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COVID-19 RESPONSE BULLETIN 85,136 1, 301 12 29 Confirmed Cases Deaths Regions Affected Partners ETHIOPIA: Issue 24; 12 Oct 2020 COVID-19 RESPONSE BULLETIN 85,136 1, 301 12 29 Confirmed Cases Deaths Regions Affected Partners Key Issues this week: Objectives of the Partners have expressed the need to support health facilities response: rehabilitation in locations where there was destruction due to 1. To minimize the conflict and floods, something for consideration by donors number of cases A discussion about the scabies reactive mini-campaigns that six of COVID-19 partners were assigned to conduct, integrating permethrin 2. To minimize the treatment, WaSH an d exposure of beddings to sunshine number of deaths Orientation of partners on the 2020 cluster coordination performance monitoring and a call for all to participate in this self- from COVID-19 assessment exercise 3. To minimize the impact of COVID- 19 on the health system Weekly Health Cluster coordination meeting, Wednesday 1400Hrs; join at this Link 1 Response Monitoring 195,994 People reached with COVID-19 awareness through partners IEC Materials Distributed 26,807 People Trained on COVID-19 Topics 84 Quarantine facilities supported Number of PPE kits distributed 322 Rapid Response Team Supported 7,614 Hand Washing Facilities Installed 2 AAH/ACF Supported IPC and surveillance training on COVID-19 for HEW and HCW in Oromia and So- mali regions Provided psychologi- cal counseling for per- sons at isolation and quarantine centers in Oromia, Dire Dawa, Ha- rari and Somali Continued support- ing awareness raising activities on COVID-19 using locally translated IEC materials in all ACF ACF donated handwashing and hygiene materials to Bargun health centre. operational areas 3 IOM Reached 13,615 beneficiaries with key COVID-19 health mes- sages at facility and community level Handwashing demonstration for 634 individuals 8,535 individuals screened for COVID-19 Cascaded COVID-19 IPC, surveillance and home care manage- ment to 19 HEW in Kercha woreda Awareness creation session in Konga Cluster, Yirgacheffe. 4 Mercy Corps Conducted active case finding of COVID- 19 at community level Conducted index case investigation on COVID-19 and report- ed to regional EOC Provided technical support to Jigjiga city HCW to improve COVID-19 surveillance Mercy Corps officer working with Jigjiga health center surveillance focal person. 5 IRC Reached 26,220 peo- ple with COVID-19 awareness and preven- tion messages 1,050 IEC materials (posters and stickers) with COVID-19 messages distributed in Asossa camps Health workers at Jigjiga camps disseminat- ing information to family planning clients on COVID-19 prevention measures IPC and PPE supplies delivered to Nansabo woreda, West Arsi zone. 6 OWDA Reached 16,608 people with COVID-19 prevention and control messages Conducted training on COVID-19 for 25 health workers in the screening, isolation and quarantine sites Conducted COVID- 19 awareness raising and protective measures in 8 woredas Health education on COVID-19 prevention in Gursum woreda, Fafan zone. 7 IMC Screening for COVID -19 conducted for 2,500 people during polio campaign at four kebeles House to house dis- semination of key COVID-19 messages to 246 people 4,651 clients screened for COVID-19, and 9 suspect cases ad- mitted in isolation cen- ter in Chalanko hospital PPE distribution at Babile health centre. 8 Plan Int’l Reached 15,997 peo- ple with COVID-19 mes- sages Continued awareness raising on COVID-19 prevention measures using IEC materials translated into local languages in Amhara, Afar & Oromia regions Produced two bill- boards in local lan- guages and installed for COVID-19 messaging in communal areas in Bule Hora town West Guji COVID-19 IEC billboard erected in Bule Hora town, West Guji zone. zone 9 MCMDO Reached 106,830 people with COVID-19 prevention messages 19,852 passengers screened at 7 entry points, 112 suspect COVID-19 cases identi- fied, 8 cases confirmed for COVID-19 and ad- mitted in isolation cen- ter in Konso zone 276 soaps and 17 lit- ters hand sanitizer were distributed Polio vaccination campaign and COVID-19 awareness raising activities in Bule hora woreda, West Guji zone. 10 GOAL Reached 25,003 peo- ple with COVID-19 key messages 68 awareness ses- sions conducted 16 health facilities supported with infec- tion prevention items 7 vehicles provided to zonal and woreda health offices 240 households pro- vided with soaps and other hygienic items MHNT service provision in Abaya Woreda. 11 12 Contacts Dr. Wilbert Shihaji, Health Cluster Coordinator, [email protected], 0953853416. Banchiayehu Girma, Information Management Officer, [email protected], 0945184987. 13 .
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