Emergency MSP Project in Rahabah District of Marib Governorate RDP has designed Emergency MSP Project to mitigate the suffering of vulnerable populations in Al Abdiyah district of Marib Governorate. The objective of this project is to provide the minimum health services for the most vulnerable affected Population including the IDPs in collective sites in the targeted district. Al Abdiyah district is among the most affected districts in Marib Governorate affected by the current conflict in the country forcing a lot of populations to displace from the conflict areas to this district to get a save residency away from the conflict. This project is in line with the second standard allocation 2019 priorities in terms of covering the needs gap in Al Abdiyah district which hosts about 14,808 individuals of IDPs who will get the project services through outreach activities as well as through the supported health facilities.

RDP will target a total number of 9,932 vulnerable individuals dis-aggregated as 1,946 men, 2,026 women, 2,919 boys and 3,041 girls in Al Abdiyah district including the IDPs in collective sites in the targeted district. The project will focus on key activities including Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), minimum initial service for Reproductive Health (RH), and communicable and non-communicable disease.

The health activities will be implemented at the following health centers:

- Al Shejab Health Facility 
- Khaleelah Health Facility
- Makhlaq Health Facility

After Coordination with all related stakeholders (GHO, DHO, local authorities, other partners working at the same district), the health facilities will be supported to provide free and high-quality health services to the affected community and IDPs including basic life support, minor trauma surgeries, prevention and control of communicable disease, major common illnesses and monitoring of cases with already diagnosed Non-Communicable diseases. The health services will also include providing free minimum initial services of the Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) including Ante-Natal Care (ANC), pregnant women Iron\Folate supplements, Normal deliveries under skilled health workers attendance, Post Natal Care (PNC), Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) treatment, essential newborn care and basic laboratory tests.

WHO will contribute to this project by providing medicines and medical equipment in form of IEH Kits (in kind contribution) and RDP will provide the other medicines not included within the WHO kits (loose medicines).

The HFs will be also provided with a cold chain system for the provision of free immunization services for boys and girls according to the National Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) to prevent major life-threatening illnesses including but not limited to Measles, Polio, TB, Hepatitis, Diphtheria, and Tetanus. Free immunization will be provided to the children of the host community as well as IDPs located within the district. Training courses for the health workers on IMCI will also take place within this project.

Outreach activities will be conducted regularly to the IDPs collective sites to provide essential health services by the health workers. Referral of acute critical cases, as well as complicated obstetric cases, will be activated from IDPs sites to the district hospital and the supported health facilities.
The project will be implemented according to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement that results from this proposal and the terms of the parties and the impact of the project/ success stories will be shared at the end of the project.