Source:
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Key overall developments
- World AIDS Day was celebrated in Sudan this
week. A number of events were held including
an Internal Awareness Training on HIV/AIDS
organized by the WHO and a UNICEF release of
58,000 fact sheets and posters covering ABC,
stigma and voluntary counseling and testing to
the Sudan National AIDS Programme (SNAP) for
distribution by implementing partners.
Needs and response by sector
Education
North Darfur
- In coordination with the State Ministry of
Education (SMoE) and UNICEF, the NGO Plan
Sudan conducted training for 80 education
inspectors from Abu Shouk IDP Camp, As Salaam
IDP Camp, ZamZam IDP Camp and El Fasher Town
on the technical supervision of education
activities to assist in ensuring quality
delivery of education. UNICEF in conjunction
with the SMoE released five classroom kits,
three recreation kits, two pupil kits and ten
metal poles to Um Haraz school of Kilamandu
Locality benefiting 250 school age children.
South Darfur
- World Vision distributed 20 plastic sheets
to two schools.
Food Security and Livelihoods
North Darfur
- With winter approaching, Oxfam has begun
distributing winter seeds and tools in
Kebkabiya, as part of a project to improve
food security for 3,247 vulnerable families in
the area. The seeds and tools have been
provided by FAO. 46 families in the town also
received Oxfam donkey carts, to help support
livelihoods opportunities and increase their
ability to earn an income.
- In Kebkabiya, Oxfam and local partner KSCS
distributed 4,130 tree seedlings to families
in nearby rural villages as part of efforts to
support the local environment and people’s
livelihoods.
South Darfur
- World Vision distributed 334 metric tonnes
of food to 27,837 displaced people at six
points: Sakaly, Sakaly West, Mosey, Dereg 1&2,
Duma and Adwa.
- They provided 60 households in Nyala and Edd
al Fursan with knowledge on how to care for
their goats and trained 95 women in Norley,
Dambaloya, Diri, Umzaifa and Edd Alfursan
centres in cheese-making, fodder cultivation,
and gave them 450 kg worth of seeds.
- World Vision trained 113 farmers in Diri and
Alhoda to serve as trainers to other farmers ?
each to train ten other farmers in crop
production issues. They also trained 185
farmers, 140 in Copoalmor and 45 in Fondog, in
crop harvesting and post-harvest management.
Furthermore they trained 34 women in Rahed
Albirdi in the importance of vegetables and
vegetable production, and land preparation for
production in the winter season (dry season),
which starts mid December.
- World Vision also trained 120 farmers (30
female, 90 male) in Nimri Village on the
important of seedlings and how to plant and
irrigate them. It also distributed 600
seedlings to the farmers.
- Further, World Vision trained 30 farmers in
the northern area of South Darfur on how to
improve crop production and generate
high-quality fodder. The farmers prepared 50
plots for vegetable production.
- World Vision conducted ten mentoring visits
to promote coping mechanism activities to
enhance resilience of marginal households in
order to restore and maintain their food
security. It visited eight fodder farms in
Rahaid Albirdi, Aldelaib, Fondog and Umshoka.
Also, it visited seven farms (20 farmers) in
the northern area of South Darfur.
- World Vision worked with farmers in ten
villages in Galdi and Umgadity area to
establish seed banks. It also set up one
vegetable garden in Galdi, where 60
beneficiaries are involved in various
agricultural activities, including water
harvesting.
- World Vision distributed 1.2 metric tonnes
of chicken feed to women groups involved in
varied agricultural projects in Galdi.
Health and Nutrition
North Darfur
- The Accelerated Child Survival initiative
(ACSI) “PULSE” campaign was launched in the
North Darfur state. The campaign focuses on
immunization, distribution of bed nets,
de-worming, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC)
screening for malnutrition, and the
communication of sanitation and hygiene
education messages. MUAC screening is limited
to El Fasher locality ? El Fasher town, El
Fasher rural, Tawilla, Korma, and ZamZam IDP
Camp ? where there are UNICEF supported
programmes.
- In preparation for World AIDS Day, UNICEF
released 58,000 fact sheets and posters
covering ABC, stigma and voluntary counseling
and testing, to the Sudan National Aids
Programme (SNAP) for distribution by
implementing partners. Radio Jingles have been
provided to SNAP for use on local radio.
- WHO, together with the State Ministry of
Health (SMoH), has conducted field visits to
Kebkabiya for three days which facilitated the
SHC team training on infection preventions
targeting medical staff in Kebkabiya hospital.
- WHO supported SMoH in training 25 Primary
Health Care supervisors on Health Information
and Management System (HIMS) for five days.
The aim of the course was to familiarize the
PHC coordinators of SMoH and INGOs with modern
tools and critical approaches of planning and
management of health system.
South Darfur
- With UNICEF support emergency obstetric care
(EmOC) training for 25 medical doctors started
and is due to last for seven days as part of
the safe motherhood programme.
- WHO responded to a notification of suspected
Hemorrhagic Fever cases by sending a rapid
response team for investigation. Infection
control measures such as strict barrier
nursing techniques were introduced in all
hospitals in the area. The health personnel
were briefed on the nature of disease and its
route of transmission and infection control
procedures.
- WHO conducted a training of trainers to 18
doctors in Nyala Teaching Hospital on
Integrated Management of Child Illness (IMCI).
The training lasted for 11 days.
- Training was also conducted in Eldein on the
“Community Component of the IMCI” Program. The
duration of training was six days and targeted
21 community volunteers.
- WHO conducted three days training on “Safe
Blood Transfusion” for 15 employees at Kass
Rural hospital.
- WHO also donated drugs, anesthesia reagents
and consumable supplies to Nyala Teaching
hospital and the house to house Polio Campaign
was launched across the State.
- World Vision provided primary healthcare to
999 patients in Mershing and Manawashi. It
handled 158 antenatal cases, 234 children with
nutrition-related cases, and mobilised
community health activities that benefited
more than 4,000 people.
- World Vision handled 602 consultations in
its clinics in the central area of South
Darfur. It attended to 61 pregnant women and
children under five in the same area and
continued providing basic health care and
health education to hundreds of beneficiaries.
- World Vision distributed 2.4 metric tonnes
of supplementary food for children under five.
- World Vision visited 150 households in the
central and northern areas of South Darfur
State to conduct health education on
preventive and control measures, including
hygiene issues.
- World Vision also conducted awareness
sessions on water-borne diseases in Otash,
Genena and Galdi.
- World Vision provided immunisation coverage
(DPT3, Polio3, pentavalent) to 293 children
and 133 women at its clinics in the central
area of South Darfur. It also provided vitamin
supplementation to 307 people and oral
rehydration salts (ORS) to 176 children under
five.
- World Vision provided 200 information,
education and communication (IEC) materials
for use as visual aids in clinics and during
health education sessions.
West Darfur
- Through UNICEF full support, the training on
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
(IMCI) modified case management for a total of
39 Community Health Promoters (CHPs) has been
successfully completed in Zalingei.
- With UNICEF support, the Expanded Programme
of Immunization (EPI) team managed to reach
Golo in Jebel Marra with the required
vaccinations and Accelerated Child Survival
Initiative (ACSI) related supplies. The second
round of the acceleration campaign for routine
immunization targeted 4,039 children <1years;
4,713 pregnant women targeted for Tetanus
Toxoid vaccination.
- WHO with the collaboration of State Ministry
of Health (SMOH) and NGOs conducted a training
for the doctors and medical assistants in
Zalingei locality, on “Active case finding”,
“Outbreak investigation” and “Malaria
management and control” for 23 participants
from different health facilities of Eastern
Corridor from 26th to 28th of Nov 2008.
- WHO organized an Internal Awareness Raising
Training on HIV/AIDS and was attended by 25
support staff (drivers, cleaners and other non
medical staff) on 25th of November.
Protection and Human Rights
South Darfur
- With UNICEF support, 33 animators in IDP
camps benefited from training on centre
management, facilitation skills and
psychosocial support. Another 13 social
workers, 14 youth committee leaders and eight
volunteers were trained on communication and
facilitation skills.
West Darfur
- UNICEF Child Protection facilitated one
session on inter-agency standing committee
guidelines on psychosocial support in
emergency settings, in the workshop organized
by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
The session was attended by 25 participants
from the Ministry of Social Welfare (MoSW),
the State Council for Child Welfare (SCCW),
Administration localities, Family and Child
Protection police unit, and Community Based
Organizations (CBOs).
- UNICEF collaborated with UNFPA in the 16
days of activism for elimination of
gender-based violence (GBV) through supporting
awareness-raising activities within the basic
schools.
- UNICEF released child protection supplies ?
one pupil kit, two recreational kits, and two
pre-school kits ? to the Ministry of Education
as a part of supporting school activities
during the 16 days of activism. A further
seven classroom kits and 14 recreational kits
were released to Zalingei youth
center/Ministry of Youth and Ministry of
Social Welfare
Water and Sanitation
North Darfur
- A SMoH team continued to conduct water
quality control of 25 water source in El
Fasher town and 13 in Abu shook and Asalam IDP
camps with support from WHO/DFC Q3.
- As part of a three days field visit the WHO
conducted an environmental health assessment
that cover water quality control, solid waste
management in Kebkabiya town and medical waste
in Kebkabiya hospital and vector control
activities materials. In water quality 26
water points were covered.
South Darfur
- SMoH, supported by WHO, did routine water
quality control activities in Nyala town and
Ed Daein IDP camps (Elneem and Khor Omer).
- World Vision rehabilitated a hand pump in
Nabaga to provide sufficient and safe water to
the area’s residents.
- As part of its efforts to improve access of
water supply and sanitation facilities, World
Vision formed Watsan committees in seven
villages (Fondog, Alsiasaban, Umbaliana,
Aldelaib, Haialmatar, Alsikahadee and Umshoka)
in Rehed Albirdi.
- World Vision identified two boreholes in
Ubjaradil community and selected the following
villages for latrine construction: Haialmatar
(25), Fondog (30), Saisaban (25), Sikahadeed
(30) and Aldelaib (40).
- World Vision drilled a borehole to support
its agriculture project in Shadida.
- World Vision conducted water source
disinfection and chlorine monitoring in
households in Manawashi and Mershing. It also
repaired two broken hand pumps in Al Masgid
camps.
- World Vision visited 730 households in
Manawashi and Mershing and provided them with
received hygiene messages on such topics as
hand washing.
- World Vision completed the construction of
80 new latrines in Kramjie. Also, World Vision
continued to construct a latrine
superstructure in Manawashi and Mershing and
identified the households to benefit from 100
new latrines to be constructed in Khorabashi
camp.
- World Vision conducted water analysis for
five new boreholes in Yara, Labas, Grongo and
Ferdos.
- World Vision distributed latrine-digging
tools to five villages in Yara corridor and
conducted a cleanup campaign in which 70
people participated.
- World Vision established three water
trenches in Galdi and Umgadity.
West Darfur
- WHO carried out routine water quality tests
in Geneina and Zalingei localities.
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