Improving Preparedness and Response Capacities of Health Facilities in Bentiu and Malakal ltp style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serifmso-fareast-font-family:
quotTimes New Romanquotmso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:
#2000mso-fareast-language:#2000"gtRecurring floods have severely affected the
same communities in Unity State every year. Flooding continued into 2022,
displacing around 347,000 people who fled to higher lands. Recurrent flooding
coupled with active conflict and inter-communal fighting in
neighboringnbspstates has increased the number of displaced people in Unity
and Upper Nile States. As of October 2022, the number of internally displaced
persons (IDPs) in Bentiu town stood at 102,811 people according to IOM's
Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). Flooding in Unity and other states has
destroyed community livelihoods with farmland submerged in water, and left
health facilities overwhelmed.lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
text-align:justifyline-height:115%" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serif
mso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquotmso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:
nonemso-ansi-language:EN-USmso-fareast-language:#2000" lang="EN-US"gtFlood-induced
displacement of communities and the congestion it has caused have increased the
vulnerability of affected people. Health facilities in Unity and Upper Nile
states are overwhelmed with increasing number of vulnerable women, girls, men,
and boys seeking for immediate health services including maternal and
reproductive health services. The increasing needs have depleted the medical
supplies including reproductive health supplies in these facilities which
comprises their ability to continue providing reproductive health services.lt/spangtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serifmso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquot
mso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:#2000mso-fareast-language:
#2000"gtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
text-align:justifyline-height:115%" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serif
mso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquotmso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:
nonemso-ansi-language:EN-USmso-fareast-language:#2000" lang="EN-US"gtAs more flooding is
expected during the rainy season, this project will support the pre-deployment
of Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits (IARH) in Bentiu and Malakal hubs
where IDPs from flooded areas are hosted. The pre-deployment of these supplies
will improve the preparedness and response capacities of health facilities in
flood-affected areas during the anticipated crises.lt/spangtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serifmso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquot
mso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:#2000mso-fareast-language:
#2000"gtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
text-align:justifyline-height:115%background:white" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serifmso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquot
color:blackmso-color-alt:windowtextmso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:none
mso-ansi-language:EN-USmso-fareast-language:#2000" lang="EN-US"gtThis project will
complement ongoing UNFPA projects in Unity and Upper Nile States as well to
improve access to and utilization of Reproductive Health (RH) services for
ltbgt107,582 lt/bgtbeneficiaries in Malakal (ltbgt39,103lt/bgt) and Bentiu (ltbgt68,479lt/bgt). The project will
have three main components:lt/spangtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serif
mso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquotmso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:
nonemso-ansi-language:#2000mso-fareast-language:#2000"gtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
margin-left:36.0pttext-align:justifytext-indent:-18.0ptline-height:115%
background:white" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serif
mso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquotcolor:blackmso-color-alt:windowtext
mso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:EN-USmso-fareast-language:
#2000" lang="EN-US"gtØnbsp Procurement and prepositioning of IARH kits at Bentiu and
Malakal hubs. These supplies will be available and accessible to health
facilities in Unity and Upper Nile states that support services to vulnerable
women, men, boys, and girls affected by the floods.lt/spangtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serifmso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquot
mso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:#2000mso-fareast-language:
#2000"gtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
margin-left:36.0pttext-align:justifytext-indent:-18.0ptline-height:115%
background:white" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serif
mso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquotcolor:blackmso-color-alt:windowtext
mso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:EN-USmso-fareast-language:
#2000" lang="EN-US"gtØnbsp Routine monitoring of the timely procurement, pre-positioning,
and distribution of IARH and improving access and utilization of affected
women, men, boys, and girls to these humanitarian supplies.lt/spangtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serifmso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquot
mso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:#2000mso-fareast-language:
#2000"gtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
margin-left:36.0pttext-align:justifytext-indent:-18.0ptline-height:115%
background:white" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serif
mso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquotcolor:blackmso-color-alt:windowtext
mso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:EN-USmso-fareast-language:
#2000" lang="EN-US"gtØnbsp Effective coordination with Health Cluster partners in the Unity
and Upper Nile states providing life-saving RH services. lt/spangtltspan style="font-family:quotArialquot,sans-serifmso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquot
mso-font-kerning:0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:#2000mso-fareast-language:
#2000"gtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
text-align:justifyline-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:
quotArialquot,sans-serifmso-fareast-font-family:quotTimes New Romanquotmso-font-kerning:
0ptmso-ligatures:nonemso-ansi-language:EN-USmso-fareast-language:#2000" lang="EN-US"gtltbrgt
UNFPA will maintain closer coordination with health cluster and with the RH
working group at national and sub-national levels.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgt