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Argentina: Dengue Outbreak - DREF Operation No. MDRAR005 Update No. 1

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Glide No. EP-2009-000059-ARG

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of national societies to respond to disasters.

Period covered by this update: 24 April to 8 June 2009.

Summary: CHF 184,012 (USD 157,707 or EUR 121,732) was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 25 April 2009 to support the Argentine Red Cross (ARC) in delivering assistance to some 483,360 beneficiaries.

Since the beginning of 2009, several South American countries including Argentina have been experiencing dengue outbreaks. This update n°1 reflects the relief activities accomplished to date by the Argentine Red Cross. The focus of the operation has been on the distribution of key messages on dengue prevention in two communities per province in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fé, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and the city of Buenos Aires.

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilateral Emergency Fund contributed CHF 90,470 to the DREF in replenishment of the allocation made for this operation. The major donors to the DREF are the Irish, Italian, Netherlands and Norwegian governments and ECHO. Details of all donors can be found on http://www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/responding/drs/tools/dref/donors.asp

This operation is expected to be implemented over 3 months, and will therefore be completed by 23 July 2009; a Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation (by 23 October 2009).