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Somalia
9 February, 2009 -- For thousands of Somalis, intensified violence in the first weeks of 2010 is exacerbating the humanitarian hardships they have long faced. Health facilities in the capital, Mogadishu, Lower and Middle Juba, Lower and Middle Shabelle, and Puntland have been reporting new cases of acute watery diarrhea. There have also been cases of acute respiratory infections, malaria and measles reported in various locations. WHO and Health Cluster partners are providing medicines and other support to respond to health needs.
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Health Cluster Bulletin - December 2009
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WHO Country Office in Somalia website
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Chad
9 February, 2009 -- Up to a quarter of the country's population are at risk of food insecurity and a recent nutrition survey revealed that 26.9% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Bahr El Ghazal suffered from acute malnutrition. At the Daha refugee camp, home to 52 000 people from Central African Republic in Haraze, WHO found that there was insufficient supplies and medicines, that two referral health centres had no generators and there are not enough health staff to perform secondary care.
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