COVID - 19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT JUZOOR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT Report #5 In light of the global pandemic of COVID-19, Juzoor for Health and Social Development has shifted to emergency mode and is conducting activities tailored to meet the needs of the people during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Working for the health, safety and well-being of the Palestinian people, Juzoor is continuing to advocate for the right of the Palestinian people during these uncertain times at the national, regional and global level. Juzoor is an essential partner in the Health Cluster, the National Steering Committee for COVID - 19, and other national committees working in-line with the national needs and priorities. Juzoor continues to coordinate with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), and meet with various donors/partners and local NGOs. Additionally, Juzoor continues to hold meetings with the Palestinian Health Policy Forum. With Juzoor taking an active role along with PHPF, a task force committee was formed to work on policy and ways to support the MoH. The overall aim of the meetings is to exchange ideas, coordinate, find ways of collaboration, and discuss future interventions in regards to the virus. Below are the core interventions and highlights of activities conducted during this reporting period: EMERGENCY RESPONSE The goal of this intervention is to alleviate the current COVID-19 - Juzoor arranged with the Healthcare Accreditation load on our Ministry of Health system at the practitioner level Council (HCAC) in Amman to train MoH and Juzoor staff and continue to advocate to support the needs of the Palestinian on filling the HCAC COVID-19 Hospitals preparedness tool for MoH quarantine facilities. HCAC will also review people. Juzoor is working actively to coordinate between the and endorse Juzoor’s IPC assessment report, as well as West Bank and Gaza. This week Juzoor has: any possible interventions to be identified as part of the • Juzoor signed a Memorandum of Understanding with assessment. the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) to conduct an Infection - Juzoor, along with CRS, is in the process of finalizing the Prevention Control assessment to different MoH facilities messages and the modality of conveying the messages attending to COVID-19 related services, in addition to to 5,000 households at risk, mainly in the Hebron and providing supplies and learning/orientation material to Bethlehem areas based on the list provided by the MoH. households. The project will serve five governorates: - 20 health workers were recruited to support the Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Jericho, and Nablus. Under households at risk intervention. this project the following activities took place for this • To alleviate the current COVID-19 load on the Ministry of reporting period: Health, Juzoor activated a team of qualified community - A Steering Committee was formed chaired by the MoH. health mobilizers who are delivering basic healthcare tests Based on the recommendations of the participants, and and services for vulnerable families at risk. Field work is following the pandemic tracking map of the MoH, Juzoor currently underway in Tubas & Jordan Valley, Hebron, will focus on supporting households, targeting families at Bethlehem, and Tulkarem governorates. high risk mainly in the areas of Hebron and Bethlehem, • Through the work of the community health mobilizers, in the first phase. Juzoor has identified additional urgent needs for vulnerable - As part of the IPC assessment exercise, Juzoor visited people particularly for the persons with disabilities including several healthcare facilities including, Ramallah children and the elderly. Juzoor has issued an emergency Palestine Medical Complex, a Primary Healthcare and Al appeal in response and it was posted on Juzoor’s website, Nuweimeh Police Academy, and the Military Academy in social media and sent to partners and donors. Jericho, Rafidia Hospital, Al Watani Hospital, and Askar • Juzoor has been networking with the Ministry of Health, Camp Hospital in Nablus, the Red Crescent Halhoul, Ministry of Social Development, different governorates, Alia and Dura Hospitals in Hebron, Beit Jala Hospital in CBOs to facilitate Juzoor’s visits to MoH clinics to collect Bethlehem, and Hugo Chavez in Turmus Ayya/Ramallah. contact information and statistics of the persons in need of support. COVID - 19 EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES REPORT #5 • In Gaza, under Juzoor’s ‘You are Life’ project in partnership with MSD, Juzoor is conducting activities to ensure the continuity of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services and to ensure safety for mothers and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following activities were conducted during this reporting period: health education activities (personal hygiene, healthy food, importance of social distance and ensuring the safety measures in all the partners health care facilities),women psychosocial support (stress management JUZOOR DISTRIBUTED meetings, consultations, promotion of helpline, health PSYCHOSOCIAL KITS IN GAZA education sessions), Art and health activities, infection prevention trainings, and the development and connection of the health information system at governmental health institutions. ART AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN GAZA STRESS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR FEMALES UNDER 18 IN GAZA HEALTH EDUCATION SESSIONS CONDUCTED IN GAZA COVID - 19 EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES REPORT #5 INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL Juzoor is carrying out a series of virtual infection prevention trainings for healthcare workers, basic service workers, and community healthcare workers. During this reporting period, Juzoor has: • In Gaza, Juzoor has distributed 200 hygiene kits, 100 personal protective equipment, 120 boxes of latex gloves, 120 boxes of medical masks, 100 infrared thermometers, 50 hygel bottles, and 30 liters of 70% alcohol to healthcare providers to ensure that infection HYGIENE PACKAGES prevention measures are properly taken. WERE DISTRIBUTED TO DAYCARES, KINDERGARTENS AND YOUTH CENTERS • Juzoor distributed emergency hygiene packages to a daycare, kindergarten, and a youth center to prevent the spread of the virus and ensure a safer and healthier environment. Juzoor will continue to distribute these packages in the coming weeks. • To alleviate the COVID-19 load on the Ministry of Health and to prevent the spread of the virus as cases are on the rise more now than before, Juzoor has been distributing urgent hygiene packages to areas that have a rising number of cases and are high risk in the governorates of Nablus, Tulkarem, Tubas and Hebron. Additionally, Juzoor has provided hygiene packages to service centers that have cases including Inash Al Usra in Ramallah. HYGIENE PACKAGES DISTRIBUTED IN TUBAS HYGIENE PACKAGES DISTRIBUTED IN GAZA HYGIENE PACKAGES DISTRIBUTED IN JERUSALEM’S OLD CITY Watch a video of Dr. Mai Khalieh, the Minister of Health, HYGIENE PACKAGES DISTRIBUTED as she recognizes Juzoor’s IN JERICHO and its partners’ effort in preventing the spread of the virus by distributing urgent hygiene packages to different governorates at risk. COVID - 19 EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES REPORT #5 PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMUNICATION SUPPORT The aim of this intervention is to increase access to reliable Juzoor provides provision of health & social support and health information and address unmet needs. For this care to communities and vulnerable populations affected reporting period Juzoor has: by the self-distancing measures. For this reporting Juzoor has: • To respond to the school, daycare and kindergarten closures, Juzoor’s team is producing a short films • In Gaza, as part of the campaign against COVID-19, providing tips on positive parenting to help parents cope Juzoor, along with its partners in Gaza, provided and support their children’s growth and development psychological and social support for mothers and during the lockdown. This video focuses on children’s children. Juzoor also held a series of trainings and behaviour up to one year old. Watch video here activities on many topics including early marriage, • Due to a high number of diabetic patients and the personal hygiene and family relations. that threat it imposes on Palestinian people, Juzoor • Juzoor announced and awarded 10 winners for the art produced a video to provide information about competition it conducted for children and adolescents diabetes including the types of diabetes, symptoms, ages 10-19. The aim of the competition was to recognize how to treat or reduce your risk of diabetes, and how healthcare professionals and the challenges they face to manage blood levels. Watch video here during COVID-19. • Juzoor will produce a series of videos to highlight diabetes throughout the coming weeks. This first video teaches you how to recognize and manage high and low blood sugar levels to help avoid levels that can lead to medical emergencies. Watch video here POLICY RESEARCH & RAPID ASSESSMENT SURVEYS CAMPAIGN AGAINST COVID-19 FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN GAZA Juzoor has prepared a plan to carry out a series of assessments and surveys. The main aim of this intervention is study the implications the government lockdown has on the behavior of people and to provide essential information NUTRITION & FOOD SAFETY to assist decision & policy-makers in taking the necessary action in fighting the pandemic. The aim of this intervention is to provide information on • Juzoor is in the process of publishing an Early Childhood Development (ECD) report which will