Lifesaving Health and Nutritional Support to pregnant women and new-borns in Eritrea for incoming Sudanese and Host communities through Health Facilities and Maternity Waiting Homes. It has been now quite a while since the influx of Sudanese people to Eritrea started due to the ongoing crisis in the Sudan. As a result, a significant number of Sudanese people have crossed the border into Eritrea's Gash Barka, Anseba and Ma’ekel regions (Asmara). This influx is impacting the host communities, particularly women, girls, and other vulnerable groups. The influx increased in the first quarter of 2024 as compared to the last quarter of 2023.As the UN SRH agency, UNFPA aims to provide support focused on reproductive health and immediate supplementary food needs with the goal to ensure that the host communities and Sudanese refugees have access to life-saving reproductive health services and supplies to address the increased demand resulting from the influx of displaced persons.The objective of the project is to save the lives of pregnant women and their new-borns including incoming Sudanese, and increase skilled attended delivery in supported health facilities and Maternity Waiting Homes (MWHs) in the three most affected regions of the country due to the influx of Sudanese to Eritrea.The main project activities/intervention to be implemented in the six-month duration of the project through Health facilities and MWHs support to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality by creating access to health facilities and skilled delivery, will include:•	Provision of supplementary food for vulnerable families experiencing food shortages in the affected areas (13,433 people to benefit). •	Procurement &  distribution of dignity kits for pregnant/delivered women in health facilities and MWHS of the affected areas (7,500 women to benefit)•	Procurement & distribution of RH kits, medicines & supplies to address shortages and to strengthen the health systems (20 Health facilities  to benefit)•	Provision of essential NFI such as bedding, blankets, kitchen utensils etc. (20 HF will benefit)•	Awareness programmes on MWHs, via IEC (3000 beneficiaries)•	Procurement of washing machines (10 Health facilities)•	Regular monitoring and supervisionThe ultimate impact of the project is reduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality of both the host communities and the incoming Sudanese population. The support to be provided by this project will improve the capacity of health facilities and associated MWHs in the provision of skilled delivery and other health related services, as well as access to health facilities and the demand for skilled birth attendance. The quality of care provided to mothers and new-born at health facilities and MWHs is an important factor in increasing the rate of pregnant women seeking skilled attended deliveries. The provision of supplementary food to pregnant mothers in MWHs also improves their health such as the level of hemoglobin, and decreases their morbidity and mortality rates. In Eritrea, and particularly in rural communities, women often decide not to deliver at a health facility, preferring to stay at home due to deeply rooted cultural beliefs and transportation problems. Improvement in the quality of care and the provisions availed to women and children at MWHs, particularly supplementary food, reproductive health drugs and supplies, as well as other non-food items (dignity kits &health education) will provide increased incentive for mothers to utilize Health services, particularly for families feeling the effects of drought and impact of incoming Sudanese resulting in shortage of food in remote and rural areas. These interventions improve access to attendance and delivery by skilled personnel, and access to essential neonatal and maternal health services for disadvantaged and nomadic communities, including the incoming Sudanese. From both the host and incoming Sudanese communities, the project will directly benefit 13,433 people in total, comprised of 11,416 pregnant mothers aged 18 or over, 1,344 pregnant mothers aged under 18, and 673 young boys accompanying their mothers.