year, most of them displaced women. From 2020 to 2022, MSF teams treated an average of 10,000 GBV survivors per year in the country.
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Attack on health center in Diffa region
Non-state armed groups reportedly attacked the village of Buduri in the southeast of the country on September 23, ransacking a health center and stealing medicines and medical equipment. Two projects funded by the West and Central Africa Regional Humanitarian Fund are being implemented in the commune, benefiting the Buduri community. The Diffa region continues to face deteriorating security, resulting in continued forced displacement. As of August 31, the region was home to approximately 170,000 internally displaced persons and 120,000 refugees. Humanitarian partners are advocating for the protection of health facilities and health workers.
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