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Pakistan Cholera Update

This briefing provides an update on the country-wide cholera outbreak in Pakistan, with an average of 16 outbreaks per week for the past 7 weeks. The briefing highlights the involvement of key humanitarian donors and the efforts of the Cholera Task Force in controlling the outbreak.

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Pakistan Cholera Update

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  1. Pakistan Cholera Update Humanitarian Donor Briefing 6 July 2011

  2. Country-wide Outbreak Situation Avg 16 cholera outbreaks per week for 7 weeks

  3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Baluchistan

  4. Punjab & Sindh

  5. AJK & Islamabad (CDA & ICT)

  6. Cholera Task Force Members • CDA – Directorate of Health • CDA – Directorate of Water Supply (incl. Simli Dam Authority • Water Testing Laboratory of CDA • PCRWR • NIH – Public Health Division, Microbiology (Water) Lab • NIH – Public Health Division, Epidemic Investigation Cell • ICT Hospitals • WHO –DEWS and Environmental Health team • UNICEF – WASH Cluster for Emergency Response • UN-Habitat • Plan Pakistan • FELTP

  7. WHO Proposed Budget (5 month projection) • 76 Surveillance Officers and 23 Environmental Engineers working in 96 districts • More than 3000 health facilities reporting about 1,000,000 consultations per week • About 130 alerts investigated weekly • About 16 outbreaks of confirmed cholera controlled weekly in joint effort with UNICEF, since 13 May 2011 (7 weeks)

  8. UNICEF Proposed Budget

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