COVID-19 Response Monthly Report: Redirection of Funding IMPACT (Improving Market Partnerships and Access to Commodities Together): February 2021
COVID-19 Response Monthly Report: Redirection of Funding IMPACT (Improving Market Partnerships and Access to Commodities Together): February 2021 Overview of COVID-19 Activities USAID has approved on January 27th the use of $149,253 for IMPACT to implement COVID-19 activities from February 2021 to March 2021 using the remaining COVID-19 funding from the May to October 2020 period. This is redirection funding from cancelled and/or postponed activities from Year 2. The purpose of this funding is to (i) help the GOM to purchase and transport health and expendable commodities (infection prevention products) from the central level to districts and communes (ii) sensitize Malagasy people in the eight most affected regions of COVID-19, including Boeny, Analanjirofo, Haute Matsiatra, Vatovavy Fitovinany, Amoron'i Mania, Vakinankaratra, Menabe, and Atsimo Andrefana. After receiving the approval from USAID, we noticed increased cases in two additional regions namely Diana and Atsinanana that we included in the supported regions for this recently approved funding for COVID-19 activity. Main Achievements with Detailed Results Transportation/Support of the DRSP and SDSP by providing supplies and expendable equipment IMPACT purchased and transported the following items: 2,226 washable protective masks, 3,800 hand towel rolls, 300 jerrycans 20L, 950 household gloves, 675 kg of soap powder, 180 mops, 83 garbage bins with pedal, 86 decontamination tanks, etc. from Antananarivo to the DRSP of Atsinanana, Vakinankaratra, Diana, Boeny, Haute Matsiatra and Atsimo Andrefana regions. These items were donations from IMPACT/USAID to the MOPH. Details per region are provided in Annex 1. IMPACT transported health commodities (300 tablets of Hydroxychloroquine, 180 tablets of Azytromicin 25mg, 300 magnesium B6 C, 39 boxes of surgical masks, 39 boxes of over blouses, etc.) from DRSP of Atsinanana to SDSP of Mahanoro and Vatomandry (details provided in the Annex 2).
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