EQ Phase 1 [Health and Protection response to the Earthquake in Northwest Syria] ltpgtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtAfter the 11th year of the crisis, NWS continues to suffer from multiple and complex socio-economic difficulties, including the interruption of the access to healthcare services in many areas, especially after the devastating earthquake struck many communities under 35 sub-districts innbspIdleb and Aleppo governorates in Syria.ltbrgtThis 6-months life-saving multisectoral intervention aims to ensure access to specialized surgical services andnbsprehabilitation services, to reduce mortality and morbidity rates and the protection risksnbspamong the survivals of the earthquake from the affected population through supporting and running the following components:lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltfont face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"gtHealth:lt/fontgtltbrgtltfont face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"gt1) Provision of specialized surgical services including general surgery, orthopedic surgery and ENT surgery by supporting Sham surgical hospital in Dana, the hospital has two operation rooms, 3 ICU beds and 15 wards, in addition to two specialized surgicalnbspclinics in daily basis.lt/fontgtltbrgtltfont face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"gt2) Rehabilitation services: the rehab center in Dana (Tal Alkarameh) will be operated for three months and willnbspprovide physiotherapy services through 6 physical therapy technicians under the supervision of an expert physiotherapist, the center will also provide PwDs withnbsplower limbs, through manufacturing 32 prosthesis by 2 prosthetics technicians during the project period, in addition to providing maintenance to malfunctioned prosthesis.lt/fontgtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtProtection:lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtThe protection interventions will be integrated in the health facilities, Sham Surgical Hospital, Sham Children's Hospital (the largest pediatric hospital in NWS), Atareb PHC and the rehabilitationnbspCenter will be the main places to provide protection services and the starting pointsnbspto the local communities in Idleb: Dana, Termanin, Sarmadanbsp Aleppo: Atareb.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtThe activities will be implemented as follows:lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt1- Implementation of countermeasures and referral services that address vulnerabilities of separated and unaccompanied children, caregivers and children at risk as per inter-agency procedures also through ECF interventions to mitigate cerebral palsy risk.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt2- Provide temporary alternative care for children separated from their families and unaccompanied.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt3- Implementation of PSS activities for children affected by the EQ.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt4- Carry out awareness sessions on the procedures used to reduce protection risks during an EQ in accordance with the standard operating procedure by the protection group.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt5 - Implementation of MH and PSS activities for people referred from hospitals and PHCsnbspat AHF.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt6- The reunification of families separated from their children and the reunification of their children with their families or their extended families.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt7- Contribute to reducing public and CPnbsprisks by integrating health and protection services.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt8- Supporting, strengthening and establishing community protection networks that help monitor and mitigate protection risks.lt/spangtlt/pgt