Floods and Cholera Epidemic
EPoA Operations Update Cameroon: Floods and Cholera Epidemic DREF Operation no. MDRCM020 GLIDE n° EP-2014-000121-CMR Operations update n° 1 Period covered by this update: 8 September to 5 November, 2014 Operation start date:8 September, 2014 Timeframe: 5 months (End date: 5 February 2015) Operation budget:CHF 308,136 (Initial allocation:CHF 179,304;additional allocation:CHF 128,832) N° of people being assisted: 52,380 (initial number targeted to be assisted was 26,380) Host National Society presence: 25,000 volunteers, more than 50 staff, 58 departmental branches and 250 local branches. Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners actively involved in the operation: IFRC Other partner organizations actively involved in the operation: Ministry of Public Health, Local Administration Authorities Summary: This operations update extends the operation timeframe by an additional 2 months with an additional budget allocation of CHF 128,832 to; Reinforce public outreach / awareness-raising activities in the six localities, which were included in the EPoA (Bibemi, Figuil, Guider, Mayo-Oulo, Pitoa, and Touboro), in an effort to improve the populations’ sanitation and hygiene practices and thus combat the cholera epidemic in 12 districts (six additional districts) of the North Region of Cameroon Extend these activities into the six localities where new cases have been reported (Garoua I, Garoua II, Gashiga, Golombé, Rey Bouba and Tcholiré). The DREF budget revision will cover the training (on Epidemic Control for Volunteers (ECV) manual); and deployment of an Cameroon RC volunteers offloading NFIs in Bibemi. Photo: IFRC additional 50 volunteers and five supervisors (additional 10 volunteers and one supervisor per locality) in five existing localities (Figuil, Guider, Mayo-Oulo, Pitoa, and Touboro); as well as an additional 130 volunteers and 13 supervisors in the six localities where new cases have been reported (Garoua I, Garoua II, Gashiga, Golombe, Rey Bouba and Tcholiré.
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