West Africa Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo

West Africa Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo

WEST AFRICA BENIN, BURKINA FASO, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, LIBERIA, MALI, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE AND TOGO HEALTH SECTOR NEEDS A SSESSMENT In 2005, West Africa contin- ued to be affected by a range of disasters including droughts in the Sahel and complex emergen- cies in Guinea Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone. In addition, the political instability in Togo led to the displacement of sev- eral thousands of people, thus af- fecting neighbouring Benin and Ghana. DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL: The entire region is characterized by uncontrolled cross-border movements, which facilitate the spread of communicable diseases. Chol- era, yellow fever, and HIV/AIDS were among the epidemics that affected the region throughout 2005. HEALTH CARE: The primary causes of malnutrition in West Africa are poor infant feed- ing practices and lack of health care. Chronic malnutrition affects a large percentage of children and inadequate health care to support mothers and children remains the pri- mary obstacle to implementing effective preventive-feeding interventions throughout the region. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: The high incidence of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) poses a major threat to the health and well-being of women and children affect- ed by confl ict in the region. Consequences include physical and psychological trauma, increased numbers of unwanted pregnancies and abortions and the acceleration of the spread of sexually transmitted infections (including HIV/AIDS). 36 HEALTH SECTOR PRIORITIES FOR 2006 • Scale up coordination and emergency response capacity REGION • Strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak response for communicable diseases cholera, being a priority • Improve the quality of health care services in crisis affected zones FRICA • Improve the quality of potable water and sanitation in areas affected by crises A EST WHO Proposed Projects Funds Implementing W in the CAP 2006 Requested * Partners Strengthening outbreak alert and response THE preparedness for rapid diagnosis, prevention and control of yellow fever and meningitis in 3,831,942 MoH, NGOs the West Africa subregion WA-06/H04 Enhancing emergency preparedness and MoH, UN agencies, response capacity in West Africa 2,299,352 NGOs WA-06/H05 * Amounts given in US dollars. Total Funds Requested: USD 6,131,294 2005 Donors: Italy 37.

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