17.12.2024
Tropical cyclone Chido hit Mozambique with full force on 15 December. The area covers over two million people and entire families have lost everything. Houses were destroyed, roads blocked, electricity and communications were cut off. The number of confirmed dead and injured people is still very unclear and is increasing daily.
In Cabo Delgado, where SolidarMed has been strengthening health care for years, the situation is dramatic. The project area has been badly hit - even the SolidarMed offices in Pemba and Chiúre have been damaged, and a SolidarMed employee is injured in hospital. With the rainy season just beginning, cholera outbreaks are now threatening and the malaria season is upcoming.
The north of Mozambique cannot rest
Severe poverty and a conflict that has been ongoing since 2017, forcing many people to flee their homes, are putting a strain on the healthcare system. Now the storm is causing new suffering - especially for refugee children and families who were defencelessly at its mercy in the makeshift facilities.
Cyclone Chido destroyed many houses, schools and health facilities. SolidarMed's offices in Pemba and Chiure were also affected. One of our colleagues was injured and is now being treated in hospital.
Barbara Kruspan, Operational Director, Mozambique
SolidarMed brings seriously injured people to medical treatment, helps rebuild damaged health facilities and provides them with a basic supply of medicines. To ensure the power supply, SolidarMed provides fuel so that medical care can function.
Help us to alleviate the suffering of the population.
SolidarMed acts immediately, because people need the support of the Team Health.
