Integrated health and nutrition emergency response to drought affected communities in Burhakaba district of Bay region. This project is a Health and Nutrition integrated response to needs of PLWs and children hard to reach, drought affected communities in Burhakaba district, in Bay region of South West State (SWS). It is a last mile delivery effort to mitigate the consequences of drought on populations in SWS where access to services is severely constrained by the presence of none state actors. The main objective of this project is to provide integrated life-saving emergency primary health and Nutrition services to 25,000 individuals (Nutrition- , 8306 girls, 7,700 boys, 1300 women, 1000 men,

The health component will deliver 6 CORE EPHS interventions package to the target communities in Howlwadag, waberi, , Masusow, Aray, and Awyaye villages in Burhakaba district including maternal, reproductive amp neonatal health, communicable diseases control, child health, first aid, treatment of common ailments and HIV/STI/TB, health staffs capacity building on IMCI, BeMonc and referral for secondary care. Nutrition component will entail community nutrition activities such as screening and referrals, SAM amp MAM treatment, IYCF, hygiene promotion and capacity building for health staffs on IMAM. 
SOS CV has a strong presence in SWS providing health amp nutrition in the region with a flagship district hospital in Baidoa and other health/nutrition facilities in Berdale, Hudur amp Burhakaba. SOS CV is also an active member of health, nutrition and protection clusters and coordinates with national amp local area coordination networks and has strong relations with Ministry of Health (MOH) at district, state and national levels. Over the years SOS CV has put in place strong accountability and feedback mechanisms to ensure safe programming through toll free lines, suggestion boxes, exit interviews amp FGDs with KIs


SOS CV will closely coordinate with SWS Burhakaba district authorities, State MOH/Federal level MOH and social mobilizers, elders involved in mobilizing activities. The proposed intervention will create synergies with other ongoing emergency drought response project in  focusing on  other sector including FSL, CP/GBV  to maximize impact and avoid duplication and  address the underlying and root causes of acute malnutrition . SOS CV will also coordinate with local humanitarian actors for proper referral and coordination’s as well as health and nutrition clusters at regional and national level. SOS CV.  Effects will be made to prevent occurrence of Gender-Based  Violence (GBV) by collaborating with available mechanisms in the target locations. Gender mainstreaming will be fully ensured in the community mobilization events, service provision and for the  raining of staff and other project stakeholders. Data for the beneficiaries will be disaggregated by age and sex. SOS will promote full participation of women, girls and boys, in the project planning, monitoring and implementation to promote their voices are heard and are taken into account including  communication preferences. A particular focus will be given to ensure participation of people with  special needs or with disabilities by targeting 10% of the total target population in both districts.