Provision of Integrated Health and Food Security and Livelihood emergency assistance to flood affected communities in Mayendit and Leer Counties of Unity State, Gogrial West County, Warrap State, Malakal and Fashoda Counties of Upper Nile State HEALTH
The project is focus on frontline activities ranging from curative and preventive health services including capacity building of health staff and repair of dilapidated infrastructures for safe provision services including providing for the construction of an incinerator in Rubkuay PHCC. The project is targeting 1 PHCC and 1 PHCU (Rubkuay and Tutnyang respectively). Due displacements from Mayendit South to Mayendit North, there is high population surge in the 2 facilities catchment areas. Therefore, a need to strengthen services in the 2 facilities especially maternal and child health, in addition referrals from the 2 mobile clinics and community mobilizers will be strengthened. The community mobilizers will be supported by Boma Health Workers (BHWs) within the coverage areas in identification of hard to reach communities for mobile clinic services. The project will also support 2 mobile clinics in Mayendit North and South respectively to reach hard-to-reach communities with no access to health services. The fund will support the procurement of essential drugs and equipment’s for outpatient and inpatient care for 2 mobile clinics and 2 supported facilities i.e. (Tutnyang PHCU and Rubkuay PHCC). The activities will start by recruiting and deploying staff into 2 mobile teams (4 Clinical Officer, 4 Midwifes, 4 Nurse, 4 CHWs, 4 Vaccinators, 3 Lab Technicians and 2 Clerks). One (1) Mobile Clinic each for Mayendit South and Mayendit North. Curative outpatient and inpatient consultations for malaria, pneumonia, and other common morbidity will be provided for 24,000 people (6,632 Men, 8,428 Women, 4,521 Boys and 4,419 Girls)
Minor repair of admission ward and delivery rooms at Rubkuay PHCC will be done including replacement of blown-off roofs at Tutnyang PHCU to improve on inpatient care. In addition, the allocation will be used for construction of incinerator at Rubkuay PHCC to improve on facility waste management including installation of solar power system for inpatient care and deliveries in Rubkuay PHCC and Tutnyang PHCU. The project will increase immunization coverage through use of 2 mobile clinics to hard-to-reach population targeting 4,940 children (2,521 boys and 2,419 girls) and provide antenatal and postnatal care services to 2,880 women. A 5 days will be conducted for 12 community midwifes (TBA's) to increase referral for facility-based or skilled assisted delivery. The project will provide MHPSS and other supportive services to 3600 persons living with disabilities (1000 men, 1000 women, 900 boys and 700 girls).
FSL
The direct beneficiaries are about 64,700 people in Leer, Gogrial West, Malakal and Fashoda Counties (14,234 men, 21,351 women, 15,140 boys and 13,975 girls including 5,823 Persons with Disability).
The project will identify, verify and register 10,983 farmer households affected by flooding including those with malnourished children for dry season vegetable farming and will be distributed with assorted vegetable seeds and simple hand tools (5,600 HHs in Leer, 2,033 HHs in Gogrial West, 917 HHs in Malakal and 2,233 HHs in Fashoda). The beneficiaries will receive training and carrying out dry season vegetable farming and post-harvest management. The 10,983 registered will be grouped into 366 groups and identify 366 lead farmers. Each group with 30 farmer households (Leer-187 groups, Gogrial West-68 groups, Malakal-31 groups and Fashoda-74 groups) and about 110 demonstration plots will be established around water points and nutrition sites for integration. Target plots in Leer-56 plots, Gogrial West-21 plots, Malakal-10 plots and Fashoda-23 plots
Similarly, partners will procure and distribute 10,983 fishing gears (Hooks, Spools of twines, Monofilaments) (5,600 HHs in Leer, 2,033 HHs in Gogrial West, 917 HHs in Malakal and 2,233 HHs in Fashoda) and facilitate the setting-up of 110 demonstration fish processing site to practically demonstrate improved fish processing and preservation.