Refugees in the Horn of Africa: Somali Displacement Crisis
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Ethiopia Dollo Ado Melkadida Refugee Camp

Settlement type: Refugee Camp
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35,200 Individuals
Registered Somali Refugee Population
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Population

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Registered Somali Refugee Population

45,355


Households*

8,131


* Household data may be unavailable for some locations
Last Updated 31 Aug 2016
Source - UNHCR

Demography
Male (46%) Age (54%) Female
7% 0 - 4 7%
17% 5 - 11 16%
11% 12 - 17 10%
11% 18 - 59 20%
1% 60 + 1%

  Estimated Population by Date

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  Breakdown by Country of Origin

Country of Origin Current Total    
Somalia
31 Aug 2016
45,355
8,131 		Individuals
Households 		100 %

   Latest Documents

Melkadida Camp profile as of 31 August 2013
Report Date: 03/09/2013
Uploaded 3 years ago
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Dollo Ado Refugee Statistics - Camps 2013 07 27
Report Date: 01/08/2013
Description
Dollo Ado Camps
Uploaded 3 years ago
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Melkadida Refugee Camp Profile as of May 2013
Report Date: 14/05/2013
Uploaded 3 years ago
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Melkadida Refugee Camp Profile as of March 2013
Report Date: 13/03/2013
Uploaded 4 years ago
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  Key Indicators


Example Indicator


Nutrition
GAM prevalence (6-59 Months)
 33%

<10%


Last Updated 24 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Description: The percentage of young children, 6-59 Global Acute Malnutrition, combining severe and moderate acute malnutrition. assessed using Mid Upper Arm Circumference and the WHO/UNICEF diagnosis criteria. The assessment is done in the reception centre for new arrivals. Target pertains to emergency situation.

Comments: Source: UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile

SAM prevalence (6-59 Months)
 10%

<2%


Last Updated 25 Nov 2011 Previous value: : n/a

Description: The percentage of young children, 6-59 months with severe acute malnutrition, assessed using Mid Upper Arm Circumference and the WHO/UNICEF diagnosis criteria. The assessment is done in the reception centre for new arrivals. Target pertains to emergency situation.

Comments: UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Health
% deliveries attended by skilled personnel
 75%

>=50%


Last Updated 25 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Comments: Source: UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
% deliveries performed by caesarean section
 7%




Last Updated 12 Oct 2011 Previous value: : n/a

Comments: Source: UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Crude Mortality Rate
 0.3 /10,000/day

<1 /10,000/day


Last Updated 25 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Description: The crude death rate, the total number of deaths per 10,000 people per day. Target pertains to emergency situation.

Comments: Source: UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
 35/1,000




Last Updated 25 Nov 2011 Previous value: : n/a

Description: Infant mortality rate (IMR) indicates the number of deaths of babies under one year of age per 1,000 live births

Comments: Source: UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Measles vaccination coverage
 73%

>95%


Last Updated 24 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Description: Target pertains to emergency situation.

Comments: Source:UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Number of consultations per trained clinician per day
 57

<50


Last Updated 25 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Description: Target pertains to emergency situation.

Comments: Source:UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Under 5 yrs mortality rate
 0.4 /10,000/day

<2 /10,000/day


Last Updated 25 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Description: Under-5 mortality rate is the number of children who die by the age of five, per 10,000 per day. Target pertains to emergency situation.

Comments: Source: UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Water & Sanitation
Average quantity of water available per person per day (litres)
 10.6L

>10L


Last Updated 24 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Description: To measure the amount of safe water distributed for camp inhabitants. Target pertains to emergency situation.

Comments: Source:UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Number of persons per drop hole in communal latrine
 32

<50


Last Updated 24 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Description: Target pertains to emergency situation.

Comments: Source:UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Number of persons per usable water tap
 218

<250


Last Updated 24 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Description: Target pertains to emergency situation.

Comments: Source: UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Percentage of families with latrines
 9%

=100%


Last Updated 25 Nov 2011 Previous value: : n/a

Description: One latrine per family is the ideal target to decrease the spread of communicable diseases among the refugee population. However, in many refugee situations one latrine slab per 2 families was found to be an acceptable solution.

Comments: Source:UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile
Percentage of population living within 200m from water point
 109%

=100%


Last Updated 24 Jan 2012 Previous value: : n/a

Description: To mitigate the social burden of water collection by having distribution points at a reasonable distance from dwellings.

Comments: Source:UNHCR Public Health & Nutrition Profile

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JRS
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PAPDA
SCI
Wa-PYDO
ZOA
Environment
SeE
UNHCR
Food
ARRA
Food Security and assistance
ARRA
NRC
SCI
Gender-Based Violence
ARRA
IMC
Health
ARRA
Humedica
IMC
UNHCR
WAHA
HIV/AIDS
ARRA
PAPDA
Livelihood
NRC
PAPDA
PWO
Nutrition
ARRA
IMC
Registration
ARRA
UNHCR
Shelter
AHA
IOM
Water & Sanitation
IMC
IRC

  News

UNHCR initiated an innovative pilot project, the IDEAS BOX, in Dollo Ado
UNHCR, 18 Dec 2015
In Dollo Ado, UNHCR initiated an innovative pilot project, the IDEAS BOX, a multi-media library, for Somali refugee children and youth. The project is implemented by Save the Children and Libraries without Borders, in coordination with UNHCR Innovations Unit in Geneva. Facilitated by the governmen...
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Panoramic Photos, Dollo Ado refugee camp
http://bavaria360.de, 09 Jul 2012
Photographer Juergen Schrader recently took these panoramic, 360 degree shots in Dollo Ado's Melkadida camp, which is home to approximately 40,000 Somali refugees: http://bavaria360.de/melkadida/melkadida.html Patients line up to avail of German NGO Humedica's medical services in a camp health p...
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