Humanitarian Response SITUATION REPORT | 4
3.2 HEALTH AND NUTRITION
The ultimate objective of WV Ethiopia’s health and nutrition
intervention is to save lives and reduce morbidity related to
drought as well as prevent morbidities the local communities
from outbreak of disease.
3.2.1 HEALTH
Malnourished children have very weak immune systems, so
their bodies are less able to fight diseases such as malaria,
diarrhea and respiratory infections.
Woredas in Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somali, Tigray and SNNP
regions and 10 sub-cities /120 Woredas of Addis Ababa as of
31 July 2016 (source: Wash cluster appeal document).
Since March 2016 there was scabies outbreak in different parts
of drought affected areas of Ethiopia where there was shortage
of safe water for drinking and personal hygiene as a result of
direct impact of the drought. Furthermore, the likelihood of
the prevalence of malaria, measles, and other related diseases
would be high triggered by malnutrition.
Over 11000 cases detected and 49 deaths reported from
Addis Ababa and regions, where 58% of the cases reported
in Addis Ababa. Within the next few weeks the disease is
expected to keep spreading for the forecasted heavy rainfall
and associated flash flooding. Health cluster proposed 23million
funding for AWD response. World Vision Ethiopia is currently
finalized AWD response plan with NEPRF budget and ventured
into implementation. Added with the drought that lasted
for over 20 months, the spread of AWD scaled Ethiopia’s
humanitarian situation to more critical and complex stage.
High numbers of scabies cases reported in parts of Amhara,
Oromia and Tigray regions where WVE intervened using the
existing the CMAM support system. According to the report
by WHO in January 2016, more than 300 000 scabies cases
were reported in Amhara and Tigray regions.
Furthermore, despite continued effort exerted by the nation
to control AWD, the disease continued spreading at alarming
rate especially over the past two months. Since its first case in
November 2015, in Moyale, the disease could not be contained
and kept spreading to other areas reaching 16 zones and 57
WV Ethiopia in collaboration with district level health
institutions provided medical supplies worth xxx and benefited
xxx children and mothers.
WV Ethiopia in collaboration with district level health
institutions provided medical supplies worth xxx and benefited
xxx children and mothers.
3.2.2 NUTRITION
An estimated 435,000 children are in need of treatment for
severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and more than 1.7 million
children, pregnant women and lactating women are in need of
supplementary feeding. Severely malnourished children steadily
increased, from 254,000 in early 2015 to 350,000 in late 2015,
due to the deterioration of the nutritional situation.
In this regard, WV Ethiopia intervened with the view to
attaining two strategic objectives:
1. Save lives and reduce morbidity related to drought,
and
2. Prevent morbidities of children, pregnant and lactating
women from acute malnutrition
World Vision Ethiopia has been implementing nutrition
response projects in 23 districts across four regions (Amhara,
Oromia, Tigrai and SNNP regions). Most of the nutrition
projects are integrated with WASH.
In addition, World Vision has been implementing phase two
WFP sponsored Target Supplementary feeding program
(TSF) from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016 in 9 priority 1
Woredas, located in four regions- Amhara, Oromia,Tigray and
SNNP. World Vision has also partnered with UNOCHA and
supplying supplementary food in 11 priority 2 districts.
More than 72,421 people benefiting from emergency nutrition
projects.
Hence, WV Ethiopia purchased various nutritious food items
for children, plump nuts, and medical supplies as well as
established OTP/SC centers at different hospitals and health
center worth xxx. Following the massive efforts in integrated
health and nutrition xxx children, lactating mothers, and
pregnant women benefited.
In general;
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Xx drugs, medical equipment procured
distributed to xx hospitals/HCs
•
Xx OTP/SC centers established at xx
hospitals/HCs
•
Xx AWD treatment centers
supported at xx hospitals/HCs