Public Health Situation Analysis: Greater Horn of Africa - 9 July 2024

Overview

The Greater Horn of Africa (GHoA) is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, appearing through erratic rainfall and rising temperatures, droughts and floods which in recent years have become much stronger and more likely. The historic four-year drought that hit East Africa caused massive displacement and suffering. This was subsequently compounded by extensive flooding between November and December 2023, displacing more than four million people in the Horn of Africa. 12 For the purpose of this report, the countries reported on in the GHoA include Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.