• In Maradi, the region most affected by the cholera outbreak in Niger, the activities of armed groups hamper the access of displaced people to health services. [...] AGGRAVATING FACTORS PRIORITY NEEDS Floods and the rainy season WASH Nigeria Nigeria The rainy season runs from June–September in northern Nigeria and March–October in There are significant WASH needs in Nigeria, especially in the states most affected by the southern Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria 18/04/2020). [...] The 2021 floods have caused the displacement of Nigeria is facing high levels of insecurity as driven by several factors, such as the Boko Haram/ populations, who have found refuge in schools and with close families, particularly in the Islamic State–West Africa Province insurgency in the northeast, attacks by armed groups in regions of Dosso, Maradi, Tahoua, and Zinder. [...] Nigeria Niger The cholera outbreak was declared in Nigeria when most health resources were directed In Niger, the activity of armed bandits and armed groups in Maradi and Tahoua, the regions towards the COVID-19 response. [...] populations build makeshift shelters on flood-prone or disputed land, sometimes resulting In other regions of the world where cholera used to be endemic, such as Europe and North in conflicts with owners, reduction in the means of production of the host populations, and America, the illness was eradicated by ensuring equitable access to safe drinking water and the risk of secondary displacement.
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