Integrated Health and WASH Project for the Prevention of Water Born Diseases in Abu Zabad and Lagawa Localities in West Kordofan State. OPS Codes Health (SUD-18/H/118332/R) and WASH (SUD-18/WS/117330).

Concern Word Wide (CWW) would like to contribute and link to HRP2018 Output 2 by an integrated health/WASH intervention to prevent new outbreak of waterborne diseases in West Kordofan (WK) sate. The proposed project will be part of an overall community-based health and WASH service strengthening strategy developed and adopted by CW based on WHO guidelines. The intervention will be triangulated by funding from OFDA to deliver a comprehensive, community-led health and WASH intervention in Lagawa and Abu Zabad localities  focusing on the following activities: 
HEALTH: Community health, hygiene and sanitation promotions: media campaigns, meetings, forums, home visits, in 17 communities and 4 health facilities about the prevention of water born disease including AWD. 
Capacity building: h/workers (4 Health Facilities) on surveillance system and universal precaution/infection control, formation/training of Rapid Response Teams (4), establish/train Community Health and Hygiene Committees, establish/train Community Hygiene/Health/promoters on hygiene promotion and disease surveillance, Support the MoH in the EWRS roll out, conduct public health alert, investigation, verification and response, incentives for health facility staff and community promoters and Rapid Response Team, Pre-positioning essential drugs/supplies to AWD preparedness and response 
WASH:  Rehabilitation of water sources (2) , conduct water quality test monitoring and treatment (at water points and households), water source management workshop and roll out plan implementation, construction/renovation of sanitation and h/washing facilities in schools (4), and health facilities (4), Distribution of NFI hygiene kits (jerry cans, soap)

Close collaboration with State line ministries (MoH and WES) and coordination with UN Agencies, and local communities, CWW will in crease the health and WASH coverage throughout the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation phases of the project. SMOH will actively be involved by leading in the capacity building training activities such as Rapid Response Team training, EWRS training for health workers and communities, planning and execution of the preparedness plan. hygiene promotion and sanitation campaigns. WES will be the technical lead in the execution of the hard components of WASH activities such as rehabilitation of waster yards, establishment of elevated tanks, water chlorination services, training of water technicians and water user committees and construction of school latrines. 

Concern will also integrate the project activities with other services implemented/supported other stakeholders such as SMOH, WES, UNICEF WHO and other NGOs working in the localities by complementing the effort and not duplicating. Prior to the start of the project implementations CWW will coordinate with all stakeholders/actors to ensure the existing services in the prevention of waterborne diseases are strengthened and priority non-existing services are implemented.
Global Aid Hand (GAH) national partner will be implementing the community level interventions e.g. training for volunteers, community mobilization and the hard/soft components of the school hygiene promotion.