Emergency Health response support for Conflict-affected communities in three woredas of Benishangul Gumuz region. The project intends to respond to the Humanitarian crisis that has been affecting Benishangul Gumuz region. The project is designed to provide emergency health response through Mobile Health and Nutrition Response (MHNR) in the most affected three woredas in Metekele  zone of Benishangul gumuz region, in which MCMDO is delivering similar services for the last 1 year. This project will facilitate access to displaced and vulnerable host communities due to the ongoing conflict to essential health services through deploying Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams (MHNT) and strengthen the local health system and health facilities that are damaged, looted and disrupted. 

The beneficiaries are people severely affected by Conflict (IDPs and Host communities) with low access to health and nutrition services and other public health interventions in the targeted three woredas. They will have access (direct beneficiaries) to the MCMDO three MHNT in three woreda. Each MHNTs will conduct general consultations, maternal and reproductive consultations and routine vaccination in at least six IDPs/service delivery sites that will be selected with the RHB, zonal/ woreda health office and cluster members. Monthly MUAC screening will also ensure identification of acute malnutrition and provide supplementary food for MAM and referral for SAM with medical complication. It is projected that, during the six month project period, and calculated at a utilization rate of 1.5 consultations /person /year. IDPs and host communities in six woredas in the selected operational kebeles will directly benefit from MCMDO MHNTs. These direct beneficiaries are 43,369 IDPs/returnees and Host communities include 6,939 children under five and more than 2038 PLWs to deliver consultations, treatment, family planning, immunization, surveillance, MCH services, nutrition screening, response to outbreaks and referral services. The Team is also responsible to report on regular basis to early warning weekly and DHIS 2 on communicable disease alerts of outbreaks, when needed to undertake together with the Zonal/ woreda RRTs outbreak investigation for the confirmation of outbreaks and initiation of rapid response supporting for the control of diseases spread in the most remote and underserved communities, The team also provide MHPSS services including trauma care for most vulnerable communities in the areas and re functionalizing the local health system, supporting Health workers and HEWs on surveillance and outbreak management. The project also integrates and support key activities on prevention and control of COVID-19. The project will ensure strong coordination and partnerships with humanitarian response organizations and the regional government as well as the Federal government to harmonize and achieve sustainable impacts on the communities affected. 

The project will be implemented for a period of six months to cover the immediate health service needs aiming to reduce the avoidable mortality and mortality attributable to displacement, and outbreaks including Covid-19 with a total budget of USD 219997.32.