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Health Cluster Response Health Cluster Bulletin No. 01 31 Jan. 2012 Health Cluster Response in Pakistan Sector Figure 1HHRD's Sindh flood relief response Highlight : Pakistan Health HighlightsThe second phase of SFD’s handing over ceremony took place in Peshawar, where WHO handed over $1.47m worth of medical equipment to Department of Health (DoH) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The Government repatriated 10,500 families from the Jalozai to their place of origin. In theMerlin month isof supportingJanuary, Merlin 31 SHFs has conducted and 18 MHTs a total in ofSindh. 180,520 consultations in KP and Sindh Currently Muslim Aid is running 03 mobile health units at Mirpur Khas and 02 at Sanghar WHO withlaunches a team Electronic of 08 Diseasedoctors, Early 10 dispensers,Warning System 06 LHVs (eDEWS), and first10 Support time in Pakistan Staff. At Mirpur Khas, 8987 patients have been provided free services till 15th December, 2011. In JanuaryA total, more of than3,913 1500 women patients came were treatedto SHIFA by CAMPFoundation in Jalozai for IDP Antenatal camp Checkups. SHIFA Healthcare staff provided Postnatal Checkups to 233 patients. 5,775 children and 2,479 Pakistan has already reported five confirmed cases of Poliomyelitis since the beginning of 2012 PLW were screened for Malnutrition. 615 children were diagnosed as having Severe MuslimAcute Aid UK,Maln hasutrition provisioned and its 989 recent children focus on wereemergency diagnosed health servicesas having at districts Moderate Sanghar Acute and Mirpur Khas of Sindh Malnutrition.province 1 Save the Children foundation have been carrying out their health interventions mainly in Talukas and UC' of Badin & Mirpur Khas Contents ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Funding from SFD for the IDP’s of KP and FATA .......................................................................................................... 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Merlin’s Update ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 CAMP Updates (KP) .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 WHO launches Electronic Disease Early Warning System (eDEWS) .......................................................................................................................... 5 WHO Health Response Update Sindh ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 DEWS highlights from all provinces ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Health Cluster Response- Balochistan ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6 UNICEF’s Health Response- Sindh .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) Pakistan .................................................................................................................... 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CARE Activities updates of Mirpur Khas .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Helping Hand for Relief & Development- HHRD’s interventions in flood affected districts ................................................................................... 14 Early Recovery Response Framework ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12 2 Funding from SFD for the IDP’s of KP and FATA The World Health Organization handed over essential and specialized medical equipment along with Environmental health supplies worth US $ 1.47 million to the Department of Health of KP in a handing over ceremony on 12 Jan 2012. It was the second handing over ceremony of the project with the delivery of specialized medical equipment that will allow about 5 million IDPs to have better access to the quality healthcare. WHO has already provided essential medicines, ambulances, 4x4 vehicles and IT equipment in the 1st handing over ceremony worth US$ 3.05 million in June 2011 It is one of the continuous assistance which Saudi Government is providing in support of the people of Pakistan on several occasions whether it is direct or through an organization. The handing over ceremony was attended by Mr Zahir Ali Shah the Minister for Health KP, Dr Muhammad Sharif, DG Health Services Pakistan’s insufficient healthcare system is always struggling hard to KP, Mr Saleh Almughiri, Director Information, Embassy of Saudi cater the basic health care needs of its populations and then the Arabia and Dr Guido Sabatinelli, Representative WHO in Pakistan. ongoing crises of FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2009 which has led more than 3.2 million population on camps or with host Merlin’s Update families, has brought indeed an added burden on the poor and Merlin is currently supporting Static public health facilities and inadequate health care system of KP and FATA. Mobile Health Units for provision of Primary Health Care services in Swat, Buner, Nowshera (KP), Dadu, Thatta and Badin (Sindh). Merlin Some of these IDP’s are still living in camps or with host families, is also supporting 12 labor rooms for Emergency Obstetric Care while others have returned in government cleared conflicted areas. (EmOC) services and five ARI Units established in District and Tehsil Headquarter Hospitals in Swat, Buner and Mardan. The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) to initiate health care support in its relief activities for the internally displaced people of Moreover Merlin through its established Outpatient Therapeutic KP and FATA gave the aid of US$ 9.558 million to WHO for provision Points (OTP) and Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) centers of comprehensive primary health care interventions including manages moderate and severe malnourished children, pregnant & Maternal Neonatal and child Health care, EPI, provision of lactating women (PLW) according to the standard Community based medicines, strengthening of referral linkages and systems, Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) protocols. Merlin is specialized hospital equipment, reconstruction and rehabilitation of also implementing its malarial control programs, in coordination health facilities and construction of seven warehouses along with with the Ministry of Health and the Directorate of Malaria Control establishment of 10 stabilization centers to facilitate the IDP in (DMC), to reach 14 million people in 20 districts in KPK, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkwa and FATA. Baluchistan provinces and FATA. 3 Merlin services are available to more than 2.2 million target CAMP Updates (KP) beneficiaries across the country. In KPK and Sindh, during one month, Merlin conducted a total of In the month of January 2012 more than 1500 patients were treated 180,520 (Male 77,322, Female 103,198) consultations. Moreover, a in CAMP BHU in Jalozai IDP Camp for different diseases, with URTIs, total of 555 referrals, 1,652 deliveries and 15,050 AN consultations Diarrhoea and skin diseases having the highest proportional were also conducted. In addition, a total of 5,900 health and morbidity. URTI remained the leading cause of morbidity that hygiene sessions were conducted for 66,408 beneficiaries. included 1200 consultation. More cases are observed among the new influx from Khyber agency who were facing major problems in terms of shelter and proper clothing. Psycho-social activities continued during January. Terje Lillehaug, head of the Friends of the MIND (mentally ill and narcotic dependent) Norway, a senior supervisor sociologist in Norway, and freelance photographer visited the Health facility on 7th of January 2012. Since he is conducting a research study on “Mental Health of IDPs”, he also interviewed the affected population living in the camp Jalozai. In Sindh Merlin has conducted detailed needs assessment for repair and rehabilitation