Agency seeks $3.5 million for humanitarian response in Bahamas
The Pan American Health Organisation has issued a donor appeal of $3.5 million for humanitarian health response to cater for those affected by Hurricane Dorian in theThe health agency in a statement issued via the WHO website on Monday said the request is for an initial $3.5 million to cover short-term health care and other needs of the affected population.
In order to tackle humanitarian crisis which might result as an after effect of the disaster, PAHO/WHO said it has activated its emergency teams for surge capacity and had pre-deployed Rapid Response Team experts to the Bahamas before Hurricane Dorian struck. He said adequate waste management and control of disease-causing vectors such as mosquitoes is key, along with increasing epidemiological surveillance to support early detection and timely management of disease outbreaks.
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