Mozambique - Humanitarian Response to Cyclone Idai - Doctors Without Borders 2019

April 2019 – On March 15 2019 Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique before continuing inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi causing substantial loss of life and injury. The cyclone resulted in severe damage to infrastructure shelter water sanitation and hygiene facilities and thousands of hectares of standing crops. An estimated three million people across the region are in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the cyclone. With GAC’s support Doctors Without Borders is providing emergency medical assistance to cyclone-affected populations in Mozambique. Emergency health services are helping to meet the immediate needs of an estimated 800 000 people by providing basic health care through mobile clinics access to safe drinking water and through the treatment of cholera cases and other waterborne diseases.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved access to medical healthcare services; (2) increased access to safe drinking water; and (3) improved access to sanitation facilities cyclone-affected populations. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.