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Viewing cable 07ADDISABABA3642, USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: HEALTH AND NUTRITION

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07ADDISABABA3642 2007-12-31 12:25 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Addis Ababa
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DE RUEHDS #3642/01 3651225
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
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FM AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8973
INFO RUEHAE/AMEMBASSY ASMARA 2031
RUEHDJ/AMEMBASSY DJIBOUTI 8826
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 3282
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 3016
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 4083
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 2950
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 6306
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 7139
RUEHC/DEPT OF INTERIOR WASHDC
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC
RHMFIUU/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ2/CCJ5/CCJS//
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/CJTF HOA
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
UNCLAS ADDIS ABABA 003642 
 
SIPDIS 
 
AIDAC 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE DEPARTMENT FOR A/S FRAZER, DAS AF JSWAN, AF/E, AF/PDPA, OES, 
A/S PRM SAUERBREY, AND PRM/AFR 
AFR/AA KALMQUIST, WWARREN, JBORNS, KNELSON, CTHOMPSON 
DCHA/AA MHESS, GGOTTLIEB 
DCHA/OFDA KLUU, ACONVERY, CCHAN, PMORRIS, KCHANNELL 
DCHA/FFP JDWORKEN, PMOHAN, SANTHONY, PBERTOLIN 
LONDON, PARIS, ROME FOR AFRICA WATCHER 
CJTF-HOA AND USCENTCOM FOR POLAD 
USDA/FAS FOR U/S PENN, RTILSWORTH, AND LPANASUK 
NAIROBI FOR OFDA/ECARO JMYER, GPLATT, RFFPO NCOX, USAID/EA 
ROME FOR AMBASSADOR, OHA, HSPANOS 
BRUSSELS FOR USEU PBROWN 
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH, RMA 
USUN FOR TMALY 
NSC FOR PMARCHAN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
SUBJECT: USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: HEALTH AND NUTRITION 
UPDATE 
 
 
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SUMMARY 
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1.  Summary:   Between December 20 and 26, the U.S. Government (USG) 
Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia health and nutrition 
specialist met with representatives from the U.N., the Government of 
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GFDRE), and 
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Addis Ababa to discuss 
health and nutrition conditions in Somali Region.  The current 
crisis in Somali Region is taking place against the backdrop of 
chronically high levels of acute malnutrition and food insecurity. 
The lack of information and comprehensive and reliable health and 
nutrition data for the region in 2007 complicates efforts to 
determine the severity and magnitude of reports of deteriorating 
humanitarian conditions.  However, evidence of reduced access and 
delivery of essential health services, low measles vaccination 
coverage rates, and reports of acute watery diarrhea, particularly 
in the conflict-affected zones, are of significant concern.  In the 
coming weeks, the USG HAT will continue to conduct field visits in 
Somali Region to assess and verify information collected from 
interviews in Addis Ababa and inform appropriate response efforts. 
End summary. 
 
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BACKGROUND 
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2.  Cyclical droughts, exacerbated by a rapidly growing population, 
endemic poverty, and limited government capacity have resulted in 
chronically high levels of acute malnutrition, food insecurity, and 
water shortages across Ethiopia, particularly in Somali Region.  In 
2000 and 2005, the Ministry of Health (MOH) national Ethiopia 
Demographic and Health Survey indicated global acute malnutrition 
(GAM) rates above the emergency threshold of 15 percent in Somali 
Region, at 15.8 percent and 23.7 percent, respectively. 
 
3.  According to humanitarian agencies operating in Somali Region, 
military operations by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), 
as well as insurgent operations by the Ogaden National Liberation 
Front (ONLF), have disrupted trade networks, caused delays in food 
assistance, and restricted the movement of people and livestock in 
Somali Region, leading to increased food insecurity for vulnerable 
populations and reports of deteriorating humanitarian conditions. 
The November 24 to December 14 GFDRE Disaster Prevention and 
Preparedness Agency (DPPA) Deyr/Karan Assessment identified more 
than 1.6 million people facing survival and livelihood protection 
deficits, including an estimated 730,000 people in need of immediate 
food assistance in Somali Region.  However, the availability of 
comprehensive and reliable health and nutrition for Somali Region is 
extremely limited. 
 
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NUTRITION 
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4.  The availability of nutrition data for Somali Region in 2007, 
particularly in the conflict-affected areas of the five zones under 
military operations, is extremely limited and controversial.  The 
 
October Save the Children/U.K. (SC/UK) survey in Fik and Hamero 
districts, Fik Zone, and the DPPA-led joint DPPA/U.N. rapid 
assessment in Fik and Korahe zones conducted from November 29 to 
December 4 represent the only nutrition studies conducted in 
conflict-affected areas in 2007.  However, there is consensus that 
nutrition indicators will decline in Somali Region with the onset of 
the jilal dry season from January to April, typically associated 
with increased malnutrition and exacerbated by the poor performance 
of the 2007 gu and deyr rains. 
 
5.   The SC/UK nutrition survey indicated GAM rates of 20.8 percent, 
exceeding the emergency threshold of 15 percent.  The DPPA has 
challenged the validity of the results and raised concerns that the 
report was not appropriately approved by GDFRE agencies before being 
released.  The DPPA expressed concerns regarding the selection of 
samples areas and the accuracy of GAM and SAM rates as malnutrition 
indicators in the Somali Region due to variability in body shape, 
suggesting that measures of upper arm circumference (MUAC) were more 
appropriate.  However, the DPPA also acknowledged that the SC/UK 
reported malnutrition rates are not unusual for the Somali Region 
due to chronically high levels of acute malnutrition.  SC/UK denies 
that it failed to follow outlined procedures.  In addition, review 
of the report by the USG HAT health and nutrition specialist 
indicates that SC/UK used standard methodologies typically employed 
in Ethiopia.  However, DPPA's concerns regarding how areas were 
selected cannot be assessed. 
 
6.  In response to the October SC/UK survey, the DPPA led a joint 
DPPA/U.N. rapid assessment in Fik and Korahe zones in coordination 
with the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF), the U.N. World Health 
Organization (WHO), and the U.N. Office for the Coordination of 
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).  Preliminary results for Fik Zone 
conflict with the SC/UK report, finding no evidence of a nutrition 
emergency.  As a result, DPPA has rejected a planned SC/UK nutrition 
program in the area and unofficially stated that no immediate 
interventions are required beyond recommendations outlined in the 
DPPA Deyr/Karan Assessment.  However, the USG HAT health and 
nutrition specialist notes that a rapid assessment is not an 
appropriate tool to discredit or confirm the results of a nutrition 
study. 
 
7.  UNICEF has raised serious concerns regarding the objectivity, 
methodology, and implementation of the rapid assessment.  UNICEF 
highlighted that the assessment included only 30 percent of agreed 
upon sample areas and that the GFDRE did not permit U.N. staff to 
accompany the DPPA to rural areas in Korahe Zone.  In addition, the 
assessment did not include the standardized assessment focus group 
component in Fik Zone.  As a result, the assessment did not adhere 
to agreed upon parameters, employ standardized methodologies, or 
reflect a truly joint assessment, significantly undermining the 
validity of the results.  The U.N. is holding internal meetings to 
determine how best to address these concerns and has not yet 
publicly commented on the assessment results. 
 
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MEASLES 
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8.  In the context of existing levels of critical malnutrition, 
 
evidence of a low coverage rate for measles vaccinations in the 
conflict-affected areas of Somali Region has raised significant 
concerns regarding a potential measles outbreak and its impact on 
vulnerable populations. 
 
9.  In Ethiopia, mechanisms for measles vaccination delivery include 
annualized routine immunization through health facilities, the 
bi-annual national measles campaign, and the national Enhanced 
Outreach Strategy (EOS), which provides high impact child survival 
interventions, including nutrition screening, vitamin A 
supplementation, de-worming, as well as measles vaccinations.  In 
addition, targeted localized NGO programs operate in some areas.  In 
Somali Region, the MOH reported an annualized routine immunization 
rate of 14.7 percent in 2006, with lower rates reported in the 
conflict-affected zones, including 0 percent in Korahe, 4.7 percent 
in Fik, 4.4 percent in Gode, 3.9 percent in Degehabur, and 0 percent 
in Warder.  There is limited data available on measles coverage in 
Somali Region for 2007.  However, the October SC/UK nutrition survey 
reported measles coverage of 14.7 percent in Fik and Hamero 
districts in Fik Zone.  According to UNICEF and NGOs operating in 
the region, no EOS intervention or measles campaigns occurred in 
2007 in Somali Region.  The low annualized coverage rates combined 
with the absence of a national campaign and EOS interventions in the 
region in 2007 suggest significantly low measles vaccination 
coverage. (Note: The next national campaign is scheduled for 2008. 
End note.) 
 
10.  To date in 2007, there have been no reports of a measles 
outbreak in Somali Region, although sporadic cases have been 
reported.  In August 2007, Medecins Sans Frontieres/Belgium reported 
treating two cases of measles in Cherti District, Afder Zone. 
 
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ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA 
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11.  Although restricted access has limited the available data on 
acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Somali Region, humanitarian agencies 
have reported unconfirmed cases of AWD in Fik and Degehabur zones. 
The DPPA Deyr/Karan assessment noted the presence of AWD in 
Degehamedo District, Degehabur Zone, and Segeg and Fik districts, 
Fik Zone.  Since November, community level reports indicate that AWD 
is spreading into rural areas.  However, exact numbers of AWD cases 
are unavailable as a result of the inability of the Regional Health 
Bureau to access affected areas.  WHO also reported a suspected AWD 
outbreak in Degehamedo District beginning December 1.  In addition, 
the SC/UK October nutrition survey identified AWD as the leading 
cause of mortality in Fik and Hamaedo districts, Fik Zone. 
 
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REDUCED HEALTH ACCESS AND DELIVERY 
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12.  Despite reports of improved NGO access in some areas, ongoing 
military operations in Somali Region continue to significantly 
disrupt the delivery of essential health services, restrict 
humanitarian access, and delay emergency response efforts. 
Insecurity and reduced access have negatively affected existing 
health infrastructure and capacity.  Across the conflict-affected 
 
areas, humanitarian agencies report a decrease in the number of 
functioning health facilities as a result of a reduction in staff 
associated with displacement from the conflict. 
 
13.  Emergency response efforts have been similarly hindered.  The 
deployment of USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance 
(USAID/OFDA)-funded UNICEF mobile health, nutrition, water, 
sanitation, and hygiene teams continues to be delayed in Somali 
Region.  Out of a total of 15 teams, only 5 teams had received 
military clearance to operate outside of conflict-affected areas in 
Gode Zone as of December 27, according to UNICEF. 
 
14.  In addition, UNICEF reports that 17 districts in the 
conflict-affected zones of Somali Region targeted to receive EOS 
services in 2007 have not yet received military clearance to begin 
operations.  In 2006, EOS interventions served 21 districts within 
the five zones under military operations. 
 
15.  In response to UNICEF's inability to provide health services to 
populations in the conflict-affected areas of Somali Region through 
traditional EOS and emergency mobile teams due to military 
restrictions, UNICEF, in coordination with the Regional Health 
Bureau, initiated a medical health facility restocking program to 
improve the availability of medical supplies in affected areas. 
Since September, UNICEF has been able to deliver supplies to ten 
main targeted health facilities.  However, only 14 out of 41 
satellite health facilities had received supplies as of December 
20. 
 
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COMMENTS AND CONLCUSION 
----------------------- 
 
16.  To address concerns surrounding the limited availability of 
health and nutrition data, low measles vaccination coverage rates, 
and reports of AWD, particularly in the conflict-affected zones, 
increased health and nutrition interventions and targeted surveys of 
areas of concern are recommended.  Particularly given jilal concerns 
of worsening malnutrition rates, the distribution of food assistance 
and treatment interventions for underlying causes of malnutrition, 
including diarrheal diseases such as AWD, and improved measles 
vaccination coverage is critical.  In FY 2007 and to date in FY 
2008, USAID has provided affected populations in Somali Region with 
nearly $39.5 million in emergency nutrition, health, agriculture, 
food security, logistics, food assistance and humanitarian 
coordination interventions.  In the coming weeks, the USG HAT will 
continue to conduct field visits in Somali Region to assess the 
humanitarian situation and verify information collected from U.N., 
NGO and government partners in Addis Ababa.  End comment. 
 
YAMAMOTO