COVID-19 RESPONSE OVERVIEW Ethiopia | 04 June 2020 1. Partnerships and Coordination • As the designated lead agency for supporting the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the management of migrant returnees, IOM continued to support GoE in coordinating support for quarantine facilities in Addis Ababa and the regions (54 in total). Supporting the • Following simulation exercises in two quarantine facilities, IOM is planning similar exercises Government of in other quarantine facilities to prepare for upcoming returnees. Ethiopia 2. Disease Surveillance • Between 1 April and 4 June, Ethiopia received over 14,800 returnees: 4,440 from Sudan, 3,700 from Djibouti, approx. 3,000 from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), 2,350 from Somalia, 640 from Lebanon and 560 from Kenya. • IOM, UNICEF, and the Red Cross supported the GoE in receiving 647 returnees from Lebanon and 270 from KSA at the Addis Ababa airport over the past week. • IOM registered 2,408 migrant returnees in quarantine facilities: 647 Lebanese returnees 2,408 Returnees (646 Female and 1 Male) in Addis Ababa, 144 returnees in Semera, 682 (449 male, 233 registered in female) in Jijiga, 82 in Moyale (59 male, 23 female), 583 in Metema (553 male, 30 female) quarantine over the past week. facilities • Provided direct assistance to over 6,600 migrant returnees in quarantine including: transportation from Points of Entry (POEs) to quarantine facilities, registration, Non- food items (NFIs), Food, personal protective equipment (PPEs), subsistence allowance for onward transportation, family tracing and reunification, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) since April 1. 6,600 Returnees • Deployed two laboratory staff and supported the set-up of the COVID-19 laboratory in received Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) quarantine facility. direct assistance • Supporting Bule Hora Zonal Health Bureau to set up two screening points at entry and exit of Bule Hora town. [email protected] +251 115 571 707 ethiopia.iom.int COVID-19 RESPONSE OVERVIEW Ethiopia | 04 June 2020 3. Protection • Trained 34 frontline workers deployed in quarantine facilities in Addis Ababa on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) aspects of COVID-19. 34 frontline • Provided MHPSS support to two returnees quarantined in Moyale. workers trained • Following the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) assessment at three on MHPSS quarantine facilities in Addis Ababa, IOM continues to coordinate with the PSEA Network in Ethiopia to set up a complaints and feedback mechanism in returnee quarantine facilities. 4. Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) • Reached over 840,000 individuals with hygiene awareness promotion, through door to door sensitizations, mass mobilization, sensitization during distributions, radio spots and leaflet distributions since April 1. • Distributed over 15,900 soaps, 94 handwashing kits, and conducted 87 jerrycan cleaning 840,000 campaigns. Beneficiaries • Trained 227 hygiene promoters, 15 WASH management committees, and 875 religious and reached community leaders on COVID-19 prevention measures and messaging. 5. Camp Coordination and Camp Management • IOM and the Site Management Support (SMS) Working Group continued to advocate for decongestion and improved water supply in highest risk IDP sites identified through a joint assessment and presented findings at the Ministry of Peace, the Emergency Coordination Center and the Disaster Risk Management Bureau. Advocacy for decongestion • Distributed COVID-19 specific site management work flow Standard Operating Procedures of IDP sites (SOPs) to IDP Site Managers across the country. 6. Displacement Tracking Matrix • COVID-19 screening was continued at five Flow Monitoring Points. • Access and baseline information is updated regularly and is available at Screening at Flow https://migration.iom.int Monitoring Points Provision of support to returning Ethiopian migrants is being IOM’s work in Ethiopia is supported by: led by the Government of Ethiopia, under the coordination of UNRCO and IOM, and with contributions from: [email protected] +251 115 571 707 ethiopia.iom.int.