GLIDE n° EP-2013-000075-HND
CHF 162,996 has been allocated from the IFRC Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Honduran Red Cross (HRC) in delivering immediate assistance for up to 30,000 people. Un-earmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.
Dengue cases in Honduras until June 2013 exceed threefold the number of cases recorded during the same period on 2013. Among cities most affected by this outbreak are Tegucigalpa (located in the Department of Francisco Morazán) and San Pedro Sula (located in the Department of Cortés). To date, ten people have died from dengue and national authorities have confirmed 8,380 cases of dengue fever and 1,442 cases of hemorrhagic dengue fever. The Government of Honduras has issued a nationwide declaration of alert in 112 municipalities in response to this situation.
The DREF funds for this operation will serve to reach 6,000 families (30,000 people) at risk in Tegucigalpa and five municipalities in the Department of Cortes.
This operation is expected to be implemented over three months, and will therefore be completed by 09 October 2013; a Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation (by 09 January 2014).