Sitrep: Wajir Emergency 28/05 –10/06/2001 - PFEDA / Page d ...
Sitrep: Wajir Emergency 28/05 –10/06/2001 - PFEDA / Page d ...
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<strong>Sitrep</strong>: <strong>Wajir</strong> <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>28</strong>/<strong>05</strong> <strong>–10</strong>/<strong>06</strong>/<strong>2001</strong><br />
Impact on<br />
Children<br />
Constraints<br />
on<br />
Humanitarian<br />
Action<br />
Save the Children<br />
Response<br />
Save the Children Situation Report:<br />
The cholera outbreak trend from the data available indicates that more<br />
adults >15yrs are getting affected unlike before when there were more<br />
children.<br />
• Other<br />
Helena Eversole, the deputy UNICEF Country Rep. visited <strong>Wajir</strong> for a<br />
day to check on the cholera response and to arrange for local<br />
participation in the upcoming UNICEF/GoK Mid-term review of the<br />
country Master Plans of Operations for Kenya. This MTR is scheduled<br />
in <strong>Wajir</strong> from 10-17 June, conducted by an inter-sectoral team from<br />
Nairobi. She also hosted a dinner in the SC compound where DC,<br />
OoP Rep. and other government persons were invited as well as<br />
NGOs based in <strong>Wajir</strong>.<br />
The exhibited poor MoH/DHMT commitment and lack of good<br />
leadership has a negative impact on the livelihood of many vulnerable<br />
women and children in <strong>Wajir</strong> district. This is clearly portrayed by the<br />
persisting cholera epidemic in spite of financial resources and<br />
technical assistance availed by the humanitarian community (UNICEF,<br />
SC(UK) and other donors like OFDA).<br />
The constrained relationship with a member of the DHMT (see higher)<br />
and the continued fight around issues of accountability with the entire<br />
DHMT have compromised the efforts to rapidly eradicate the cholera<br />
outbreak. The suggested approach to this could be to advocate for<br />
internal changes within the DHMT or a stronger leadership to bring<br />
things under control. The alternative approach could be moving into<br />
more community involvement and using them as counterparts with the<br />
MoH as the technical advisor to the community. While this issue will be<br />
discussed during the next SC project review meeting, the current<br />
approach remains to exhaust all possible diplomatic ways to defuse<br />
the tension and to ensure accountability.<br />
• Health<br />
The SC(UK) response during the reporting period has been in the area<br />
of cholera containment. Along that line SC/UNICEF sponsored a<br />
training of 200 influential community leaders. They will mobilise their<br />
community to contain the cholera outbreak through activities like water<br />
chlorinating, improving of personal hygiene, early detection and<br />
referral of suspected cases and reporting of deaths attributed to<br />
diarrhoea and vomiting.<br />
Also as part of the response to control the cholera epidemic, SC<br />
continues to provide logistical/medical supplies and allowances to the<br />
MoH team conducting the surveillance in villages around <strong>Wajir</strong>.<br />
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