SITUATION REPORT Nº 14 – FLOODS – 13 NOVEMBER 2007 r HIGHLIGHTS ƒ OUTBREAK OF MEASLES CONFIRMED IN TWO DISTRICTS – KUMI AND BUKEDEA ƒ LOGISTICS CLUSTER TO CLOSE AIR OPERATIONS BY 25 NOVEMBER ƒ FUNDS RECEIVED BY FOR REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF THE MAGORO-NGARIAM ROAD

The information contained in this report has been gathered by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) from sources including the Government of Uganda, UN agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations and the Red Cross movement.

cases have occurred in children under five years of age. No fatalities have been reported. 5. The availability of essential drugs in the Teso sub- region has been improved by the delivery of new supplies last week. In addition 1,150 village health team (VHT) staff were trained in district and will be equipped with oral re-hydration salts (ORS) for distribution. 6. An increase of 5.7 per cent in the number of malaria cases has been reported in the Teso sub-region in the past week, while the number of dysentery cases reduced by 2.2 per cent over the last two weeks. 7. The Health cluster will conclude pre-positioning of emergency cholera kits in all 12 flood-affected districts of Teso, Bugisu and Sebei by the end of the week. The supplies for Kapchorwa and Bukwo will be airlifted with the support of the Logistics cluster. To date, no cholera cases have been reported in the flood-affected districts. Map 1: Helicopter air cargo delivery by metric tonne per sub- county Humanitarian Response Situation Overview Since the issuance of the last Situation Report, the 1. The predominant weather pattern remained dry following updates have been received: weather in the past week, further improving road Camp Coordination and Camp Management access to flood-affected areas. With the exception of (CCCM) Awoja bridge (on the road from Mbale to ), all Cluster lead: UNHCR roads in the Teso sub-region are open for at least light Cluster members: ASB vehicles, although bottlenecks arise in the usual bad spots after even relatively light rains. Points of concern 8. The two major CCCM issues during the week were in Katakwi district include areas south of Ngariam the discussion on return of internally displaced persons Corner and around Ongongoja. In District, road (IDPs) to places of origin and the placement of CCCM structures in selected camp areas. conditions in areas around Ajelik in Acowa and Oblanga sub-counties remain problematic after 9. Quick and simple profiling of camps in Katakwi and prolonged periods of rainfall. Amuria is ongoing, covering a relatively wide area in the two districts through a mobile team. Additional 2. The Katakwi District authorities have signed an human resources are underway to reinforce the agreement to rehabilitate a 6 kilometre stretch of road existing team. Based on the profiling conducted so far, south of Ngariam Corner. an initial selection of five suitable camp management 3. The Logistics cluster will close air operations on 25 areas has been done. The selected sights may be November, one week earlier than previously modified slightly in future better to support return. scheduled, due to the reduction in user capacity 10. Six IDP camp areas have been identified for resulting from improved road conditions in the region. possible return to places of origin, based on the 4. An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in the profiling conducted and group discussions held with districts of Kumi and Bukedea. Twelve cases have the community. In dealing with the issue of return, a been confirmed, with additional samples pending. All two-pronged approach has been adopted in the pilot phase.

-1- I) to ascertain that return is voluntary, a team will 17. A total 700 households received cassava cuttings travel to identified camps to evaluate the IDPs’ of mosaic-resistant and cassava brown streak disease- intention to return. The team will then chart out a tolerant varieties in Katakwi district (250 households in simple plan of action to facilitate their return; and Usuk sub-county, 300 in Ongongoja sub-county and 150 in Katakwi sub county). In total, 1,221 households II) a number of families (in one instance more than in Katakwi and Amuria districts have received such 100) have been identified as having departed their cassava cuttings to date. IDP camps and have gone back to their villages of origin. These families are reportedly in need of 18. The cluster has been briefed on cassava diseases basic services in the area of return. A mission will and important guidelines to follow in the procurement be fielded to such areas to find out the number process. It is hoped that this information will guide families and their needs to help make their return partners and help prevent the spread of these sustainable. diseases. 11. Local authorities have pledged more support to 19. An assessment has been done on the reported reinforce the relatively improved security situation in a sweet potato caterpillar in Soroti and Katakwi districts. more permanent way to assist return efforts. Currently, The report will be used to inform planned distributions there are Anti Stock Theft Units (ASTU), Uganda of sweet potato vines. People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and police Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS deployments in areas surrounding some camps, as Cluster lead: World Health Organization (WHO) well as areas bordering Karamoja. Cluster members: AMREF, Germany Emergency Early Recovery Doctors, Malaria Consortium, Malteser, Oxfam, Cluster Lead: UNDP Pilgrim, PSI, Red Cross, SOCADIDO, Uganda Assemblies of God, UNFPA, UNICEF, Youth with 12. The cluster is working on mapping cluster Mission, THW members’ non-agricultural livelihood interventions in order to identify gaps and focus the Quick Impact 20. In response to the measles outbreak, the cluster Community Response Initiative Fund, which the cluster conducted an initial assessment of existing response will implement. Guidelines for the undertaking will be capacity for case treatment and immunization in the presented and discussed by cluster members during two districts on 13 November. Initial results identified the next meeting. gaps including lack of gas for cold chain management of vaccines and Vitamin E supplies. More detailed 13. Funds for the repair and rehabilitation of the results are expected in the coming days. Additional Magoro-Ngariam Road have been sent to Katakwi health care staff are on standby, but have not yet been district. The road repair will be labour-based and requested. Immunization campaigns for children aged labour-intensive in order to ensure that members of six months to five years will start in the two districts on flood-affected communities will be able to participate 14 November, using vaccines on hand. and earn income. 21. A total 1,665 patients in areas far away from 14. The Office of the Minister for Relief and Disaster functional health facilities in Katakwi, Amuria, Preparedness has requested that District Disaster Kaberamaido, Kumi and Soroti districts received Management Committees (DDMCs) and Sub-County medical treatment at four mobile clinics. With Disaster Management Committees (SCDMCs) in all additional funding available, the number of mobile flood-affected regions be activated and made clinic days will be increased from four to six times per operational. week starting this week. Food Security 22. Twenty-four laboratory personnel from the Teso, Cluster leads: Food and Agriculture Organization Bugisu and Sebei sub-regions were trained in (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) laboratory surveillance and identification of epidemic- Cluster Members: BEKOA, Lutheran World Federation prone diseases in Soroti. Each district also received (LWF), PAG Church, Pilgrim, Premiere Urgence, basic laboratory supplies for early identification of Uganda Red Cross, SOCADIDO, TEMEDO, TEDDO, priority diseases. Uganda Scouts, Vision Terudo, War on Want, World Vision 23. Funds have also been made available for of training village health teams (VHTs) for Amuria. 15. As of 13 November, more than 3057 metric tonnes (MT) of food had been distributed to nearly 185,000 24. Other ongoing activities include water purification people in Teso, Bugisu and Sebei regions. In total, in Oongora camp in Magoro (Katakwi) and distribution nearly 4644 MT have been delivered to nearly 327,000 of chlorine tablets for household water treatment in flood-affected people across eastern and northern Amuria, Katakwi, Kumi and Bukedea: 27,836 safe Uganda. water kits have been distributed so far. Health education in the districts of Sironko, Kapchorwa, Kumi, 16. In the last two weeks 4,141 households in Bukedea, Katakwi and Amuria using film vans and Obalanga, Acowa and Kapelebyong sub-counties in VHTs, emphasising control of malaria and diarrhoeal received vegetable kits consisting of diseases, has continued. eggplant, doodoo, simsim, cowpeas, sorghum seeds, as well as two hoes and a knife. This brings the 25. The weekly disease surveillance data on trends in cumulative number of beneficiaries of such kits to malaria and dysentery is being used to guide 9,337, or 93 per cent of the target. interventions such as water purification, distribution of -2- insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), VHT training and PSI, THW, URCS, Water Aid, Water Mission deployment of mobile clinics. International, World Vision 26. The cluster reports that several partners have 34. Hygiene promotion education and distribution of combined efforts to control cholera following reports of hand washing facilities and soap was completed in 29 a diagnosed case in Orum sub-county (). schools in Katakwi, Amuria and Bukedea districts. Ten cholera kits have been provided, while 80 copies 35. Five hand pumps were rehabilitated in Katakwi of the national guidelines for cholera control have been district, providing sustainable water source for more distributed by the District Health Team (DHT). A than 500 households. meeting with district leaders was convened on 7 November to enlist their participation, support and 36. Collection of water samples for quality testing commitment in the cholera response. continues in various districts throughout Teso, Bugisu, and Sebei Sub-Regions. Logistics Cluster lead: World Food Programme (WFP) 37. Ongoing activities include Hygiene promotion through WHTs, with assistance from 45 hygiene 27. With reduced demand for logistics services, the promotion support staff in Amuria and Katakwi cluster has resolved to prepare an exit strategy. IASC districts, as well as emergency supply of treated water guidelines on cluster modification/closure will be in Oongora (Katakwi) for approximately 500 applied to ensure transparency. households. 28. To date, the interagency helicopter operation has 38. As reported last week, the key challenge for the airlifted over 680 MT of relief supplies and carried over cluster continues to be lack of emergency hand 680 passengers (mostly distribution teams) to pump/borehole repair teams and slow progress being inaccessible areas. Ahead of the 25 November made with emergency latrine construction in the planned cluster closure, one of the three operating communities, many implementing partners are helicopters phased out operations on 3 November and preferring to construct semi-permanent facilities. a second on 11 November. The remaining helicopter has the capacity to meet remaining needs.

29. Similarly, boat services have also ceased following Coordination the significant drop in water levels in areas around

Awoja bridge. 39. The Clusters continue to hold weekly and bi- 30. The interagency warehouse for non-food items in weekly meetings at the regional coordination hub in Soroti is due to receive additional supplies of over the Soroti. next few days. The interagency warehouse will 40. Given the end of air operations on 25 November, continue to operate up to 10 December. In Katakwi the User Group held its last meeting on 12 November. Town, the duration of warehouse availability will be extended by one week until 16 November. 41. The US$ 41 million Uganda Floods Flash Appeal is currently 33 per cent funded, with nearly US$ 13.9 Non Food Items (NFIs) Working Group million in commitments. Working Group lead: UNICEF Working Group members: Action Aid, ADRA, ASB, 42. OCHA will continue to issue regular Situation CARE, CCF, Concern Worldwide, GVC, IOM, LWF, Reports on a weekly basis. Agencies participating in Oxfam, TEDDO, TPO, URCS, War on Want, World the floods response are requested to report through Vision the following Soroti-based cluster leads: 31. Some 565 households received family kits in CCCM – Mohammed God Boudin (UNHCR) Okoboi and Apetolin villages in Okoboi parish in Early Recovery – Winston Camarinas (UNDP) Amuria district. Education – not present Food Security (Food Aid) – Geoffrey Ebong (WFP) 32. In Katakwi, 578 household family kits were Food Security (Production) – Joseph Egabu (FAO) distributed an equivalent number of households in Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS – Yoti Zabulon (WHO) Dadas A, B and C villages in Katakwi sub-county. Logistics – Anastazia Lubkovskaya (WFP) 33. Since the beginning of the flood response, 42,207 Protection – Eli Fryjordet (UNHCR) households have received NFI family kits. - Human Rights/Rule of Law – Silvia Lavagnoli (OHCHR) Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) - Child Protection/GBV – Vera Chrobok (CCF) Cluster lead: UNICEF Shelter and NFIs – Massimo Altimari (UNICEF) Cluster members: ACTED, ASB, CCF, CESVI, CHIPS, Water Sanitation and Hygiene – Brett Maynard GOAL, GVC, IOM, LWF, Oxfam, Première Urgence, (UNICEF)

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**All Flood-Affected Areas: Logistics – WFP (with support from the UNJLC); Coordination – OCHA Early Health, Nutrition Shelter and Non- Water, Sanitation District CCCM Education Food Security Protection Recovery and HIV/AIDS Food Items and Hygiene CCF Malteser Action Aid, CARE, CCF, CHIPS, CEREDO Concern Worldwide Grassland Pilgrim Concern LWF, Premiere PCU/Fida Int’l FAO Foundation T URCS Worldwide, LWF, Urgence, PSI, Global Care OPM OHCHR E Amuria UNDP SOCADIDO Oxfam, URCS, SOCADIDO, THW, UNICEF Pilgrim TPO UNFPA TEDDO, TPO, URCS, Water Aid, S WFP SOCADIDO UHRC UNICEF UNICEF, War on Water Mission Int’l, O WorldVision WFP UNHCR WHO Want WorldVision UNICEF PSI Oxfam CESVI, Oxfam, SOCADIDO Bukedea UNICEF WFP URCS PSI, SOCADIDO, UNFPA UNICEF UNICEF, URCS WHO UNFPA OHCHR, TPO, Kaberamaido UNDP FAO URCS IOM WHO UHCR PSI ASB, CCF, Action Aid, ADRA, ACTED, ASB, CEREDO FAO URCS Grassland ASB, CARE, CCF, GVC, LWF, PSI, ASB PCU/Fida Int’l Pilgrim SOCADIDO Foundation, KCV, GVC, LWF, URCS, URCS, THW, Katakwi UNDP UNHCR UNICEF WFP UNFPA OHCHR, TPO, TEDDO, TPO, UNICEF, Water WFP UNICEF UHRC, UNHCR, UNICEF, War on Aid, Water Mission WHO UNICEF Want Int’l Oxfam UNFPA OHCHR Oxfam, PSI Kumi URCS WHO UHRC UNICEF UNICEF AMREF FAO, MalariaConsortium CCF, Grassland Humanity First Pilgrim, Foundation, IOM, URCS, TPO, IOM, THW, UNICEF Uganda Soroti UNDP SOCADIDO OHCHR, TPO, UNICEF, UNICEF, WorldVision Pilgrim UNFPA UHRC, UNHCR, WorldVision WorldVision WorldVision, UNICEF UNICEF WFP WHO Oxfam B Oxfam Bududa WFP UNICEF U UNICEF G I Manafwa Malaria Consortium S Mbale WHO WorldVision World Vision Oxfam Oxfam Sironko WHO U UNICEF UNICEF Bukwo Oxfam S E UNICEF B Kapchorwa Oxfam WHO UNICEF E UNICEF I

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