Highlights
· More than 91,000 people have taken refuge in Chad following the escalating violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) (OCHA, March 28- 2014).
· Urgent needs of returnees from CAR remain: shelter, food, health, protection and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
· The nutrition situation in some returnees’ sites is alarming. Prevalence of acute malnutrition exceeds the emergency threshold of 15% in the sites of Doba and Doyaba.
· In the Sahel belt of Chad, 20,684 Severe Acute Malnutrition new admissions have been registered as of February, representing 21.6% of the 135,533 admissions expected in 2014.
· A CAR Situation Inter-Agency Sub-regional Appeal is being prepared, led by UNHCR. This appeal will complement humanitarian needs outlined in the SRP.
· 15 of the 28 health districts (out of 72 in the country) affected in 2014 by a measles outbreak have been already covered by immunization campaign.
· 780,709 children (6 to 59 month) have been vaccinated during the measles immunization campaign in the 15 first-affected health districts.
· 13 additional districts are currently experiencing measles outbreaks and are awaiting a mop-up campaign. The preparation process of the measles campaign is underway to ensure 100% coverage of at risk population (602,682 children 6-59 months).
· The Country Office is seeking funding for reimbursement of US $700,000 borrowed from other funding sources to support measles immunization campaign in the 15 districts.