Provision of emergency health assistance to IDPs and conflict affected persons in South Sudan International Medical Corps’ strategy for 2016 in South Sudan is to work closely with partners and other stakeholders to prevent and respond to disease outbreaks and increase immunization coverage for children under 5, increase support to mobile medical units, and continue to provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health including emergency obstetric and neonatal care in Juba PoC, Malakal PoC, and Akobo hospitals. Nutrition, mental health and GBV are integrated in all of IMC’s health projects.

Malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia remain the top causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 5. International Medical Corps primary health care clinics will continue to provide medical consultations for the population targeting the common causes of mortality and morbidity while undergoing prevention activities like EPI and health education. IMC will be incorporating mental health to primary health activities. Capacity building of national staff will also be a top priority in improving quality of care provided in the health facilities.

IMC will continue to strengthen both the IDSR and EWARN disease surveillance system to detect the occurrence of disease outbreaks as was the case in 2015. Index cases of cholera and measles were detected in IMC health facilities in the PoCs in 2015 which helped mount timely and effective response resulting in zero in-facility deaths and containment of the epidemics in the Juba PoC.

As access to vulnerable populations is one of the major barriers to humanitarian response in South Sudan, International Medical Corps is increasing support to mobile medical units that are able to deploy rapidly to locations as soon as access becomes available. With experienced staff and strong programming in primary, mental and reproductive health, as well as nutrition, IMC will support dynamic and comprehensive mobile teams to address the needs of vulnerable people. 

In all four program locations International Medical Corps will be providing psychosocial support services and integrating mental health into the primary care package.

Through the proposed activities, IMC UK intends to increase access to and utilization of quality primary and secondary health care and integrated mental health and HIV/AIDS services, improve access to quality reproductive, maternal,  newborn and child health care and integrated life-saving medical and psychosocial support to survivors of GBV.

IMC UK currently operates GBV prevention and response programs in Malakal and Akobo. Following the IASC Gender in Emergencies guideline, International Medical Corps streamlines gender principles in all services. Gender equality and equity issues are being addressed in ongoing project activities in Malakal, Akobo and Juba PoC through gender mainstreaming activities. 
IMC UK is an independent affiliate of International Medical Corps (IMC), with which it shares the same name, charitable objectives and mission.  IMC UK and IMC work together to deliver assistance programs in an accountable and effective manner in pursuit of their commonly-held charitable objectives.  IMC will be performing services under any agreement that results from this proposal under the supervision of IMC UK.