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lt/pgtltp style="text-align:justifymso-prop-change:" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black" lang="EN-US"gtSave the Children (SC) proposes to deliver lifesaving health
support to vulnerable communities (including men, women, boys and girls) in
Beledweyne district. These interventions are based on the 2023 allocation
strategy and the proposed activities are well aligned with the 2023
Humanitarian Response Plan and Health cluster priorities. The project aims to
reduce risk of disease outbreak (AWD/cholera and other communicable diseases) and
its impact to the flood affected population. This will be achieved through
establishment of well-equipped Cholera Treatment Centers (CTC) in Beledweyne
and setting Oral Rehydration Points and Cholera Treatment Units (CTU) at
strategic locations within the target settlements. SC will preposition cholera treatment
supplies, procure reproductive health kits including rape kits and clean
delivery kits, support infection prevention control (IPC), procure insecticide
treated bed nets, train staff on cholera case management, clinical management
of rape and surveillance, conduct risk communication and community engagement (RCCE)
activities to reduce exposure risks to the susceptible population. SC will establish
two satellite clinics to ensure continuity of essential primary health care
services in line with the revised Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) framework,
including emergency and comprehensive obstetric care, compassionate care for survivors
of Gender Based Violence (GBV), establish referral pathways for Mental Health
and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) linkages and refer critical medical/obstetric emergencies
to higher facilities for secondary care. SC will also support provision of
essential routine immunization services and management of childhood illnesses
to reduce child morbidity and mortality. ltspan style="font-family: "arial, sans-serif", sans-serif" lang="EN-US"gtSC will closely coordinate with
other cluster partners in the region in referral and linkages such as HINNA for
shelter and non-food items (NFIs) for the displaced households.  WASH cluster partners SC will work with
include Action Aid, Action Against Disasters Somalia, Humanitarian Integrity for
Women Action (HIWA) to provide clean water, sanitation services and hygiene promotion
messaging. SC will also work with HIWA in the Integration of GBV and Protection
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Through complementary
support from Damal Cafimaad and Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)
projects, SC will ensure deployment of outbreak response teams, equitable
access to WASH services by vulnerable groups such as the elderly, young
children and people with disabilities, safety of children and dignity and
privacy for women and girls. Additionally, beneficiaries will be sensitized on
hygiene promotion measures with a focus on proper hand washing with soap, safe
waste and excreta disposal and household (HH) water treatment and safe storage
and build community resilience and increase sustainability of WASH services by
enhancing the capacity of village level WASH management committees to manage,
operate and maintain WASH facilities. Coordination with health and WASH
clusters at national and state levels will be maintained, in addition to
ongoing coordination with key actors in Hiran region. The project will address
gender issues through collecting sex and age disaggregated data which will be
analyzed to identify gaps, provide gender sensitive interventions, and
ensure participation and empowerment of women. Protection of beneficiaries will
be ensured during access and utilization of services seeking to reduce further
risks. 



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ltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial, sans-serif", sans-serif"gtSC will ensure transparency to the affected populations by providing them with accessible and timely information on selection criteria for targeted assistance, organizational procedures and processes that affect them. SC will set-up accessible, confidential, and inclsuive feedback mechanisms for suggestions and complaints with a view to improve programming, understand community perceptions, promote beneficiary empowerment, and assist in reporting incidents.  lt/spangtlt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgt