Health care services for conflict-affected populations in Aleppo governorate IDP camps This project consists of 3 main components to address the health care and nutritional needs of IDPs and resident population in and near the IDP camps of northern Azaz district:
 Primary health care services for IDPs and nearby resident populations of Al Resala, Shamarek and Al Rayan IDP camps 
 Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) and Psycho-Social Services (PSS) for IDPs and nearby resident populations of Ar Rayan, Shamarek and Bab Al Iman IDP camps 
 Specialized pediatric services at the Bab Al Salama Hospital

More specifically the project components will include the following:

1.) Continuation of primary health care services of 3 PHCs level 2 based on the essential package of services for 8 months:
The three stationary pre-fabricated PHCs will continue to provide services in Al-Resala, Shamareq and Al Rayan camps for an estimated catchment population of 43,833 IDPs inside the camps and 8836 IDPs living in the random settlement around the targeted camps. The 3 PHCs will provide basic general, reproductive and pediatric health care services and continue to be part of the functional referral system to secondary level health care. It will also continue providing public health awareness for preventive measures through outreach, health education and disease and nutrition screenings by community health care workers (CHW). 

On average, 16% of beneficiaries are men, 24% are women over age of 18, 25% boys and 35% girls under age of 17 years.

2.) Continuation of IYCF and psycho-social support services for 8 months:
Ensure integrated IYCF and PSS services for pregnant and lactating mothers (PLW) and children under 2 years in the 3 IDP camps of Bab Al Iman, Shamareq and Al Rayan through community outreach, screenings, running of IYCF/PSS spaces, individual and group education and counseling. The IYCF centers will incorporate breast feeding support based on established international guidelines, Breast Milk Substitute (BMS) training and individual PSS in a safe, hygienic and private environment. These centers will serve a catchment population of 60638 IDPs, 8% of them are PLWs. 

3.) Continuation of secondary level pediatric services for 5 months:
Continue running the pediatric department in Bab Al Salama hospital, including in-patient and out-patient services In collaboration with 3 other pediatric facilities in Azaz district, the in-patient pediatric needs for a catchment population of approximately 350,000 persons shall be covered.
The target beneficiaries of the pediatric department are children under age of 12 which are 24% of beneficiaries. 

The three PHC in, Ar Rayan and Shamarek, the IYCF and PSS services and the pediatric unit of Bab Al Salama Hospital were set up through HPF grants TUR-16/3559/RA/H/NGO/2432 and were supported through HPF grant TUR-16/3559/SA 2016/H-N/NGO/2754 until January 2017. Gap funding was obtained for 2 months until end of March 2017.
New PHC in Alresala camp will be added as additional PHC to this project in order to provide an integrated service. 

This project aim to support the coordination with the health actors and local councils and camp managers through monthly and weekly meetings to review the health needs and to develop an integrated health response.  However, monthly health and nutrition clusters meetings will be attended by RF and IDA to share the project inputs with cluster members. 
Close support from the Health and Nutrition clusters information management units will be provided to RF and IDA by regular monthly reports using EWARN, HeRAMS and 4Ws reports.