Social mobilization activities on oral cholera vaccine in Dommiz 1 refugee camp near Dahuk, northern Iraq, close to the borders of Syria and TurkeyDecember highlights
- WHO Syria: Provided over 346 000 treatments across conflict lines to Aleppo and Homs governorates. This represents 45% of 780 000 treatments delivered this month.
- WHO Iraq: Concluded the second round of the national oral cholera vaccination campaign between 07 and 09 December in the Kurdistan Region.
- WHO Jordan: Assisted in establishing a polio control room under the leadership of the Ministry of Health, which includes WHO, UNICEF, nongovernmental organizations and Royal Medical Services.
- WHO Lebanon: Supported the Ministry of Public Health to create a national Hazmat emergency response team to ensure public and medical safety throughout the mitigation of hazardous materials incidents all over Lebanon.
- WHO Turkey: Completed a polio campaign in Kobani area in northern Syria covering more than 17 000 children under 5 years of age. Kobane is accessed for the first time since December 2014 due to security tensions and subsequent border blockade.
Read the latest situation report, December 2015 [pdf 795kb]
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