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<p>The Department for International Development recently announced a £2.5m contribution
to the UN appeal for the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon to support internally displaced
persons, with £2 million disbursed immediately to UNICEF. This support will begin
to: treat 1,300 children who are most at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition;
provide essential drugs to treat 5,700 children for deadly diseases such as malaria,
diarrhoea, and acute respiratory infections; provide 10,000 people with water and
sanitation kits including water purification supplies and other household items including
washable sanitary napkins and tooth brushes; provide 2,000 mosquito-nets to prevent
malaria; vaccinate 3,500 children against measles; and identify and support many unaccompanied
children.</p>
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