September 2014 -- In the midst of conflict and mass displacement of 425 000 people, the WHO undertook a nationwide assessment of the Central African Republic’s (CAR) health system. This provided the first complete overview of the functionality and needs of more than 800 hospitals, clinics and other health facilities.
WHO requires US$ 16.7 million to address the health needs 27 December 2013 -- Immediate support to restoration of critical health services, implementation of a disease early warning surveillance and response system, and health cluster coordination.
Scaling up WHO response to the crisis in the Central African Republic 11 December 2013 -- The deterioration of the conflict has displaced 127 000 persons into Bangui, and there are a total of 533 000 internally displaced persons in the whole country, over 10% of the total population. Hospitals have been looted and health personnel have fled their posts. The country already has a very low immunization coverage exposing children to diseases such as measles and yellow fever; malnutrition is severe in areas such as Marathe and Boda where global acute malnutrition ranges between 10.9% and at 13%. Malaria is the leading cause of death for children under five years of age.