WHO has been supporting the technical support teams deployed by the Federal Ministry of Health in Central, South and West Darfur for initial support, and to conduct outbreak investigation and initiate response, entomological surveys, active cases searches, and hold meetings with community leaders in affected areas for awareness raising, as well as provision of blood bank supplies and personal protective equipment to affected states.
To date, health cadres in affected areas have been vaccinated against yellow fever. Moreover, WHO and the Ministry of Health have started the training programmes for more than 225 health staff in the affected localities on yellow fever surveillance, case management, outbreak investigation and infection prevention and control. On 6 November, training programmes for medical doctors on yellow fever surveillance, case definition and management have started in Nyala and Kass localities in South Darfur.
Related link
Situation report 4, 9 November 2012 [pdf 872kb]
Situation report 3: yellow fever outbreak in Darfur, 6 November 2012 [pdf 685kb]
Situation report 2, 2 November 2012 [pdf 833kb]
Situation report 1, 31 October 2012 [pdf 829kb]