Nigerian Crisis WHO Situation Report | Issue #27, 16 – 31 March, 2017

The index case for the recently confirmed Lassa fever tested negative for PCR after 10 days of the onset of bleeding and has returned to her community for normal life.
Contact tracing for the confirmed Lassa fever ended on 21 March in Madinatu, Zabarmari and Umaru Shehu Hospital.
WHO has distributed urgently needed Basic Health Kits that have high risk of stock rupture. The quantities are estimated to help the partners continue their work for about 3 months.
WHO is supporting the construction of a Viral Haemorrhagic Fever VHF/Lassa Treatment Centre at the Mulai Hospital as approved by the Borno state EOC.
National Immunisation Plus Days (SIPDs) targeting 1.9m children (0-59months) in 25 out of 27 LGAs was implemented from 25 ¡V 29, March 2017.
In 24 LGAs, the hard-to-reach teams screened 8,590 children for malnutrition. 450 (5%) were Moderately Acute Malnourished (MAM) and 94 (1%) were Severely Acute Malnourished (SAM) according to MUAC measurement.
Health sector is working on co-leadership with an NGO to strengthen coordination and performance of the health sector response, as well as enhance NGO participation in health sector coordination

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