PHILIPPINES

HEALTH CLUSTER BULLETIN ISSUE #15

28 February 2014

Photo: WHO / Francisco Guerrero Guerrero WHO/ Francisco Photo: HIGHLIGHTS

TYPHOON YOLANDA  The Department of Health (DOH) with the support of World Health Organization (WHO) developed a photobook cataloguing 31 out of 96 damaged Community Health Centers in Eastern and providing detailed information on the damages and the estimated costs for repairs to support the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the health facilities.  A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) expert from WHO is comprehensively mapping accessibil- ity to Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Region VIII.  In order to improve diagnostic laboratory capacity in the typhoon-affected areas, eight additional units providing diagnostic services for suspected TB and MDR-TB (Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculo- sis) through rapid, fully-automated molecular techniques (Xpert) will be installed at selected health facilities. Training of medical technologists has also been undertaken.  In and , core and supplemental trainings on the Mental Health Global Action Pro- gram (mhGAP) for primary health care doctors and nurses were conducted. In , the core training is ongoing.

BOHOL EARTHQUAKE  The revised Bohol Earthquake Action Plan was issued by the Philippine Humanitarian Country Team in collaboration with partners.

 30 identified damaged Health Stations and Rural Health Units are currently being set up with medical dispensary tents in coordination with local partners. Inside this bulletin:  Typhoon Yolanda page 2  Bohol Earthquake page 10  Health Cluster Partners page 11

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TYPHOON YOLANDA SITUATION OVERVIEW

16 078 181 4 095 280 28 626 6 201 1 785 DISPLACED INJURED MISSING

Source: National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) of the Philippines According to the Department of the dead were retrieved in San range of development partners, Social Welfare and Development Jose District, one of the coastal including overseas private sector (DSWD) as of 17 February 2014 barangays less affected by the and philanthropic foundations/ 1,455 family-survivors of Yolanda storm surges. Eleven were found organizations. In a statement, the have already transferred to 60 on 4 February 2014, one on 6 DOF said the facility will support bunkhouses built by the govern- February, two on 8 February, five priority investment projects, liveli- ment in . Of on 11 February, three on 13 Feb- hood initiatives and technical as- these, 224 families are in the Mo- ruary and eight were retrieved on sistance for capacity building tocross Bunkhouse in Tacloban 17 February. All of these were geared towards rehabilitation and City; 81 families in Palo, ; brought to the grave site at Holy recovery guided by the principle, 429 families in Ormoc City; 50 Cross Cemetery for burial after 'Build Back Better'. families in Basey, Samar; and, forensic information collection by 673 families in Eastern Samar. National Bureau of Investigation President Aquino attended the DSWD secretary Corazon Juli- teams. groundbreaking of the new East- ano-Soliman also emphasized ern Visayas Regional Medical that houses identified to be within According to the Department of Center in Barangay Cabalawan, 40 meters from the shoreline will Education Regional Task Force Tacloban City on 25 February no longer be allowed to be rebuilt there are still seven schools in 2014. in the same area. Tacloban which are being used as evacuation centers for 556 UN Under-Secretary-General for In the recently concluded Region- Yolanda-displaced families with Humanitarian Affairs and Emer- al Disaster Risk Reduction and 2,347 people. gency Relief Coordinator Valerie Management Council (RDRRMC) Amos visited the Philippines on meeting held at Leyte Sports De- The government of the Philip- 26 and 27 February to assess the velopment Center, in Tacloban, pines is currently working with humanitarian response almost Senior Superintendent Pablito the Asian Development Bank and four months after the Typhoon Cordera of the Bureau of Fire the World Bank to establish a struck the country. Amos trav- Protection in the region reported Yolanda Multi Donor Trust Fund elled to Guiuan and Tacloban that 30 dead bodies were recov- (MDTF). According to the Depart- and met with representatives of ered by the team from 4 February ment of Finance (DOF), the move the Government, local authori- through 17 February 2014 in dif- is envisioned to serve as an over- ties, humanitarian partners and ferent areas in the city. Most of all platform in mobilizing recon- affected communities. struction resources from a wide

RESPONSE Health care facilities The Department of Health (DOH) heart of healing” a photobook has Across typhoon-affected areas, with the support of WHO is utiliz- been developed and will be dis- dialogue and coordination on the ing a unique and innovative ap- seminated to health partners and need for rehabilitation of health proach to support the rehabilita- the public in the coming weeks. facilities continued with many tion and rebuilding of Typhoon The 92 page document is pre- partners already committed to affected Community Health Cen- senting 31 out of 96 damaged support specific projects, but sig- ters (CHCs). Under the title CHCs, focusing on the most nificant gaps remain. “Rising Anew - Health at the damaged in Region VIII.

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Each facility is presented with cost for repairs of infrastructure other guidance materials for re- photos and a profile that includes and equipment according to as- construction like the safe hospitals information on the exact location, sessments done by the National principles. A website that will also the workforce, the services deliv- Center for Health Facility Devel- include similar information for hos- ered and the population served as opment. It also introduces the pitals and barangay health sta- well as the extent and description DOH health facility standards and tions is currently being developed of damages and the approximate national building codes as well as (Figure 1 - 2).

Figure 1 - 2. Partially damaged Community Health Center in Jaro, Leyte This CHC delivers services including immunizations, maternal, newborn and child health and communicable disease surveillance to a population of 42,860.

The roofing of this building was completely destroyed, parts of the walls were damaged and the windows were broken when Typhoon Yolanda made landfall in the Philippines on 8 November 2013. The total cost of damage to this health facility is estimated at 2,450,000 PHP

Partners and Foreign Medical Surveillance and communica- tations and is still the leading Teams ble disease control cause of consultation amongst Highlights from the EWARN re- As of 24 February 2014, there the SPEED conditions. port this week are below. For are now 12 foreign medical more in-depth information please teams operating in Regions VI, Suspect measles cases continue refer to the weekly EWARN re- VII and VIII. Seven teams pro- to be reported from Region VIII. port that is available online at: vide basic outpatient care (type I) A total of 180 suspect cases of http://www.wpro.who.int/ and three teams (MSF Belgium philippines/typhoon_haiyan/ measles with two deaths were in Guiuan and MSF France in reports/en/index.html reported in Eastern Visayas Tacloban) provide more ad- since the typhoon. A measles vanced health services including This week, 41 health facilities in immunization campaign has surgeries (type II). typhoon-affected areas of Region been conducted in the region VI and VIII reported 8,697 total targeting children aged under 5 Two teams provide mobile health consultations through SPEED years. clinics and mental health and (Table 1). psychosocial support. Acute respiratory infection ac- counted for 37% of total consul-

Table 1: Summary of SPEED Reporting in Typhoon Yolanda affected Areas 16 – 22 Feb 2014

Region Provinces Municipalities Health Facilities and Reporting Sites (#) (#) (#) VI 2 8 9 VIII 2 26 32

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A Program Implementation Re- ment hospital (AMDMH in Bal- currently ongoing to determine view on Event-based Surveil- angiga, Communi- the vector density and assess lance and Response (ESR) with ty Hospital, Oras District Hospi- the risk of outbreak. the Disease Surveillance Officers tal) for additional management of in 17 regions, including the Re- suspected measles cases. search Institute for Tropical Med- TB icine is ongoing. It aims to raise In Leyte province, a measles im- In order to improve diagnostic issues and concerns on the over- munization campaign was con- capacity in the typhoon-affected all functionality of ESR and iden- ducted in 10 municipalities and areas further, DOH has planned tify strengths and areas for im- Tacloban city, covering 30 baran- to install eight additional units provement for both national and gays. A rapid coverage survey of providing diagnostic services for regional level. One of the high- the measles outbreak response suspected TB and MDR-TB lights of the event is the hands- immunization campaign was con- (Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculo- on training on the newly devel- ducted between 19 and 22 Feb- sis) through rapid, fully- oped computer-based infor- ruary 2014 in Tacloban City. automated molecular techniques mation system: Event-based Sur- (Xpert). One unit will be installed veillance and Response System The cold chain plan has been in Region VI (Sara RHU in Sara which will provide near real-time finalized; equipment and training city, Iloilo province), two in Re- data on potential and confirmed on cold chain management and gion VII (PHO-Bohol in Tagbilar- disease outbreaks and other vaccine management will be pro- an city, Bohol province; Bogo public health events. vided. CHO in Bogo city, Cebu prov- ince) and five in Region VIII (Ormoc CHO in Ormoc city, Ley- Vaccination and cold chain Dengue and vector control te province; CHO in As of 18 February 2014, 180 As of 18 February 2014, 470 Maasin city, ; suspect cases of measles includ- suspected cases of dengue fever Provincial Hos- ing two deaths were reported by including two deaths were report- pital, Northern Samar province; the Department of Health in ed by the Department of Health CHO in Calbayog city, Eastern Visayas. Of these, 87 in Eastern Visayas. Although Western Samar; Eastern Samar cases (86 suspects and 1 labora- there have been clusters of sus- Provincial Hospital in Eastern tory confirmed) including one pect dengue in the typhoon af- Samar province). In collaboration death were reported from 15 mu- fected areas, the disease has not with the National TB Reference nicipalities in Eastern Samar be- reached epidemic levels. Vector Laboratory, WHO has supported tween 12 December 2013 and 21 control measures, like targeted the training on Xpert testing of 22 February 2014. fumigation, have been intensified medical technologists from ty- in the whole Region VIII; howev- phoon-affected areas. Immunization with measles mono er indiscriminate fogging has valent vaccines started 25 No- been discouraged by health au- vember 2013 in Eastern Samar, thorities. Community campaigns Mental health and psychoso- targeting 26,508 children aged on self-protection methods are cial support (MHPSS) under 5. As of 21 February on-going and the DOH is recom- In Tacloban and Ormoc, core 2014, 19,303 children in 11 mu- mending the public to heed ex- and supplemental trainings on nicipalities in Eastern Samar pert advice to search and destroy the Mental Health Global Action have been vaccinated. No ad- the breeding sites of mosquitos. Program (mhGAP) for primary verse events after immunizing In Eastern Samar, spraying has health care doctors and nurses were reported. The door-to-door been conducted giving priority to were conducted. In Eastern Sa- mop up immunization will be barangays with clustering mar, the core training is currently strengthened. Vitamin A cap- (, and ongoing under the banner name sules were given to the govern- ) and a larval survey is Project LuISS which stands for

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Lusog-Isip para sa Silangan Sa- typhoon affected areas area. GIS extension called AccessMod mar (Mental Health for Eastern More than 250,000 women are (Map A). This map has then been Samar). The mhGAP is the pregnant and about 170,000 are combined with the modeled spa- WHO programme to scale up breastfeeding mothers with ba- tial distribution of births to get an care for mental, neurological and bies up to six months of age. idea of the corresponding acces- substance use disorders. It was Since the beginning of February, sibility coverage at the municipal- launched by the WHO Director- a total of 4 RH Medical missions ity level considering 2 hours of General in 2008. The focus is on were conducted in Region VIII (2 travel time (Map B). In the next increasing non-specialist care, in Ormoc, 1 in Leyte, 1 in Guian) phase, data to be collected in the including primary healthcare, to attending 650 pregnant and lac- field through an EmONC assess- address the unmet mental health tating women (PLWs) and 550 ment, a household survey and a needs of people all over the non-PLWs. patient exit survey will be com- world. bined with the above mentioned A total of 17 women friendly maps to provide information aim- In Tacloban, the mental health spaces (WFS) breast-feeding ing at improving accessibility to and psychosocial support spaces were established in differ- EmONC services in this Region. (MHPSS) working group updated ent evacuation centers in the af- the psychosocial support strategy fected areas and more than and developed key messages on 3,000 dignity and hygiene kits Water, Sanitation and Hygiene MHPSS that are currently trans- were distributed over the last two (WASH) and Environmental lated into different local lan- weeks. Health guages for dissemination. On 14 February 2014 a Youth The DOH and WHO conducted a In the MHPSS working Friendly Space was setup at Bal- training workshop on water quali- group of Eastern Samar held a yuan Tower, Magsaysay Boule- ty monitoring for local govern- meeting for the development of vard. Various information and ment units in Leyte Park Hotel, training protocols for the Mental advocacy campaigns on repro- Tacloban City on 20 to 21 Febru- Health Gap Action Programme ductive health issues will be con- ary 2014. More than 30 sanitary organized jointly by PHO and ducted there. inspectors and staff from Eastern WHO. Leyte Municipalities, Leyte Pro- In Tacloban 30 youth volunteers vincial Health Office and 8 CHD were trained by Save the Chil- attended the training workshop. Reproductive Health (RH) dren in peer education on adoles- An action plan was prepared by A reproductive health expert from cent sexual reproductive health. the participants for follow-up ac- WHO is conducting a compre- tivities. hensive inventory of the available As part of the rehabilitation pro- maternal and child health ser- cess, WHO is currently using ge- Assessments of the capacities of vices, facilities and human re- ography and Geographic Infor- local government units (LGUs) on source in the disaster affected mation Systems (GIS) to inte- water quality monitoring are be- areas focusing on the BEmONC grate different sources of infor- ing conducted in Capiz, Aklan, and CEmONC capability of the mation to provide a comprehen- Antique and Iloilo and will be health facilities. The first round of sive picture of accessibility to completed on 28 February 2014. site visits is ongoing in the Inter Emergency Obstetric and Neona- Selected rural health units will be Local Health Zones of Lyete tal Care (EmONC) in Region VIII. also be assessed on the status of province and will last until 5 water, sanitation and hygiene March 2014. In the first phase, physical acces- (WASH) facilities. sibility (travel time) to Compres- An estimated 3.5 million women sive EmONC services before the An assessment of capacities in of child-bearing age require spe- passage of typhoon Yolanda has health care waste management cial needs and protection in the been estimated using a specific was completed in Region VI on

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Map A. Travel time to the nearest CEmONC

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Map B. Percentage of births within 2 hours of travel time of a CEmONC

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19 February 2014. The assess- Nutrition and community nutrition/health ment report including a list of A total of 87,517 (77%) children workers are currently being items to be procured and plans from the age of 6 - 59 months trained in Tacloban and in East- for training activities in March have been screened in Leyte ern Samar. Infant and young 2014 will be finalized in the com- since the typhoon. Among the child feeding activities and ing days. 14,476 children screened during screening of boys, girls and preg- the last week, 13 new cases of nant and lactating women will An assessment of public health severe acute malnutrition (SAM) increase in the coming weeks as needs of Motocross Bunk Houses and 73 cases of moderate acute community workers scale up im- (290 families) in Tacloban was malnutrition were identified. All plementation of activities. conducted – revealing some con- SAM cases were admitted to a cerns related to WASH including treatment program. A new inpa- For further information please drainage and stagnant water. tient treatment facility is now op- also see the Nutrition Cluster erational in Ormoc City, support- Weekly Update available online The WASH cluster coordination ed by International Medical under: meeting in East Samar identified Corps. https://philippines.humanitarianre a need for strengthening health sponse.info/system/files/docume promotion and sanitation. In Region VIII, the implementa- nts/files/Region%20VIII%20Nutriti tion of the Community Nutrition on%20Cluster%20Weekly%20Up Response Strategy is underway. date%2019%20February%20201 Municipal nutrition action officers 4.pdf

DONORS Major WHO donors: Australia, Canada, Norway, Japan, the United Kingdom and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), Russian Federation, Sweden and the United States of America, and from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO).

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FUNDING STATUS OF ACTION PLAN As of 24 February 2014, OCHA has updated the action plan, which is now 52% funded for the health sector.

Table 2. FUNDING STATUS OF ACTION PLAN FOR HEALTH (US$) Project Appealing Amount Funding % Covered Agency Required Merlin & Save the Children Essential Health Ser- Save the chil- vices for Preventing Excess Mortality and Morbidity dren in affected Population 4707706 800000 17% Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Services UNFPA 15% in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan 10000000 1539518 Provision of emergency health services to typhoon WHO affected populations 15000000 11871062 79% Immediate assistance to injured and vulnerable HI persons affected by Haiyan typhoon in Philippines 240000 237417 99% Emergency Health care, public health and referral IOM initiatives for displaced and affected persons ‘on the move and their vulnerable host communities’ 1810511 431232 24% Provision of life-saving interventions for health to UNICEF children 0-59 months affected by Typhoon Haiyan emergency 19000569 21479078 113% Provision of quality medicines and developing resili- IHP ence in the supply chain to avoid gaps by strength- ening the department of health medicines stock 806000 488599 61% Prevent increase in maternal, neonatal and child Plan mortality post disaster through ensuring continuity of services for these more vulnerable groups 3960422 0 0% Promoting mental health and psychosocial wellbe- IMC ing of populations affected by Typhoon Haiyan 727961 0 0% Ensuring the health needs of older people in Ty- HelpAge Inter- 465000 465000 100% Health care support for Typhoon Haiyan affected IMC populations 3865225 0 0% Enhancing coordination within and outside the WHO health sector 1816100 0 0% Surveillance, outbreak prevention and vaccination WHO 3929850 3135870 80% Local health system recovery for social and eco- WHO nomic protection 4061800 300000 7% Delivery of essential health services to meet the WHO 3524500 0 0% Typhoon Haiyan emergency health response WV Philip- 400000 400000 100% Health assistance for disaster affected communities RI of inland Leyte and coastal Barangays of Tacloban municipalities of Tacloban City, Jaro, San Miguel 955500 0 0% Provision of emergency medical assistance to af- MDM France fected population of the Typhoon Haiyan 2700000 0 0% Saving Women’s lives in Typhoon affected provinc- Saude em 1150800 0 0% Restoration of basic health package within Concep- AAI cion Municipal Health Office area 310000 0 0% Sub total for health 79431944 41147776 52%

SOURCE: HTTP://FTS.UNOCHA.ORG/REPORTS/DAILY/OCHA_R32_A1043___24_FEBRUARY_2014_(03_01).PDF

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BOHOL EARTHQUAKE SITUATION OVERVIEW

1.25 Million 364 193 223 2 681 IN EVACUATION DISPLACED CENTERS

The revised Bohol Earthquake cluded from the revised esti- Action Plan (BEAP) was issued mate. According to government by the Philippine Humanitarian assessments and figures from Country Team in collaboration early January, the Bohol earth- with partners on 6 February quake damaged in total 79,217 2014. houses out of which 13,402 are totally destroyed and 65,815

partially damaged. The requested funding for the revised BEAP is $33.8 million compared to $46.8 million in Although Typhoon Haiyan the original BEAP, as the re- (known locally as Yolanda) did sponse has moved to the early not cause significant damage recovery phase and the needs on Bohol, it had a strong im- for emergency agriculture, wa- pact on the response, as many ter, sanitation and hygiene government and international (WASH), nutrition, health and humanitarian resources were livelihood support have been moved from Bohol to address assessed and the request for needs caused by Haiyan. Pow- Map C. Location of Bohol funding reduced in line with the er was also lost in all of Bohol Background information current outstanding needs. The for three weeks. total number of affected people On October 15, 2013, a powerful earth- has since been adjusted to 1.3 quake struck central Philippines. Measur- ing 7.2 on the Richter scale with a depth million from an initial estimate of 33km, PHILVOLCS reported the of 3.2 million. Two million peo- quake’s epicentre in the municipality of ple from Cebu have been ex- Sagbayan in Bohol province. The tremor was felt in Cebu, Bohol, Negros Occi- dental, Negros Oriental, Iloilo, Siquijor, RESPONSE Leyte, where houses, public buildings, Health care facilities Surveillance and communi- roads, bridges, churches, seaports, cable disease control schools, health facilities, were damaged Currently, 30 identified dam- and thousands of people dis- placed. The aged Barangay Health Stations This week 27 health facilities in earthquake killed 222 people (209 in Bo- and Rural Health Units are be- the earthquake affected areas hol) and injured 976 (877 in Bohol). As of ing set up with medical dispen- of Region VII reported 2,542 3 November, 2013, PHILVOLCS recorded a total of 3,198 aftershocks, with 94 sary tents in coordination with total consultations through strong enough to cause alarm to the pop- SPEED. Of these, 34% were local partners. Permanent re- ulation. Aftershocks continue to be felt habilitation of these health fa- among children aged under beyond this period. cilities is being undertaken. five years. The municipality of On November 8, 2013, super typhoon Carmen remains with the high- Loon District Hospital has start- Yolanda (international name Haiyan) ed to provide its services from est number of consultations made landfall in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. their newly constructed hospital among the 18 reporting munici- Electric power cables supplying electricity which also sustained partial palities for this week. The top to Bohol were damaged, causing power damage. five leading consultations re- outage in the whole island and affecting the delivery of disaster relief including ported were: cold chain integrity and immunization  Acute respiratory infections services.

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 Hypertension Reproductive Health schools with 765 school children is planned.  Open wounds An estimated 7,894 pregnant and  Bruises and skin diseases 5,262 lactating women are in Orientation and school communi- need of specialized services for ty mobilization for WASH inter-  Fever with other symptoms prenatal, postnatal, child health, ventions in 20 schools is ongo- health promotion and family plan- ing. Cases of suspect measles, acute ning services. Hygiene and water kits for 418 watery diarrhea (AWD) and acute Temporary birthing facilities were families, and latrine repair kits for bloody diarrhea were reported. In 319 families, were distributed. set up and reproductive health the municipality of Carmen the (RH) kits distributed to ensure 98 communal semi-permanent number of consultations for AWD access of pregnant and lactating latrines in communities with increased last week compared to women (PLW) to quality repro- 4,130 individuals were construct- previous weeks. The Provincial ductive health services. Ten RH ed. Health Office conducted environ- medical missions have been con- mental investigation in the munic- Protected dug well and distribu- ducted to date, reaching 871 ipalities of Carmen. Water quality tion lines were rebuilt for the Lev- PLW. Health information ses- el III water system, servicing 727 tests using the Chromogenic sions have been held to raise families. Substrate Test Method showed awareness of women, adoles- that out of the 7 samples taken A total of 200 sessions of hy- cents and men about RH, espe- from level III sources, all (100%) giene promotion activities reach- cially safe motherhood and family were positive for the presence of ing 10,000 individuals were con- planning. Damaged birthing facili- total coliform and three (43%) ducted. ties have been restored and were positive for E.coli. equipped to reinforce the capaci- ties of the local health system. Nutrition The municipalities of Loon and The second phase of the training- A four-part series of trainings for Calape continue reporting sus- of-trainers on Essential Intrapar- different target groups working in pect measles cases although the tum and Newborn Care (EINC) nutritional health was conducted number of consultations declined was recently concluded. Basic 20-29 January. These included during the last two weeks. Due to EINC training for rural health mid- 45 community leaders, 30 com- unavailability of supplies, medical wives and hospital staff in the six munity health workers, 26 hospi- technologist or staff trained in interlocal health zones of Bohol tal staff and a training of trainers specimen collection, the Provin- will commence in the second for 45 rural health units/field cial Epidemiology and Surveil- week of March. health staff. lance Unit reported a delay in the UNICEF provided 50 boxes of measles laboratory confirmation. ready-to-use food (RTUF) reach- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ing 2,500 MAM-affected children (WASH) and Environmental and 28 boxes of F10 milk for Mental health and psychoso- Health SAM children. cial support (MHPSS) A rapid Environmental Health Trainings for over 50 officials on UNFPA has provided training to Impact Assessment will be con- food processing and nutritional the health sector and social work- ducted in Bohol as well as sever- management have been conduct- ers on psychosocial support to al sites in the Yolanda affected ed. Cluster partners conducted affected people. In addition, train- areas between end of February assessments of health facilities ing on establishing women friend- and May 2014. and a comprehensive malnutri- ly spaces were provided to two The construction of 40 latrines in tion screening. municipalities. 35 schools with 6,898 schoolchil- Distribution of nutrition aware- dren, and communal latrine and hand-washing facilities for 10 ness materials is ongoing.

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Health Cluster Partners

National – Manila: al, RTR hospital, RTR Mission Tacloban, Sub-national – Guiuan / AECID, Americares, Australian Aid, CDN- Samaritan 119 Korea, Samaritan Purse US, Saude EM Portugues, Save the Chil- Borangan: DART, CFSI, ChildFund, DFID, DOH, DOH, Family Organisation of the Philip- FPOP, Handicap International, HuMa, dren, SC, SCDN, Solidarities Internation- al, Spanish Red Cross Society, Swedish pines, Health in Portugese, ICRC, IOM, IFRC, IHP-UK, ILO, IMC, IOM, IRC, ISAR Medical Team International, Norwegian -Germany, JICA, MERLIN, MDM, MSF, Red Cross, Tacloban City Government, Tacloban City Nutrition Office, TOMECO, Church aid, PHTO, Plan International, National Bureau of Investigation, PHE, Radio Bakdaw. UNFPA, UNICEF. Philippines Red Cross Society, Relief TGCFI, The Salvation Army, UNDAC, International, Plan International, Project UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, US Hope, PU-AMI, SCI, UNFPA, UNICEF, OFDA, Vodafone foundation, Vounteer Sub-national – Ormoc: for the Visayans, WFP, WHO, WISAR, USAid, US Forces, WHO, World Vision. AusAID, Australian Army, CMAT, Child- World Vision. Fund, Clarion Global Response IMAT, COSE, CFSI, COPAP, DOH, HelpAge Sub-national – Tacloban: International, HuMA, IFRC, IsraAID, IRC, AECID, ACF, ACTED, Action Pompiers Sub-national – Cebu: AmeriCares, ASB Austria, Canadian Johanniter International Assistance, Urgence Inlana Vionus, Americares, KMA, Magna Children at Risk, MDM ARC, ASEAN, ASYA SAR/KYM, B-FAST, Emergency Response Unit, Canadian Medical Assistance Teams, CFSI, Child- France, MDM Spain, Mercy Malaysia, AUs, Bethany Hospital, Bomberos MSF, OCA, Ormoc City Health Office, Unidos SP, Buddhist Compassion Relief Fund, DOH, Embassy of Israel, Eversly Child Sanitarium, GOAL, Glory Reborn, Ormoc District Hospital, Philippine Army, zu Chi Foundation Philippines, Care, Philippines Red Cross, PAC, Pureworks Canadian Red Cross, CDRRMO, Child ICRC, IFRC, IEAD relief, Health Organi- zation of Mindanao w/ Helping Hand Foundation, Merlin-Save the Children Fund International, Christian Aid, City International, SADC-Swiss Humanitarian Veterinary Office, Compassionate Reach relief and Development, International Medical Corps, JICA, Japan Red Cross, Aid, Singapore Red Cross, UNICEF, International, DFID, Doctors Worldwide Vestergaard, WHO, World Vision. Turkey, DOH, DSWD, ECHO, Emergen- LandsAid, Magna Children at risk, Med cy.LU, Engnderhealth-Visayas Health Japan, The Mentor Initiative, Merlin, Project, Helpage International, Ericsson MSF, NYC Medics, PNA, Project hope, Sub-national – Bohol: React Philippines, Samaritan Purse, Response, EUCPT, First Relief Fund, UNFPA, Philippines Red Cross Society, Samu Sevilla International, SC, SCI, First Response Radio, Fortune Blessings UNICEF, MERLIN, IOM, DOH. Spanish Red Cross Society, Saint Antho- Foundation, F POP, Friends of Waldorf Education, Fuel Relief Fund, Family ny Mother and Child Hospital, Talisay Care, Family Planning Connection, Ger- District Hospital, UNICEF, Vicente Sotto Sub-national – Zamboanga: man Embassy, German Red Cross, Memorial Medical Centre, WHO, World ACF International, Ateneo de Zamboan- Globalmedic, GOAL, Good Neighbours Vision. ga University, Brent Hospital and Colleg- Intl., Good People Intl., Handicap Interna- es, Inc., Camp Navarro General Hospital, tional, Heart to Heart International, Help- Sub-national – Iloilo: City Health Office - Zamboanga City, Community and Family Services Interna- e.V., HUMEDICA, IEDA Relief, IFRC, Access Aid International, ACF, Action Aid tional (CFSI), Department of Education International Disaster Relief, International International, ADRA, AMERICARES, IX, Department of Health - Zamboanga Medical Corps, Internews, INTERSOS, ANGKLA PORTYLIST, Capiz Medical Peninsula, Department of Social Welfare IOM, IsraAid, Israel Relief Coalition, Society, Child Fund, CRWRC, DoH, and Development IX, Family Planning JICA, JICA LEPCON, JICA SMACHS EV Friend of Mar Roxas, ICRC, IFRC, IOM, Organization of the Philippines (FPOP), Proj., Jordan International Relief, KIHI, Lung Centre of Philippines, Metropolitan Holy Rosary Family Center, International KOICA, KUSOG TACLOBAN, Leger Hospital, Operation Blessing, Philippine Committee for the Red Cross, Katiling- Foundation, Magna, Med Central , Medi- Rural Reconstruction Movement, Profes- ban , MERLIN, Office of the City Social cal Team Int’l, MDM France, Medicos del sional Regulatory Board of Psychology, Welfare and Development, Philippine Mundo Spain, Mercy in Action, Mercy Project Hope International Health, Red Cross - Zamboanga Chapter, Philip- Malaysia, Miral Welfare Foundation, Mis- NETHOPE, Red Cross Capiz, Regional pine Obstetrics and Gynecology Society - sion Tacloban/RTR Foundation, MSF Health Office Mental Health Team, RN Zamboanga Chapter (POGS), POPCOM France, MSF Holland, MSF Spain, MTI, Response Network, Rotary Club, Save IX, Save the Children, UNFPA, UNICEF, Navis, NNC 8, OCHA, Norwegian Red the Children, UNDAC, UNFPA, UNICEF, Western Mindanao State University, Cross, Operational Blessings Mission, WFP, WHO, World Vision International, Zamboanga City Medical Center, Zambo- Oxfam, Phil Health, Philippines Red Zuellig Foundation. Cross Society, Plan International, Pom- anga Evangelical Disaster Response piers Humanitaires France, Post Crisis Network. Counseling Network (HK), PUI France, Regional Office DOH, Relief Internation-

Health Cluster Contacts

National- Manila: [email protected] Sub-national- Tacloban: [email protected]; [email protected] Sub-national- Cebu: [email protected] Health Cluster Website:http://www.wpro.who.int/philippines/typhoon_haiyan/en/ Please send any information on potential disease outbreaks to: [email protected]

PHILIPPINES HEALTH CLUSTER BULLETIN 12 28 February 2014