Lead agency: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) Contact information: Dr. Jean Marie Yameogo yameogoj@who.int PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED REQUIREMENTS (US$) 2.5 million 2 million 17.7 million # OF PARTNERS 5 Escalating conflict in the Northeast, anticipated rises in pre-electoral violence in the Middle Belt, the threat of epidemics in in the North Central, and limited access and low capacity of health facilities throughout Nigeria( especially in the north of the country) are factors creating an environment of urgent humanitarian health needs. In the Northeast, incessant attacks by insurgent groups against civilian population have created high health needs that cannot be met by existing facilities and capacities. The few health care facilities that exist have been largely destroyed or abandoned. As direct targets of insurgent groups, many healthcare workers have since abandoned primary health facilities leaving populations in need at ever greater risk. Medical supplies, already few and far between, are scarcer as axes routes into the Northeast have been heavily constrained by increasing attacks. Reports from health partners in the field indicate a need for more health staff with specific training in emergency health for the wounded; maternal health services; clinical management of survivors of sexual violence and psychosocial counselling; and provision of medical supplies and equipment. Pre-electoral violence is expected throughout the country in the run-up to the February 2015 general elections. A May 2014 report from The CLEEN Foundation indicates that areas expected to be hardest hit by the pre-electoral violence are in the Middle Belt, inter alia. Other areas of likely escalation preceding the elections include the Delta states and the Southwest. Such pre-electoral instability is expected to trigger high emergency health needs as inter-communal clashes become more frequent and violent.
Lead agency: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) Contact information: Dr. Jean Marie Yameogo yameogoj@who.int PEOPLE IN NEED 2.5 million PEOPLE TARGETED 2 million REQUIREMENTS (US$) 17.7 million # OF PARTNERS 5 Escalating conflict in the Northeast, anticipated rises in pre-electoral violence in the Middle Belt, the threat of epidemics in in the North Central, and limited access and low capacity of health facilities throughout Nigeria( especially in the north of the country) are factors creating an environment of urgent humanitarian health needs. In the Northeast, incessant attacks by insurgent groups against civilian population have created high health needs that cannot be met by existing facilities and capacities. The few health care facilities that exist have been largely destroyed or abandoned. As direct targets of insurgent groups, many healthcare workers have since abandoned primary health facilities leaving populations in need at ever greater risk. Medical supplies, already few and far between, are scarcer as axes routes into the Northeast have been heavily constrained by increasing attacks. Reports from health partners in the field indicate a need for more health staff with specific training in emergency health for the wounded; maternal health services; clinical management of survivors of sexual violence and psychosocial counselling; and provision of medical supplies and equipment. Pre-electoral violence is expected throughout the country in the run-up to the February 2015 general elections. A May 2014 report from The CLEEN Foundation indicates that areas expected to be hardest hit by the pre-electoral violence are in the Middle Belt, inter alia. Other areas of likely escalation preceding the elections include the Delta states and the Southwest. Such pre-electoral instability is expected to trigger high emergency health needs as inter-communal clashes become more frequent and violent.
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