Emergency MSP Project in As Silw district of Taizz governorate - Priority 1 RDP proposes to deliver an emergency MSP project that will contribute to improving access to essential health services for the most vulnerable affected population including IDPs in ِAs Siliw district of Taizz Governorate targeting 19,210 direct beneficiaries (3,781 men, 3,927 women, 5,633 boys, and 5,869 girls) by restoring the functionality and sustainability of services at five priority health facilities to provide the Minimum Service Package, as well as supporting outreach activities to complement the provision of wide coverage health services. The beneficiaries will be assisted with one or more types of lifesaving essential health services of the Minimum Service Package including prevention and control of communicable diseases, major common illnesses, prevalent/emergent diseases, effective referral of cases to secondary and tertiary health care, and community-based health awareness activities through five functional health facilities and their hazard health allowance and a team of community health volunteers.

The project is in line with the first line priority of YHF's 1st standard allocation of 2020 and Sphere standards. It will strengthen the resilience of the health system in the district through the provision of different support areas. The project will support the five HFs with essential medical equipment and supplies, medicines, and laboratory solutions, and support for the provision of free immunization services for boys and girls including IDPs nearby HF 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. As well as for the provision of a full package of health services according to the health cluster endorsed MSP. In addition, RDP will provide health hazard allowances for the health staff in the targeted health facilities (Medical health workers and non-medical workers such as cleaners) to facilitate the provision of free health services, 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 for most affected people. The project will also provide  essential monthly operational costs and minor maintenance works to ensure functionality and availability of needed electricity, water supply, stationery, cleaning services and materials for proper infection prevention and control, and maintenance of devices

Outreach activities will be conducted regularly to the IDPs collective sites and targeting host community populations in priority areas to provide essential health services by the health workers. Referral of acute critical cases, as well as complicated cases will be activated to the supported health facilities.

According to the conducted needs assessment, and in close coordination with the Health Cluster and according to its recommendation, RDP will target five health facilities in As Selw district of Taizz Governorate:
1- Al Thawra HF		(Health Center)
2- Al Qabiluh HF	        (Health Center)
3- Al Akaysha HF	        (Health Center)
4- Al Farooq HF		(Health Center)
5- Al Aqsa HF		        (Health Unit)
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.

The role of Intersos in this project is complementary to do the procurement of the Medicines, Medical supplies, Laboratory solutions, Medical equipment and Essential Furniture on behalf of RDP responding to YHF operational guideline regarding the procurement.