Health Cluster Response Plan CAP 2013

1. Health Cluster Response Plan CAP 2013 SANA”A, YEMEN October 20th, 2012

2. Situation– Overview • On-going conflict, instability, disruption of social services and inadequate(access, avail. , utilization) health care services, including EPI, RH and HIV • physical damage to health infrastructures, compromised environmental situation and meagre resources for health, HR • high risk/threat of endemic and emerging communicable diseases • Conflict induced morbidity and mortality (a protection issue) • High risk of morbidity and mortality from childhood vaccine preventable diseases, respiratory infections, diarrhoea, pregnancy related illnesses

3. Immediate needs • Physical and Environ. Hazards and low public awareness/risk of water-borne and vector-borne diseases, • Common morbidity and mortality: diarrhoeal diseases/ cholera, malaria, ARI and vaccine preventable diseases, eg. measles. • Outbreaks of Hemorrhagic Fever: dengue and Chickongonia • Global Acute Malnutrition rates range up-to 31% (Hodaida). • Improved access to essential health care services, including RH an EPI and HIV • Mental health and special psycho-social services to affected population

4. Strategic Priorities • Improved intra and inter- cluster coordination with WASH and nutrition clusters on joint life-saving interventions in priority districts • Improved access to essential package of PHC services for vulnerable populations, including RH/HIV and EPI services • Strengthen HS, including rehab., equip and upgrade health service delivery capacity including casualty management for affected populations • Strengthen disease surveillance , ensuring early detection and timely response to disease alerts/outbreaks. • Ensure maximum vaccine coverage: boosting the routine immunization and launching of immunization mass campaigns.

5. Cluster Objectives • Objective 1: Ensure effective intra-cluster and inter-cluster coordination, primarily between the Health, Nutrition and WASH Clusters with a focus on joint needs assessment, programming, monitoring and evaluation. • Objective 2: Improve access to quality primary and secondary (hospital) health-care services that include basic health and emergency referral services for vulnerable populations, through a focused approach on health system strengthening • Objective 3: Strengthen local capacity to predict, prepare for, respond to, and manage public health risks that include communicable diseases and seasonal emergencies through establishment and strengthening of DEWS. • Objective 4: Reduce in maternal and child morbidity and mortality within priority districts, focusing on safe motherhood and child survival interventions.

6. Cluster Objectives Indicators • % of active cluster partners share the SRF update on monthly basis • No. and proportion of joint assessments carried out by Health, Nutrition and WASH clusters as opposed to total HC assessments during 2013 • No. and proportion of joint programs implemented by Health, Nutrition and WASH clusters as opposed to HC programs implemented during 2013 • Functional PHC facilities providing at least 80% of basic health care services • %IDPs living outside camps covered by outreach activities • Penta-3 immunization coverage within priority districts • Proportion of pregnant women with complications receiving EmOC services • % of disease alerts and outbreaks detected and responded to within 48 hours

7. Target Beneficiaries