Provision of Minimum Service Package of Lifesaving Integrated Emergency Health Care  and Wash services and Response for the most Vulnerable Population groups ( IDPs and host Population )in the 7 Target Districts of Maqbanah, At Ta'iziyah, Jabal Habashy, Al Wazi'iyah, Mawza’a, Al Ma'afer and Dhubab in Taizz governorate. Through this integrated proposed project of Health and WASH, IYCY will respond in line with YHF 1st Standard Allocation 2018, YHRP 2018 and health and Wash clusters strategic objectives and first-line response objectives to most prioritized, assessed, unmet needs or gaps in PHC and Wash services, to reduce morbidity and mortality of the most vulnerable affected girls, boys, women, men and elders of population groups (IDPs, and the host population) in front-line and hard to reach areas in the 7 target districts of Maqbanah, At-Ta'iziyah, Jabal Habashy, Al-Wazi'iyah, Mawza’a, Al-Ma'afer and Dhubab in Taizz governorate. This integrated project of Health and Wash will fill the identified gaps with aiming to improve and increase access of the most vulnerable affected population groups to essential quality preventative and curative health care and Wash services during the project period with the following two components.

From the side of Health component:
This project response to ensure provision of critical lifesaving and life sustaining health care to highly vulnerable people and those affected by disease outbreaks and conflicts in front-line and hard to reach areas in the 7 target districts in Taiz governorate. 
1) Provide critical primary and secondary care under MSP which includes trauma care, communicable diseases, SAM ,and referrals to appropriate level of care 2. Provide MISP including EmONC services
3) Support surveillance and vaccinate children and women against vaccine preventable diseases /endemic diseases. 4) Support and equip the target HFs with essential medical supplies and equipment of BMP health services to the target HFs. 5)Strengthen the capacity of the target HFs system by conducting training for the HFs staff on providing PHC services. 6) Build the capacity for CHVs to enhance their knowledge and skills for complementing the services of the HFs by outreach activities to bridge the gaps between the communities located in conflict areas and the health facilities. 7) Improved delivery of EPI targeting under five and women of child-bearing age dis-aggregated by gender.

From the side of WASH component:
This integrated project is aiming to improve and increase access of the most vulnerable affected population groups to essential minimum assistance package of Wash services through:  1) Ensure safe and sufficient water to meet basic drinking, domestic and personal hygiene needs. 2) Support adequate, safe and appropriate sanitation and waste management through conducting cleaning campaigns for IDPs in hosting sites and 3) Provide critical hygiene items and promoting use for personal hygiene, health and dignity and understand WASH related borne diseases and practice good hygiene practices in hard to reach areas to the most vulnerable population in Taizz governorate.  4) Build the capacity of CWVs in the 7 districts for carry out the wash activities promotion sessions. 
IYCY maintains a very good access to the targeted districts since the previous cholera response. IYCY is maintain a very good relationship with government officials and local communities. Therefore, interrelated response is taking place based on the IYCY polices and implementation guidelines accompanied with great commitment OCHA operational and financial policies and regulations. IYCY is one of the very few Local NGO with existing operation in these 7 districts, and can mobilize existing resources quickly in order to both identify the most effected community .IYCY has been working with these districts before for instances with cholera project and has a full understanding for their cultural specific needs.

The project will target 70,959 individuals gt 17,643 men, 19,903 women, 16,827 boys and 16,586 girls ( 48% Male and 52% Female) gt19% IDP and 81% host population. As well as the 25% Women at reproductive age group and pregnant and lactating mothers, 10% Children Under 5 years, 15% Adolescent girls and 6% people with disabilities.