HANDS Covid-19 Response Updated Report 6 Situation Update May 2, 2020

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1 Risk Awareness Telephonic Helpline Number (0343-2111177 & 0346-1117771) reached by nearly PHILANTHROPISTS 12,000 needy, facilitated for medical advice, lab test and food ration as per set criteria

Nearly 230 field staff, 2100 Community Resource Persons (CRPs), > 6400 Com- Contact Us: munity Based Organization (CBO) representative, > 21,000 School Management Health Sector: Dr M. Sarwat Mirza Committee (SMC) Members are oriented on COVID-19 preventive measures in Chief Health & Research [email protected] 20 districts across Pakistan. FSL, WASH & Protection: G. Mustafa Zaor 4,060 awareness raising sessions conducted through Community Health (Marvi) Chief Services Workers to ensure COVID-19 preventive measures. [email protected] Coordination: M. Raheem Marri Awareness raising session conducted among 906 Community Microfinance G M Disaster Management Program Groups regarding the precautionary measures of COVID-19 in 20 districts of [email protected] Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan. Helpline: +92-343-2111177, 346-1117771 Saving a life is Saving Humanity Education and awareness raising sessions conducted by > 7,000 teachers partici-

pated by > 11,000 parents and > 30,000 students in 09 districts in Sindh. For online Help Donation/Sadqa/Zakat visit www.hands.org.pk or contact any Branch of Communication gap analysis of teachers for distance learning strategy conduct- ed in 17 districts of Pakistan

All accounts are audited by repurted mufties and chartered accountants 19 non-technical staff appointed for Quarantine Centers of Health Services Dumba Goth and Malir in partnership with 2 Unicef. 03 Isolation wards established in Sindh Govt Hospitals at 930 Health Care Providers (HCPs) & 3600 Marvi Workers, Ibrahim & Murad Memon Goth District Malir trained on effective use of Personal Protective equipment’s under PPP & Coronal related Inter Personal Communication.

06 Ambulances are deployed to isolation centers and 3,337 villages/settlements of 12 districts were reached to quarantine centers of District Malir under Public Private continue Reproductive Health & Family Planning services. Partnership

Supply of PPEs including 66,000 disposable gloves; 25,000 146,593 Women of Reproductive Age given health and Surgical face masks; 3,600 Head covers; 2,600 Long counseling Services. sleeve gowns; 3,600 Shoe covers & 650 hand Sanitizers to HFs in district Malir under PPP project. Additionally, in 13,481 Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women’s received KHI & Hyd. 4500 hand Sanitizers; 16,000 face masks; nutrition supplements that is RUTF, IFA, MNP through 07 6000 Soaps; 02 Goggles; 02 Tyvek Suits were provided to Out Patient Therapeutic Program (OTPs) through 95 Marvi HCPs with the support of OXFAM. Moreover 305 Suits Workers. for HCPs; 40 Dustbins; 67 wall Sanitizers; 582 Antiseptic Soaps; 64 Kits for Sanitarian; 20 Floor Disinfectant Liquid Provision 35,000 soaps for promotion of hand-wash at Chlorine -30-liter Gallon; 08 Bleaching Powder Sodium Marvi centers in Tharparkar, Badin and Umerkot. Hypochlorite - 25 Kg Bag; 38,500 disposable gloves; 45,000 Surgical Gloves; 15,000 Soaps were provided to HANDS conducted Situation and Gap Analysis (reports 22 HFs in 09 districts of Sindh with the support of available on www.hands.org.pk) regarding state of Personal UNICEF. Protective Equipment (PPEs) at Quarantine and Isolation Facilities in Sindh HANDS Covid-19 Response Updated Report 6 Situation Update May 2, 2020

3 Food Security & Livelihood (FSL): 6 Partnership with OXFAM Project will support 55 health care Food Ration distribution continues to reach 25,000 CoVID-19 families in 30 district across Pakistan, through “HANDS provider at DHQ/ THQ, RHCs/ Response BHUs and 51 LHWs to get trainings Food for survival Project” with the support of funding project in on Infection Prevention & Control- partners and philanthropists District Badin IPC. The basic PPE kits will be provided to those participants. 200 beneficiaries received livelihood support Interest free loan in Umerkot and Sanghar during COVID-19 Support Disaster Manage- emergency. 20 Hand wash- ment Authority Sindh will through installation of 29 500 rickshaw drivers in Karachi are continuously being ing stations be installed at Health Canopies/ umbrellas with supported in Guzara project Facilities including messages of Corona BHUs, RHCs, THQs preventive measures at Traffic Police/Police Check and DHQ Badin Partnership with PPAF posts in Karachi city 4HANDS conducted a need assessment in collaboration with Pakistan Training on alternate livelihood with provision of 40 livelihood seed money, Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) for 125 revenue villages of 10 Union councils in District Badin, Sindh. The main focus of this assessment was to ,06 model agriculture forms and 03 fish forms support will be provided in identify most vulnerable eligible households & type of economic activity / targeted communities support / inputs that are needed to revive their livelihood in the situation of pandemic COVID-19. This assessment was based on focus group discussions of male & female activists in each village and 6,500 (15%) of Partnership with UNFPA door to door household need assessments of beneficiaries. 7 WASH Services at Isolation HANDS in collaboration with UNFPA has launched an emer- gency response project. This project will be implemented in Centers/Health Facilities Districts Umerkot, Sanghar of Sindh and Districts Lasbella, 5 Quetta of Balochistan. The project aims to empower the wom- HANDS has initiated 3 months “Humanitarian Response for en/girls and youth of the intervention areas through awareness COVID-19” for Isolation Center / Wards of 22 designated Health raising regarding the pandemic. The Project will also ensure to facilities located at District Karachi, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Khairpur, improve hygiene conditions of the young boys & girls and Naushahro Feroz, Sanghar, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Tando Allahyar, women of reproductive age in communities Tando Muhammad Khan. HANDS will equip the Isolation Ward / handwashing facilities for Center in term of PPEs, Deploy the support staff, ensure orienta- 480 health care young women and men tion and training to use the PPEs. In addition will also mobilize providers will be prisoners in jails and 700,000 population on COVID-19 through awareness raising trained at 60 shelter homes. sessions. health facilities • HANDS managing handwashing stations and WASH Services with the support of UNICEF (49 Manual Portable Handwashing Mass media campaigns will be carried out to reach you Units; 27 Pedal Handwashing Stations; 18 Latrines; 01 R.O Plant; 16 population and general communities through FM Radio Water Cooler with Filter and 01 Water Dispenser & Filter) at 16 messages, talk shows, IEC material etc. Isolation Centers and 02 Public Places in Sindh province under 27,000 beneficiaries including men, women and girls will be Humanitarian Response for COVID-19. reached through community awareness sessions • UNICEF has provided a 7.2 KW Solar based 3000 GPD Contain- erised R.O Plant at Isolation Center in Civil Hospital Karachi with the efforts of HANDS and Hydropak teams. Networking • HANDS has provided Hygiene kits (Soaps 6000; Sanitizers 2000 8HANDS Participated in National forums including Natural Disaster and masks 2000) for 2,000 families to Provincial Disaster Manage- Consortium-NDC, WASH sector partner’s forum, Provincial WASH ment Authorities (PDMAs) of Balochistan & Sindh (from OXFAM). working groups, National Nutrition Working group, National Humani- • HANDS conducted Situation Analysis of Water Sanitation and tarian Network (NHN), START Network, Provincial Disaster Resilient Hygiene facilities at Quarantine and Isolation Centers in Pakistan. Forum (DRF), Provincial Food Security & Agriculture Working Group

Food Ration distribution at Shangla, KP Provision of waste disposal facilities Provision of PPEs for 40 Hospitals Installation of RO plant at Civil Hospital Karachi