Overview

• UNICEF launched a $20 million emergency appeal to boost health services, sanitation, risk communication and community engagement over the next three months.
• An estimated 80,000 children face heightened cholera risk as seasonal floods and displacement compromise water safety and sanitation.
• In July, the DRC recorded over 38,000 cases and 951 deaths, while Nigeria reported 3,109 suspected cases and 86 fatalities by end-June.
• Cholera epidemics persist in Chad, Republic of Congo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo, with Niger, Liberia, Benin, Central African Republicand CCameroon under close watch.
• UNICEF has distributed health, water, hygiene and sanitation supplies to treatment centers and supported cholera vaccination efforts across the region.