integrated (parameter 12) Health and WASH response of Al-Bayda and Sana'a governorates to expand high impact programs for populations experiencing catastrophic conditions classified (IPC Phase 5) in 3 districts (Maswarah-As Sawmaah) and Hamdan Dharwan IDPs collective site. ARD is proposing integrated Health amp WASH project (Parameter 1 amp 2) contributing to expand high impact programs and scaling up assistance in the 3 targeted districts (Maswarah-As Sawmaah-Hamdan) in Al-Bayda and Sanaa governorates. To reach a target of 42,218 people out of which 8,669 are Women, 8,217men, girls 12,972 and boys 12,360. Through this project, ARD is aiming to save lives by putting measures to prevent famine, scaling  up assistance in IDPs collective sites, alleviate suffering and promote human dignity in Al-Bayda, and Sana’a governorates which have population with critical and multi sectoral needs and experiencing catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase5).
ARD integrated approach will deliver health amp WASH services, focusing on addressing health amp WASH minim services package for the most vulnerable groups in districts classified catastrophic conditions.

The planned activities intervention:
(parameter 2 health, Dharwan IDP collective site), providing primary health care, Cholera prevention, and health education: outpatient consultation, basic reproductive health, immunization through existing static health facilities, ORC treatment, referral to DTS, and health messages.
Under health and WASH parameter 1 will include support for 1 hospital and 2 HFs where medicines, medical supplies and equipment to provide a healthcare minimum services package. ARD will also support immunization activities during routine and acceleration interventions, oral rehydration therapy, community health education and mobilization through CHVs, who will be equipped with all necessary tools. The intervention aims to address the priority needs of child and maternal health through provision of IMCI (integrated management of childhood ill­ness) services, treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases, provision of reproductive health services such as safe motherhood initiatives and family planning in areas with high risk of famine districts classified as catastrophic conditions. This will help bridge the gap between populations in need, and available services, linking them at critical times in their lives that have significant impacts on long-term health outcomes. In WASH project the major interventions will be focused on sustainable access to safe clean water in both health facilities and 3 water project systems in community levels to improve public health and resilience, 8 Water quality surveillance and resource and train 3 water projects community committees ( each CC 8 members 6 men 2 women) for (operation and maintenance) to ensure that affected people 42,218 beneficiaries (8,217 m, 8,669 w, 12,360 b, 12,972g) in Al-Bayda and Sana’a governorates will have access to clean water. Ensure safe water and sustainable sanitation through 200 HH sanitation rehabilitation/desludging through cash for work, and 3 cleaning campaigns in areas with high risk of famine districts classified as catastrophic conditions. Provide adequate and appropriate hygiene items to SAM HHs with 300 HKampWF. Providing comprehensive health amp hygiene messages to the community related including water transmitted diseases, and family planning to reduce excess morbidity and mortality. Community intervention will be designed across targeted governorate, as well as in 1 hospital, 3 health facilities catchment areas, to create access to health care for children and women in areas with high risk of famine districts classified as catastrophic conditions.

ARD has been working in Al-Bayda and Sanaa governorates since 2015, and has ongoing WASH and Health projects, providing health minimum service packages in HFs and WASH projects with different packages of humanitarian interventions through joined partnership and coordination with UNICEF, WHO and OCHA. ARD has managed to create a concrete base of collaboration and transparency with the community. ARD has established a strong ongoing mechanism for collaboration with Al-Bayda government officeies GRAWP and GHOs.