Ghana Cholera - DREF Review Report

In July 2014, the first cholera cases were reported in Accra, Ghana. The outbreak which started in the Greater Accra region in week 24 with six cases reported an upsurge in week 29 with 251 cases and started spreading to other regions. Five regions all confirmed cases of cholera across 32 districts. By week 38, 15,034 cases of cholera had been recorded in the Greater Accra Region. Fifteen districts out of sixteen in this region had recorded cases of cholera, with Accra metro and La Dadekotpon the most affected districts in the region. On 22 August 2014, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) released CHF 157,324 from the Disaster Relief & Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) respond to the epidemic in Greater Accra and Eastern regions, over a period of three months.

A review of the DREF operation was carried out from the 14-19 January 2015 to assess its effectiveness and capture lessons learnt which would then be used to inform future responses by the IFRC and National Societies.