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AWD Outbreak as of 29 January 2020 DATA SOURCES MAP DATA DISCLAIMER · Ref: SOM_HC_Acute_Watery_Diarrhea_in_Beletweyne_28012020 Date of Creation: 28 January 2020 Projection/Datum: Geographic/WGS 84 Feedback: [email protected] The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. An outbreak of acute watery diarrhea was reported in Beletweyne on 23 January 2020. The outbreak is linked to inadequate clean water and sanitation following the recent floods in the area. Since the onset, Rapid Response Teams have reported at least 148 cases recorded, with a CFR of 2.4% in Beletweyne. This calls for urgent interventions to bring it down to <1%. Most of the cases have been reported to come from Kooshin, Hawo-Tako and Buundaweyn. Stool samples were collected and transported to the FMoH NPHRL in Mogadishu for laboratory testing and case confirmation. SMoH has established a new Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) at the Eljalle neighborhood of Beletweyne for case management. RRT and IERTS from the SMoH and WHO are vigilant, closely monitor- ing the situation, strengthening surveillance, verification and provid- ing decentralized treatment. Health and WASH Cluster partners are working together on case tracing, scaling up community awareness on hygiene and sanitation at facility and outreach level in the affected areas. They are also sensitiz- ing health workers on standard case definition, case detection and early treatment with oral rehydration salts, IPC and medical supplies. In coordination with the MoH, partners are working to improve response capacities, surveillance, data collection and daily line listing to better understand how the situation is evolving in Hiran region. THE OUTBREAK ONGOING RESPONSE Health Facili�es Referral Hospital Suspected Outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhea in Beletweyne District, Hiran Region. Administrative Boundaries: UNDP Somalia / data.humdata.org Base Map: Google Maps Health Facilities and Hospitals: SARA 2016; Health Cluster https://humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/somalia/health
