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Preparatory activities for oral vaccination campaigns (OCV) (scheduled in September) are currently being undertaken in the Amhara Region targeting nine woredas. As infection increases at an alarming rate, a focus on food at health centers and provision of water to the affected areas becomes critical, in addition to medical supplies for treatment, and communication with communities on risk and prevention. Accordingly, at least 225 cases were reported at the site, and three unconfirmed cases at the Metema border point of entry, with seven reported deaths. According to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (1), cholera was confirmed at the Kumer site hosting refugees and asylum seekers fleeing the crisis in Sudan.

Health, including cholera, and nutrition emergencies persist at large due to limited response. The Amhara Region is seeing a gradual resumption of humanitarian operations after a pause in several activities during the first half of August, amid insecurity in the wider part of the region. Meanwhile, a reported some conflict-affected 8,300 IDPs in Chilla Woreda in the Central Zone are in need of food, NFIs, shelter, medicine, and water assistance, having received no assistance since February 2023. Between July and August, partners facilitated the return of 2,181 IDPs from Axum to safe areas within the North Western and Central zones. There, however, remains a wide resource gap in addressing the transfer of IDPs from the remaining schools in the region. Alternative housing solutions, such as cash-for-rent, are also to be availed to some 1,100 IDP families in Axum voluntarily moving from schools to live in non-camp settings. The transfers are planned to other IDP sites with existing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities, shelters, and other basic social services, while cash support and non-food items (NFIs) would be distributed. As of 20 August, close to 111,400 people were assisted with around 1,671 metric tons (MT) of wheat (15 kilograms per person) at seven locations in four rural woredas/districts in North-Western and Southern zones.Īhead of the start of the school calendar year in September, partners are supporting local authorities in Tigray to transfer over 8,300 IDP households (HHs) from 21 schools they currently live in. In Tigray, food partners have started testing improved measures put in place to mitigate misuse and diversion, through small-scale pilot distributions since 31 July. Moreover, climatic events caused heavy rains and floods resulting in displacements in Oromia, while water sources dry out in Somali. On the health front, cholera is entering a new phase where for several months since the first index case in August 2022, the disease was confined to three regions and now covers most regions, except for Gambela, South West and Tigray. Malnutrition continues as an emergency in several regions impacted by food insecurity, poor WASH services and disease outbreaks. Needs around food assistance remain primary in most humanitarian situations including among internally displaced persons (IDPs), returning IDPs, and refugees. The food aid pause continues to hold in Ethiopia since June 2023 and initially since April in Tigray, until measures that can ensure effective distribution are put in place.

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