Improved access to comprehensive health, nutrition, and WASH services for IDPs and host community members and extremely hard to reach populations in Bama, Magumeri and Monguno LGAs in Borno State ltpgtltspangtThe project lt/spangtltspangtwill target IDPs and host communities across
Monguno, Magumeri and Bama. Through mobile clinic and Comprehensive Women
Center, IRC will provide essential ltbgthealthlt/bgt services in Stadium,
GGSS, and Gana Ali IDP camps and, systems support to existing state-run MCH
clinic in Monguno to strengthen the provision of primary and reproductive
healthcare services. While in Magumeri, the same service will be provided in
Sulemanti A and B via mobile clinic and support to Magumeri MCH. IRC will
engage and trained health worker to be deployed at the mobile clinic in IDP
camp and hard to reach communities health. Health services will focus on IMCI
for children U5, SAM management, routine immunization services, prevention and
treatment of communicable illness, treatment of NCDs, ANC, PNC, management of
sexually transmitted illness, family planning, basic emergency obstetrics and
neonatal and newborn care, clinical care of sexual assault survivors and
post-abortion care. Health systems support will be provided at all supported
health facilities through capacity building of healthcare workers, supportive
supervision, and the provision of essential medicines. Referral pathway will be
strengthened through the establishment of ambulance services, medical bills
payments as per invoices from UMTH based on existing MOU with IRC, and feeding
of admitted patients and their caregiver. Endemic diseases such as malaria,
acute watery diarrhea (AWD)/cholera and measles will be monitored, and in
situations of increased morbidities or declared outbreaks, services will be
adapted to be responsive to outbreak needs. lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtIRC’s ltbgtWASHlt/bgt sector will deliver minimum WASH package to children admitted
in Stabilization Centers (SC) for treatment of SAM and improve access to WASH
services at household and community level in Suleimanti A and B, Kajari within
Magumeri. The project will enhance water supply to improve access to safe and
sustainable water supply systems, ensuring reliable and equitable access to
clean water by the rehabilitating water facilities, installing inline water
chlorinator and training WASH committees for operation and maintenance of water
facilities. IRC will improve sanitation facilities, particularly in vulnerable
communities, schools and health centers through rehabilitation of
gender-sensitive and accessible latrines, dislodging fecal matter and waste
management. To improve hygiene practices and behaviors, IRC will train CHVs to
conduct hygiene promotion campaigns targeting communities, schools, and
healthcare facilities to raise awareness on proper handwashing, menstrual
hygiene management (MHM), and other key hygiene practices. The project will
distribute WASH NFIs, MHM kits and cholera/AWD kits to encourage personal
hygiene and water storage as a preventive measure against waterborne diseases. ltbrgtlt/spangtltspangtThe lt/spangtltbgtNutritionlt/bgtltspangt
Program will improve access to quality preventive and curative nutrition
services through early detection, skilled MIYCN counselling and treatment of
SAM and MAM in Bama and Magumeri. 1 SC at Bama general Hospital, and 3 OTPs in
Bama skin clinic, and MCH in Kasugula and Ex-boarding in Shehuri, and 3 OTPs
and 3 TSFP sites in Magumeri - Suleimanti A, Suleimanti B and Kajeri- will be
supported. Community level activities will be strengthened, and MAMA MUAC
mothers mobilized to screen more children to elevate the capacity to respond to
the ever-increasing demand for services during the lean season. The program
will be expanded with mobile clinics offering outreach services within accessible
hard-to-reach communities. SAM cases with complications will be referred to the
SC for inpatient care and treatment. MIYCN services will be provided across all
sites and at community level. Nutrition best practices messages will be
disseminated to all communities to enhance the utilization of the recommended
locally available foodstuffs. The protection sector, safeguarding, and
governance programs will be entrenched into IRC activities for integration.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltbrgtlt/pgt