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RH in Emergency Situation . Yemen 2010-2012. Yemen. T he poorest country in the Arab world. It has extreme water scarcity, conflict, soaring food prices, a growing population and collapsing state services.
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RH in Emergency Situation Yemen 2010-2012
Yemen • The poorest country in the Arab world. • It has extreme water scarcity, conflict, soaring food prices, a growing population and collapsing state services. • Every night, a third of the Yemeni people (over 5 million people) go to bed hungry. • Yemen’s malnutrition levels are among the world’s highest.
Crisis in Yemen • Flood in Hadramout in October 2008 • 80 people killed • IDPS 20,000 to 25,000 IDP • 6 years old conflict in the northern part of Yemen • 350,000IDPS. • New 7,000 IDPs during the last 2 months • Conflict in the northern part of Yemen • 100,000 IDPs
SRH in emergency responses • Coordination: • RH field coordinator • Field focal points • Cluster and sub cluster meetings • RH work group • Field visits by emergency UNFPA and IPs teams
SRH in emergency responses..cont. • Capacity Building • TOT on MISP (2 participants) • 5-days training on MISP (15 participant ) • Two (2) days orientation courses on RH kits and MISP (60 participants)
SRH in emergency responses..cont. • Procurement and distribution of RH kits through • 6 Camps clinics (2 in Hajja and 4 in Sa’ada) • 8 prefab clinics (4 in Sa,ada, 1in Hajja, 1 in Amran and 2 in Hadramout) • 9 Health centres (in Hadramout, Lahj and Aden, 3 each) • 4 referral Hossibitals(in Saada, Hajja(Haradh), Aden and Lahj governorates ) • 8 Mobile clinics and teams (4 in Sa’ada, 1 in Hajja, 1 Amran , 1 in Lhaj and 1 in Abyan
SRH in emergency responses..cont. • Supporting HOs in Hhajja, and Sa’adaGovts. to provide MISP: • Hajja Health office: • Two 24hrs working clinics in camp I & II. • Saada Health Office • Establish and operate 2 prefab clinics • deploy 4 mobile teams. • Each with one physician, one midwife, and one lab-technician • strengthen the referral system (both Hajjaand Saadagovernorates) (referral RH kits, G & O specialist)
SRH in emergency responses..cont. • Supporting NGOS (CSSW and YFCA) to provide MISP services: • Operate 4 mobile clinics (Hajja, Amran, AbyanandLahj) • Establish 4 prefabs clinics (Hajja , Amran and Hadramout (2) . Each with one physician and one midwife and one lab- technician. A total # of 34,600 IDPs women and girls haver received RH services
What works • Mobile clinics and teams • Prefab clinics continue to work after emergency situation. • Field coordinator • RH kits
Strengths and Weaknesses • Strengths • ASRO technical and financial Support • HOs cooperation • Weaknesses • Week emergency preparedness, • Fund limitation • Week coordination with other partners in the field
Areas Where SRH emergency response in Yemen would benefit from regional support • Technical support • Financial support • Sharing information and experiences