217340_DEC Emergency COVID-19 Response in India With over 18 million cases of COVID-19, India is reeling under an unprecedented health emergency with the continuing surge in the number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths. The countrys infection rate began to rise in February 2021 and has been on an upward surge since early April. India recorded over 386,452 fresh cases of COVID-19 on 30th April 2021, taking the countrys total tally to 18,762,976 and the total death toll to 208,330. 
 
  The increasing number of cases of COVID-19 is severely crippling health care systems, which are already overburdened beyond limits. Severe shortages of hospital beds and oxygen have led to hundreds of people dying without being able to receive the necessary treatment. Cremation and burial grounds, in many parts of the country, are also overwhelmed by the number of deaths. Life-saving medicines for the treatment of COVID-19 are also in short supply across the country. So far, over 147 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered across India. However, the increasing infection rate and shortage in the manufacture and supply of vaccines are posing serious challenges in rolling out vaccines for everyone. 
 
 This devastating coronavirus surge in India has resulted in the DEC COVID-19 Appeal being extended to include India on 28 April 2021 and, as of this date, all donations received will be used to respond to the crisis in India. In response, WV India will be developing an emergency project to respond to the current COVID-19 health crisis that is claiming 100's of thousands of lives.
 
 In summary: This will be implemented in 13 locations in South India and achieve the following under each of the above mentioned outcomes:
 
 Outcome 1:
 
 
 Output: Increased awareness of communities on COVID-19 appropriate behaviours. 
 
 
 
 Indicator: 65,000 people reached through mass awareness campaigns 
 
 
 
 Activity: Context appropriate mass community awareness programmes on COVID-19 behaviour protocols in 13 Area Programme locations (Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Bellary, Yadgir, Hyderabad, Perambalur, Marungapuri, Viruthu Nagar, Rajapalayam, Ramanathapuram, Nandyal, Nirmal). 
 
  
 
 Outcome 2:
 
 
 Output 1: COVID-19 treatment hospitals at Block and District levels have received oxygen concentrators 
 
 
 
 Output 2: Covid-19 treatment hospitals at Block and District levels have received medical beds, bedsheet, pillow and PPE kits. 
 
 
 
 Indicators: 
 
 
 
 
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 8 Block level Community Health Centres, 3 District Hospitals and one MCH medical receive infrastructure support 
 
 
 
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 65 oxygen concentrator sets provided to hospitals (5 each for 8 Block Hospitals, 6 each for 3 District Hospitals and 7 for the Medical College Hospital) 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Activity: Provide infrastructure support (medical bed, oxygen concentrators and PPE kits to Block and District level government hospitals and a Medical College). 
 
  
 
 Outcome 3:
 
 
 Output 1: Psychosocial care provided to 1200 most vulnerable children and families in 12 Area Programme locations. 
 
 
 
 Indicator: 1200 children & parents received psychosocial support through counselling 
 
 
 
 Activity: Provide psychosocial care to most vulnerable children and families through counselling support. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 Output 2: Most vulnerable COVID-19 affected families received cash transfer assistance as an immediate relief. 
 
 
 
 Indicator: 4,574 most vulnerable COVID-19 affected families received financial assistance through cash transfer programme 
 
 
  
 
 
 Activity: Cash transferred to 4,574 COVID-19 affected families to meet their immediate essential family needs.