COVID-19 ADRA Asia Situationcovid-19 Overview ADRA at Aasia Glance Sitrep #11 | As of June 19, 2020
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COVID-19 ADRA Asia SituationCOVID-19 Overview ADRA at aAsia Glance SitRep #11 | as of June 19, 2020 COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS BY COUNTRY Countries in Asia where ADRA is responding Involvement 1.6 Million 885,691.28 Individuals USD Total Value of Mongolia COUNTRY #CASES #DEATHS Implementing & Completed 65 PROJECTS Receiving Aid Interventions BANGLADESH 98,489 1,305 30 IMPLEMENTING CAMBODIA 129 0 South Korea CHINA 84,903 4,645 35 COMPLETED INDIA 366,946 12,237 Pakistan Nepal INDONESIA 41,431 2,276 ADRA Highlights China JAPAN 935 ADRA Indonesia is implementing a prevention elderly program Bangladesh 17,668 India Vietnam LAOS 19 0 during COVID-19. It is taking place in Jakarta, West Java (Bogor Laos City, Ciampea, Dramaga, Leuwisadeng, Pamijahan, and Taman Myanmar Philippines MONGOLIA 197 0 Sari) and Central Thailand MYANMAR 263 6 Sulawesi (Palu City and Sigi Regency). The program started on Cambodia NEPAL 7,177 20 the 1st of April 2020. It is expected that over 1,000 elderly Sri Lanka PAKISTAN 160,118 3093 people will receive the cash assistance program. It will be used by the elderly to meet their basic needs for approximately two PHILIPPINES 27,238 1,108 months. With this cash assistance, it provides them safety and Indonesia SOUTH KOREA 12,257 280 financial security by staying home, and not having to risk their SRI LANKA 1,924 11 lives by going to work. This program is supported ADRA donors, Latter-day - Saints, Kerk in actie, ADRA Canada, and ADRA Timor-Leste THAILAND 3,141 58 International. TOTAL CASES 822,259 TIMOR-LESTE 24 0 TOTAL DEATHS 25,974 Asia Region VIETNAM TOTAL CASES 8,242,999 335 0 Globally TOTAL DEATHS 445,535 *WHO Situation Report #150 | June 18, 2020 ADRA’S RESPONSE Needs Assessment • The COVID 19 Regional Taskforce has now finalised and circulated a remote assessment guide and shared with country offices. Assessment questionnaires will also be made available within the network. • The secondary impact has now been assessed in most country offices. Medium and Longer term recovery and resilience projects have begun. COVID-19 | ADRA Asia Regional | SitRep #11 June 19, 2020 1 COVID-19 ADRA Asia SitRep #11 | as of June 19, 2020 ADRA’S RESPONSE CONSTRAINTS ADRA’s Response Activities Security Constraints Our Country Offices have successfully utilised internal funding to veragele external Country Offices report that security constrains are easing off. Most funds and partnerships. Most projects are focused on recovery and linking actions ADRA offices are beginning to re-open with limited community to development. presence. All ADRA offices are aligning themselves with the regulations of the relevant governments. Most offices have now moved away from Countries where large development programs exist have been work-from-home arrangements. However, guidelines on social successful in assisting target communities in addressing the crisis and will distancing, wearing face masks remain enforced. continue to work closely with them in the next few months. Our Country Offices are also putting in place Readiness Plans to address other Other Constraints disasters that are beginning to hit the region. It is noted that the need is vast and funding is limited. This is a major constraint as we move into the recovery and development phase. ADRA Funding Opportunities offices are working with local communities to find creative ways of ADRA Regional Office is laying plans to make available match funding that can be recovering from the crisis. made available to leverage funding from other donors and partners. The regional office is currently considering country offices such as Indonesia, Philippines, Nepal, and Sri Lanka to support in leveraging larger scale funding. RESPONSE COORDINATION Coordination with other Organisations Coordination is being carried out at respective country levels through clusters and HCTs where applicable. ADRA Asia has been conducting weekly coordination meetings to understand needs of countries, pool resources, share learnings and identify potential regional funding. ADRA Asia has also been represented in the UN OCHA regional calls on a weekly basis and participating in various working groups and in ADRA’s activated global coordination. ADRA’s Technical Working Groups Many of the relevant ADRA working groups and Technical Learning Labs have met to discuss potential support that needs to provide towards the Country Offices. The Steering Committee of the Learning Labs have initiated discussions on the COVID-19 in order to encourage the TLLs to work towards identifying ways to Did you know since the outbreak of COVID-19, support the country offices. the ADRA Asia Region has had 17 country offices working to fight against it. COVID-19 | ADRA Asia Regional | SitRep #11 June 19, 2020 2 COVID-19 while providing health services and reduce the chances of on-transmission to other patients, families and friends. 2) Increase the awareness of community members in Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear to change social behaviours which will reduce the rate of transmission of COVID-19 BANGLADESH CAMBODIA 200 - Households in Pursat Province will receive: 8,174 - Households in Districts of Khulna, 57 - Hospitals, 142 Health Centers, 3 ministries, and COVID-19 the Immediate Response/Social Distancing Mymensigh, Manigkanj and Dhaka will receive: 8 departments in Phnom Penh and numerous Stage Awareness Raising posters and hand outs, provinces throughout Cambodia have received: 1) Contributions to COVID-19 containment and Public Health Sessions, and awareness rallies 18,704 liters of antibacterial foam hand wash to 57 Health response hospitals, 142 health centers, three ministries and 8 2,700 - Households in Dhaka, Tongi, Manikganj, departments engaged in the COVID-19 response 2) Economic Assessment and Humanitarian Mymensignh, and Khulna will receive: Assistance Food distribution for poor families 10,100- Households & 800 health care workers in Phnom Penh, Pursat Province, 3a) Economic stimulus and recovery activities Preah Vihear, Kompong Thom Prvinces, Bakan District, and Pursat Province will receive: 3b) ProMarket intervention reactivation" 1) Collaboration with PHD, Bakan OD and 5 HCs to put Covid protection education video at triage or 1,000 - Vulnerable Families through 20 Churches will waiting room of the HCs receive: Short term food security and promote longer term 2) Provide support to Covid 19 care center - 2 centers restoration of income generation and food in Bakan currently used as quarantine for migrants supplies for families. To improve understanding of returning from Thailand) and behaviours which prevent diseases like COVID-19 including lifestyle health improvements preventing 3) Provide infared thermometers per request of PHD non-communicable diseases which are comorbidity to help Hospitals, Health Centers and Quarantine factors leading to death with COVID-19 and other Centers for COVID-19. illnesses CHINA 4) Hire 5 private motorbikes to do Covid 19 350 - Households in Hong Kong have received: protection mobile awareness/education at the village +18,000 Facemasks, and hand sanitizers level. Supported by the Chinese Mission Union Special Needs Department & private donors 5) Promote Covid 19 protection measures though sharing video clips with project Reflect Circle members. 6) Production of print posters, banners and leaflets as needed and requested by the PHD for the INDIA protection measures 1,804 - Households in Madanpur Khadar, New Delhi, 5 - Hospitals and 73 Health Centers will receive: Lamapind Village, Jallandar, Andhra Pradesh, 1) Supply of basic Personal Protective Equipment Falakata, AlipurDuar, Thiruvallur, Trichy, Chennai (PPE) to the Preah Vihear (PVH) and Kompong Thom Districts, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal have (KPT) provincial health department to assist in received: protecting their health officials from contracting Continue... Continue... COVID-19 | ADRA Asia Regional | SitRep #11 June 19, 2020 3 Dry ration kit to marginalised communities affected PPE, hand sanitiser, alcohol, and cleaning products by lockdown. Dry ration kit for BPL people affected by lockdown. Dry ration kit for marginalised 20 - ADRA Laos Staff will participate in a COVID-19 communities. Staff recovery social and emotional workshop to imrpove their well-being and resilience 1,300 - Households in Pune, Maharashtra, Gangapur Village, Aurangabad, Maharastra New Delhi Basistha, Guwahati, Assam, Nuzvid, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, Khanang Anikarak, West Imphal, MONGOLIA and Manipur will receive: 315 - Households in Ulaanbaatar have received: 1) Food Assistance to slum area communities Cash Distribution to the most vulnerable people 2) Groceries support to most vulnerable households in Aurangabad 3) Groceries Distribution in Delhi 4) Food Aid support to Covid-19 households 8 - Hospitals in Pune, Bangalore, Ottapalam, Jallandar, Shimla will recieve: Covid 19 Response project with Adventist Medical Trust, India INDONESIA MYANMAR 700 - Households in Jakarta, West Java and Central 5,139 - Households in Kayin State have received: Sulawesi will receive: Awareness raising on COVID 19 prevention and Multi-purpose Cash Assistance to access to goods or response services for people who will lost their income Safe ways to get goods and services to elderly who 450 - Households in 13 villages, under Matupi Tsp, LAOS are self-distancing and stay at home Chin state. 4 villages, under Magway region, 5,003 - Households in Phoukoud District, Psychosocial Support Myanmar. Total of 17 villages have received: Xiengkhouang Province have received: Submitted