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FAST FACTS
- Am Dafock, in Vakaga prefecture, is experiencing a mass displacement crisis triggered by armed attacks in and around the city since the beginning of June.
- More than 19,000 internally displaced people have sought refuge at the MINUSCA base in Am Dafock.
- The local health system has collapsed—the health facility at the base has been looted and medical personnel have fled for their safety.
- Am Dafock remains inaccessible via road, limiting the supplies and assistance that can reach the area.
OUR FOOTPRINT
- International Medical Corps has worked in the Central African Republic since 2007, delivering lifesaving services such as primary and secondary healthcare, surveillance and response to infectious diseases, health system strengthening, nutrition and food security, prevention and response to violence against women and girls, and water, sanitation and hygiene.
OUR RESPONSE
- International Medical Corps has deployed an emergency response team, as well as lifesaving health and nutrition supplies, in the affected area.
- We have delivered 1,294 kilograms of medical supplies, essential medicines and ready-to-use therapeutic foods, as well as infection-prevention and control supplies.
- We have provided 1,778 curative consultations and 290 antenatal consultations, and registered 26 home deliveries, providing connections to further health services at the clinic.
Despite the challenges, International Medical Corps is committed to scaling up lifesaving interventions. Additional staff—including one mental health nurse, one nutrition nurse and one case manager providing services to survivors of violence against women and girls—will be deployed soon, which will enhance the mobile clinic’s capacity to deliver integrated health, nutrition and protection services. Additional nutrition supplies, dignity kits and IPC materials are being prepared for deployment.
Though the response continues to face significant operational challenges that are delaying the deployment of additional humanitarian assistance and critical supplies, continued and increased funding support is essential to address growing health, nutrition, protection, food security and livelihood, and water, sanitation and hygiene needs.