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Africa

    Burundi
    Through the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) is in the process of supporting a national disability survey, which will describe the prevalence of disability resulting from the war and civil strife in Burundi.

    Congo,DRC
    The International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) has provided technical assistance to the international community in Congo, DRC since the early 1990s.

    Eritrea
    The International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) staff provided technical assistance to the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in 2002, to conduct a series of national emergency surveys. In coordination with IERHB's cooperative partner, the Landmine Survivors Network (LSN), the branch has supported landmine survivor peer support activities for the past three years.

    Ethiopia
    The International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) has a long history of working in Ethiopia. IERHB provided technical support during the famine of the 1980s and has continued to do so. Most recent examples include conducting assessments surveys for United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), conducting national surveys for the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, teaching landmine injury surveillance methods for the World Health Organization (WHO), and supporting landmine survivors via Landmine Survivors Network (LSN).

    Guinea
    International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) staff acted as the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) health coordinators in several refugee camps during 2001.

    Kenya
    International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) staff have fielded missions in Kenya in refugee camps for multiple international partners.

    Mozambique
    The International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) 's two major activities in Mozambique are the support of the Landmine Survivors Network (LSN) peer support programs, and our work with the World Health Organization (WHO) to collect national data on landmine and other war related injuries.

    Rwanda
    International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) staff played a major role in CDC's response to the Rwandan complex emergency of the 1990s.

    Somalia
    The International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) has worked in Somalia during previous years providing support to the international community during Somalia's extended complex emergency.

    Sudan
    The International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) has conducted a series of HIV surveys in refugee populations. In previous years, branch staff have provided technical assistance to organizations working in Sudan.

    Assisting IERHB staff in conducting an HIV/STI sero-prevalence and behavioral risk factor survey in Yei, South Sudan. Components will include rapid HIV tests, RPR and Determine syphilis tests, Herpes simplex 2 tests for a sub-sample, and a behavioral risk factor questionnaire. The OFDA/USAID-funded South Sudan HIV/AIDS prevention pilot project is jointly implemented by American Refugee Committee (ARC) and International Rescue Committee (IRC) in two population centers in South Sudan: Yei and Rumbek. February 2003

    Swaziland
    As part of a regional nutritional survey, the International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) provided technical assistance to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in 2002.

    Tanzania
    Since the influx of refugees into Tanzania, the International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) has assisted the international community in documenting the many health needs of this vulnerable population. During the past two years, IERHB has worked with the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to conduct a study evaluating the use of iron cooking pots as an iron supplementation strategy in refugee camps. Findings from this study will soon be published.

    Assisted IERHB staff in the 12 month follow-up evaluation of the effect of iron cooking pots on the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among a food-aid dependent population in western Tanzania. This project was in collaboration with CDC, UNHCR, WFP and the Institute of Child Health and funded by the UN Foundation. January 2003

    In August 2000, two years after the US embassy bombing in Dar es Salaam, USAID and CDC signed a three-year agreement called "Strengthening Emergency Medical Preparedness in Tanzania." Through this program, IERHB helps Tanzania develop capacity for delivery of emergency medical care, blood transfusion services, and mental health services, as well as for planning for emergencies.

    Uganda
    The International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) has worked closely with other CDC staff in Uganda to support HIV related surveys and research in surrounding countries.

    Zambia
    As part of a regional nutritional survey, the International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) provided technical assistance to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in 2002.

    Zimbabwe
    As part of a regional nutritional survey, the International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) provided technical assistance to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in 2002.