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Humanitarian actors continue to identify and respond to hurricane-related needs. WFP reaches more than 242,000 people in Haiti with food assistance in October and bolsters logistics operations by air, land, and sea. USAID/OFDA provides an additional $5.2 million to support emergency relief item distributions and shelter and protection activities.
USAID partners conduct additional joint distributions in Grand’Anse, reaching nearly 4,600 households since October 19. Additional USAID/OFDA-procured ORS arrives in Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince. Relief actors continue to augment humanitarian logistics and transportation capacity in hurricane-affected areas.
USAID announces an additional $14 million for the Hurricane Matthew response. USAID partners conduct a joint distribution in Grand’Anse, reaching more than 550 households on October 19. An additional 470 rolls of USAID/OFDA plastic sheeting arrive in Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince. JTF Matthew concludes hurricane relief operations in Haiti.
Increased road access and logistics capacity enable relief agencies to reach more hurricane-affected populations. USAID food and relief commodity distributions continue as GoH and UN estimate 806,000 people in urgent need of food assistance in Haiti. CDC works to re-establish cholera surveillance system; UN presents new cholera approach.
USAID announces more than $12 million in additional funding. Government of Haiti (GoH) and other relief actors implement WASH activities and restore health care services in Haiti. Relief actors continue to distribute USAID/OFDA relief supplies in Grand’Anse and Sud.
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