Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Date: 30 Nov 2010
I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
- The Ministry of Health (MSPP) has reported 1,751 deaths and 34,248 hospitalised cases. The overall case mortality rate which includes deaths outside hospitals is 2.3 per cent.
- Standardization of chlorination levels, management of dead bodies and disposal of excreta remain key issues.
- Security restrictions around elections have impaired cholera response in some areas, although they have now largely been lifted and the situation is returning to normal.
- New customs clearance procedures for non-registered organizations involved in the cholera response have been published on the logistics cluster website.
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