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1. Key
Issues
 Drs Saxena and
Mahoney along with the WR, paid a courtesy visit to Hon Ms Aneesa Ahmed, Minister of Health (discussions with Hon
Minister included in their duty travel report which is attached).
Situation
Update* (Cumulative figures):
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No.
of Deaths
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No.
of Injured
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No.
of Missing
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No.
of Displaced
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No.
of Districts affected
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82
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1,313*
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26
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10,578*
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All 20 Atolls
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(*) revised figures
received from the Government received on 18 January 2005: 6,338 displace people homeless in their own
islands and 4,240 are resident in other islands
Health status and trend*: Today
is Government holiday – no report being sent.
(Figures for the period 19 -25
Jan 05)
*Source:DPH/
MoH, data for 25 January 2005
Environmental Health (access to safe water and hygiene,
sanitation situation) and Food Safety:
A Joint International Programme
on Chemical Safety (WHO/ILO/UNEP) technical note on “Asbestos - hazards and
safe practice for clear-up after tsunami” has been released at request of WCO
(attached).
Other health issues:
Mother and child
health, mental health, Food Safety, Water & Sanitation, etc
Nothing to Report
Health system and
infrastructure (functioning health facilities, logistics, access etc)
Nothing to Report
2. WHO actions over the past 24hrs:
WCO presented final “Flash Appeal” work-plan
to MoH which feels very much comfortable with it as
it fits the plans being undertaken for the recuperation/reconstruction phase
and those not overlap with the inputs from other agencies/organizations.
Final version to be sent to RO tomorrow first hour.
WR-WCO appointed by MoH
to make compilation of comments on the Health Chapter of the WB-UN needs
assessment document and final edition in order to MoH
present this document to the Ministry of Finance before being forwarded to
the WB for finalization.
3. Key actions by Government, UN
agencies, NGOs, others over the past 24 hours
Meetings:
Noting to report
4. Contact Person
Dr. J M Luna
WR Maldives Email: lunaj@who.org.mv; lunaj@searo.who.int
Cell phone: (+960) 772-034
Tel Home: (+960) 316-549
Tel Office: (+960) 321-888 (direct) 322-410, 327-519,
313-564
Fax:. (+960) 324-210
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