OCHA Situation Report No. 14
Uganda: Floods
13 November 2007


The information contained in this report has been gathered by the Office 
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) from sources 
including the Government of Uganda, UN agencies, Non-Governmental 
Organizations and the Red Cross movement.

HIGHLIGHTS

- OUTBREAK OF MEASLES CONFIRMED IN TWO DISTRICTS - KUMI AND BUKEDEA
- LOGISTICS CLUSTER TO CLOSE AIR OPERATIONS BY 25 NOVEMBER
- FUNDS RECEIVED BY KATAKWI DISTRICT FOR REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF
   THE MAGORO-NGARIAM ROAD


Situation Overview

1. The predominant weather pattern remained dry weather in the past 
week, further improving road access to flood-affected areas. With the 
exception of Awoja bridge (on the road from Mbale to Soroti), all roads 
in the Teso sub-region are open for at least light vehicles, although 
bottlenecks arise in the usual bad spots after even relatively light 
rains. Points of concern in Katakwi district include areas south of 
Ngariam Corner and around Ongongoja. In Amuria District, road conditions 
in areas around Ajelik in Acowa and Oblanga sub-counties remain 
problematic after prolonged periods of rainfall.

2. The Katakwi District authorities have signed an agreement to 
rehabilitate a 6 kilometre stretch of road south of Ngariam Corner.

3. The Logistics cluster will close air operations on 25 November, one 
week earlier than previously scheduled, due to the reduction in user 
capacity resulting from improved road conditions in the region.

4. An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in the districts of Kumi 
and Bukedea. Twelve cases have been confirmed, with additional samples 
pending. All cases have occurred in children under five years of age. No 
fatalities have been reported.

5. The availability of essential drugs in the Teso subregion has been 
improved by the delivery of new supplies last week. In addition 1,150 
village health team (VHT) staff were trained in Kaberamaido district and 
will be equipped with oral re-hydration salts (ORS) for distribution.

6. An increase of 5.7 per cent in the number of malaria cases has been 
reported in the Teso sub-region in the past week, while the number of 
dysentery cases reduced by 2.2 per cent over the last two weeks.

7. The Health cluster will conclude pre-positioning of emergency cholera 
kits in all 12 flood-affected districts of Teso, Bugisu and Sebei by the 
end of the week. The supplies for Kapchorwa and Bukwo will be airlifted 
with the support of the Logistics cluster. To date, no cholera cases 
have been reported in the flood-affected districts.

For more information, please contact:

Kristen Knutson, Public Information and Donor Liaison Officer, 
OCHA-Uganda: +256 312 244 888, +256 772 759 996 (mobile), 
knutson@un.org;

Lydia Mirembe Ssenyonjo, National Information Officer,
OCHA-Uganda: +256 312 244 890, mirembessenyonjo@un.org;

Chris Hyslop, Desk Officer, OCHA-New York: +1 917 367 9457, 
hyslopc@un.org;

Stephanie Bunker, Public Information Officer, OCHA-New York: +1 917 367 
5126, +1 917 892 1679 (mobile), bunker@un.org;

Elisabeth Byrs, Public Information Officer, OCHA-Geneva: +41 22 917 2653,
byrs@un.org

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