South Sudan Red Cross

Dec 2015

Facts & Figures January - September 2015

On November 4th 2015, a plane crashed in Juba just few In emergency response, the South Sudan Red Cross provided meters from the Juba International Airport at the river the following: bank, Gabat. A team of 20 staff and volunteers from the South Sudan Red Cross and 1 First Aid delegate from the  When a fuel truck exploded in Maridi in September, ICRC rushed to the site to help in the search of survivors more than 117 people were treated by the ICRC and remains. Following this tragedy, 36 human remains surgical team supported by the SSRC volunteers and were collected by South Sudan Red Cross, 02 survivors staff in Maridi Hospital and Juba Teaching Hospital. including a child were admitted in Juba Teaching Hospital  The South Sudan Red Cross trained 28 new volunteers Since the beginning of the year up to end of September in Maridi on first aid (19 men and 9 women) to help in 2015, South Sudan Red Cross health section has served: the area in the absence of the teams from Juba and  21,832 people (10,167 men 11,665 women) in Yambio. health awareness.

 154,120 people through house-to-house health edu- cation on cholera prevention messages.  5,680 wounded people with First Aid services.  138,336 passengers with Ebola screening at Juba International Airport with the support of volunteers.  1,150 people with First Aid training.  10,447 children (5758 girls and 4689 boys) with psy- chosocial support services at the Protection of Civil- ian Sites in Juba and Bor.  93 (52 women and 41 men) individuals with psycho- logical First Aid sessions in Juba. www.icrc.org/ss Refresher training was conducted to the EATS in Bor, Pibor, Boma, Maban, Kuajok to strengthen the capacity of the existing teams to be ready and prepared as well to respond effectively to emergencies.

Throughout dissemination of the Red Cross values and basic International Humanitarian Law (IHL), the South Sudan Red Cross’ Communication Department was able to reach 5,780 persons from January to September 2015. The disseminations were conducted to the benefit of students, the internally displaced, community leaders, public authorities, women groups as well as SSRC staff and volunteers.

On 31 August 2015, Western Equatoria branch with support from Juba team distributed household essential items to 2,050 households (12, 300 individuals) who fled Mundri and Maridi following the displacement of the population due to violence that had errupted in these areas, settling temporarily in Yambio Central Payam. The package includedblankets,sleeping mats, buckets with lids, tarpaulins, collapsible jerrycans, sanitary pads, mosquito nets, kits of clothes and laundry soap.

Also, from the 10th to 12th October 2015, the Central Equatoria State branch conducted a similar distribution in Lainya and Bereka Payam for displaced persons from The Mother Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) pro- Wonduruba Payam. The branch distributed household gramme supported by the Netherland Red Cross in Tere- essential items to2,113 families (12,807 individuals). keka County and Tore Payam, Yei County, involved South Sudan Red Cross volunteers who were able to reach out  Trained 356 staff and volunteers (65 female and to 10,962 people (4,670 men and 6292 women). The 291 male) on emergency response. programme focus was on safe deliveries, early initiative  Provided to 76,318 people household essential of breastfeeding and antenatal care visit promotion. items throughout the country. There were 559 group meetings conducted with 6,260  Collected 1,958 Red Cross messages accross the people (2,720 men and 3,540 women). 1,181 women country and 45,500 people were able to talk to attended antenatal care, 579 women attended post- their family members through phone calls. natal care and 445 pregnant women were referred to  Established 3 new Emergency Action Teams health facilities. 574 women were able to breastfeed (EATs) in Old Fangak, Chukudum and Kodok. Cur- their newborn within 1 hour after delivery and SSRC rently South Sudan has 45 Emergency Action provided mama kits to some of the mothers who Teams countrywide. required the support.

South Sudan Red Cross MISSION: Juba, Thongpiny, Plot no. 4 , To prevent and reduce suffering, improve resilience and foster Ministries Block. Human dignity. Phone: +211 912184996. Email: [email protected] VISION: Web: www.southsudanredcross.org Healthy , resilient and progressive communities capable of ©SSRC December 2015 achieving their development potential.