Global Update: Medical Aid at the Border; Polio Vaccine to Nicaragua; the Syrian Conflict
A look at Direct Relief s activities around the world.
Emergency medical supplies leave Direct Relief s warehouse bound for Syria. (Direct Relief photo)
In Summary
• Direct Relief is supporting health care organizations providing care to patients on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border.
• The organization is working with Mexico to deliver 650,000 doses of polio vaccine to Nicaragua this week.
• Direct Relief has provided a total of more than $234 million and 1.1 million pounds of aid to the Syrian conflict, which marked its 10th anniversary this month.
Zimbabwe: Stanchart Unveils Us$1m for Covid-19 Relief
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UNESCO officially joins Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project - Zimbabwe
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Mozambique: Tropical Cyclone Eloise - Operations Update n° 1 MDRMZ016
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Situation overview
Tropical Cyclone Eloise, category 2, made landfall in the first hours of 23 January 2021, 20km south of the Beira City in Sofala Province, bringing winds of 140km/h and wind gusts of over 160km/h as well as extreme and widespread rainfall in Beira – 250mm in 24h - and many districts in Sofala, South of Manica, North of Inhambane and Eastern Gaza. Other areas were already flooded ahead of Eloise’s landfall, especially surrounding places including Buzi and Nhamatanda resulting in thousands of displaced people.
At least 11 people died and many were injured. The cyclone caused severe flooding in the same areas that were just recovering from two similar cyclones in 2019 – Idai and Kenneth – and by tropical storm cyclone Chalane on 30 December 2020.