Ethiopia Drought and Conflict - Doctors without Borders Canada 2013

March 2013 - Despite the overall food security situation stabilizing in early 2012 up to 3.75 million people continued to require humanitarian support. Estimates for 2013 are still being developed but it is expected many areas of the country will continue to experience high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition resulting from localized drought and/or low-level conflict in the south-eastern Somali region. In addition in 2012 over 85 000 refugees arrived in Ethiopia fleeing conflict in Somalia and South Sudan bringing the total refugee population in the country to more than 368 000. With Canadian support Doctors without Borders (MSF) is providing a full range of basic medical services including emergency services inpatient and outpatient treatment of disease reproductive health services treatment of severe acute malnutrition vaccinations etc. for an estimated 320 000 people living in the target area (Doolo Zone).

Expected Results: MSF will fully support three local health facilities (one regional hospital and two district health centres) and four mobile health clinics providing a wide range of medical services in the conflict-affected Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people particularly women and children.