In figures:

Red Cross response to

the east Africa food crisis

One year on, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has supported millions of people across the horn of Africa.

…improved 301,300

people’s livelihoods…

…screened more than 35,000 people for malnutrition…

…immunised 814,900

people against

measles and

over 3.5 million

people against

polio…

… reached over 69,000 people with hygiene promotion…

…built or made usable 64 wells

and boreholes…

…helped over 156,500 people and almost 405,000 animals access water…

…and provided 550 greenhouses.

In Somalia, we’ve given food to over 2.1 million people…

…and improved the livelihoods

of 648,000 people...

…and helped almost 365,000

people with water,

sanitation and

hygiene.

…and helped over

4,100 families

access water.

The British Red Cross continues

to support the Movement’s

 work in the region.

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