Highlights
69,790 new admissions of Severe Acute Malnutrition have been registered as of June, representing 55.4% of the 147,000 admissions expected in 2013.
UNICEF has provided support to 439 Nutrition Centers in Chad across the Sahel Belt
Overall, 30,000 Sudanese refugees and 10,000 refugees from CAR registered during the first semester. Some 22,000 Chadian returnees from Darfur settled around Tissi in Sila region
Following a period of relative calm in June, a new wave of 1,870 people including Nigerian refugees arrived in Ngouboua allegedly fleeing renewed fighting between the army and militants. According to Nigerian refugees, the closure of the border between Nigeria and Chad is preventing many families from crossing to Chad
The humanitarian response to the Tissi emergency is ongoing with a focus on prevention activities against malaria, cholera, hepatitis, diarrhea, which are frequent diseases during the rainy season in Chad
