Chad refugee crisis
An Overview of the Crisis
Chad—a landlocked nation in north-central Africa—is sometimes referred to as “the dead heart of Africa.” Rated by the United Nations as the fifth poorest nation in the world, the vast majority of the Chadians rely on raising livestock and subsistence farming, and four in five live below the poverty level. But recently, their situation has become more dire—as the fighting in Darfur has spilled into their homes. Armed movements, including fighting spreading from the Darfur region of Sudan (neighboring Chad to the East), have forced over 200,000 Chadians from their homes in recent months, and send them flooding into refugee camps on the Chad-Sudan border, particularly around Goz Beida, a major refugee host area.
Displaced from their homes, these Chadians face a growing threat…from a tiny mosquito. In June the rainy season arrived – with malaria following right behind. As the climate gets wetter, disease transmission will rise sharply and continue on through November.
The sudden influx of Chadians into refugee camps has left tens of thousands of people highly vulnerable to malaria. The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Mentor Initiative have turned to the United Nations Foundation and Nothing But Nets for help. The challenge is urgent—without outside assistance, officials estimate 25% of these internally displaced people will die from malaria. To save lives, we need to send 40,000 nets in the next six weeks.
For information on the background to the crisis, and the current situation on the ground, please read The Refugee Crisis in Chad—An Urgent Appeal for Nets
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Buzzkill Facts
Each year, malaria afflicts approximately a half-billion people (roughly the population of the United States, Canada, and Mexico combined).
- Malaria kills more than a million people per year; 90 percent of those who die are African children.
- Every 30 seconds in Africa a child dies of malaria.
- Malaria incapacitates people, keeping countries poor. In addition to the health burden, malaria illness and death cost Africa about $12 billion per year.
