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28 February 2014
HIGHLIGHTS
TYPHOON YOLANDA
 The Department of Health (DOH) with the support of World Health Organization (WHO) developed a
photobook cataloguing 31 out of 96 damaged Community Health Centers in Eastern Samar and
providing detailed information on the damages and the estimated costs for repairs to support the
rehabilitation and rebuilding of the health facilities.
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A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) expert from WHO is comprehensively mapping accessibility to Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Region VIII.
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In order to improve diagnostic laboratory capacity in the typhoon-affected areas, eight additional
units providing diagnostic services for suspected TB and MDR-TB (Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis) through rapid, fully-automated molecular techniques (Xpert) will be installed at selected health
facilities. Training of medical technologists has also been undertaken.
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In Tacloban and Ormoc, core and supplemental trainings on the Mental Health Global Action Program (mhGAP) for primary health care doctors and nurses were conducted. In Eastern Samar, the
core training is ongoing.
BOHOL EARTHQUAKE
 The revised Bohol Earthquake Action Plan was issued by the Philippine Humanitarian Country
Team in collaboration with partners.
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30 identified damaged Barangay Health Stations and Rural Health Units are currently being set up
with medical dispensary tents in coordination with local partners.
Inside this bulletin:
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Typhoon Yolanda page 2
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Bohol Earthquake page 10
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Health Cluster Partners page 11
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TYPHOON YOLANDA SITUATION OVERVIEW
16 078 181
4 095 280
DISPLACED
28 626
INJURED
6 201
1 785
MISSING
Source: National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) of the Philippines
According to the Department of
Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) as of 17 February 2014
1,455 family-survivors of Yolanda
have already transferred to 60
bunkhouses built by the government in Eastern Visayas. Of
these, 224 families are in the Motocross Bunkhouse in Tacloban
City; 81 families in Palo, Leyte;
429 families in Ormoc City; 50
families in Basey, Samar; and,
673 families in Eastern Samar.
DSWD secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman also emphasized
that houses identified to be within
40 meters from the shoreline will
no longer be allowed to be rebuilt
in the same area.
In the recently concluded Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (RDRRMC)
meeting held at Leyte Sports Development Center, in Tacloban,
Senior Superintendent Pablito
Cordera of the Bureau of Fire
Protection in the region reported
that 30 dead bodies were recovered by the team from 4 February
through 17 February 2014 in different areas in the city. Most of
the dead were retrieved in San
Jose District, one of the coastal
barangays less affected by the
storm surges. Eleven were found
on 4 February 2014, one on 6
February, two on 8 February, five
on 11 February, three on 13 February and eight were retrieved on
17 February. All of these were
brought to the grave site at Holy
Cross Cemetery for burial after
forensic information collection by
National Bureau of Investigation
teams.
According to the Department of
Education Regional Task Force
there are still seven schools in
Tacloban which are being used
as evacuation centers for 556
Yolanda-displaced families with
2,347 people.
The government of the Philippines is currently working with
the Asian Development Bank and
the World Bank to establish a
Yolanda Multi Donor Trust Fund
(MDTF). According to the Department of Finance (DOF), the move
is envisioned to serve as an overall platform in mobilizing reconstruction resources from a wide
range of development partners,
including overseas private sector
and philanthropic foundations/
organizations. In a statement, the
DOF said the facility will support
priority investment projects, livelihood initiatives and technical assistance for capacity building
geared towards rehabilitation and
recovery guided by the principle,
'Build Back Better'.
President Aquino attended the
groundbreaking of the new Eastern Visayas Regional Medical
Center in Barangay Cabalawan,
Tacloban City on 25 February
2014.
UN Under-Secretary-General for
Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie
Amos visited the Philippines on
26 and 27 February to assess the
humanitarian response almost
four months after the Typhoon
struck the country. Amos travelled to Guiuan and Tacloban
and met with representatives of
the Government, local authorities, humanitarian partners and
affected communities.
RESPONSE
Health care facilities
Across typhoon-affected areas,
dialogue and coordination on the
need for rehabilitation of health
facilities continued with many
partners already committed to
support specific projects, but significant gaps remain.
The Department of Health (DOH)
with the support of WHO is utilizing a unique and innovative approach to support the rehabilitation and rebuilding of Typhoon
affected Community Health Centers (CHCs). Under the title
“Rising Anew - Health at the
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heart of healing” a photobook has
been developed and will be disseminated to health partners and
the public in the coming weeks.
The 92 page document is presenting 31 out of 96 damaged
CHCs, focusing on the most
damaged in Region VIII.
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Each facility is presented with
photos and a profile that includes
information on the exact location,
the workforce, the services delivered and the population served as
well as the extent and description
of damages and the approximate
cost for repairs of infrastructure
and equipment according to assessments done by the National
Center for Health Facility Development. It also introduces the
DOH health facility standards and
national building codes as well as
other guidance materials for reconstruction like the safe hospitals
principles. A website that will also
include similar information for hospitals and barangay health stations is currently being developed
(Figure 1 - 2).
Figure 1 - 2. Partially damaged Community Health Center in Jaro, Leyte
This CHC delivers services including immunizations, maternal, newborn and child health and communicable disease surveillance to a
population of 42,860.
The roofing of this building was completely destroyed, parts of the walls were damaged and the windows were broken when Typhoon
Yolanda made landfall in the Philippines on 8 November 2013. The total cost of damage to this health facility is estimated at 2,450,000
PHP
Partners and Foreign Medical
Teams
As of 24 February 2014, there
are now 12 foreign medical
teams operating in Regions VI,
VII and VIII. Seven teams provide basic outpatient care (type I)
and three teams (MSF Belgium
in Guiuan and MSF France in
Tacloban) provide more advanced health services including
surgeries (type II).
Two teams provide mobile health
clinics and mental health and
psychosocial support.
Surveillance and communicable disease control
Highlights from the EWARN report this week are below. For
more in-depth information please
refer to the weekly EWARN report that is available online at:
http://www.wpro.who.int/
philippines/typhoon_haiyan/
reports/en/index.html
This week, 41 health facilities in
typhoon-affected areas of Region
VI and VIII reported 8,697 total
consultations through SPEED
(Table 1).
Acute respiratory infection accounted for 37% of total consul-
tations and is still the leading
cause of consultation amongst
the SPEED conditions.
Suspect measles cases continue
to be reported from Region VIII.
A total of 180 suspect cases of
measles with two deaths were
reported in Eastern Visayas
since the typhoon. A measles
immunization
campaign
has
been conducted in the region
targeting children aged under 5
years.
Table 1: Summary of SPEED Reporting in Typhoon Yolanda affected Areas 16 – 22 Feb 2014
Region
Provinces
Municipalities
VI
(#)
2
(#)
8
VIII
2
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Health Facilities and
Reporting Sites (#)
9
32
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A Program Implementation Review on Event-based Surveillance and Response (ESR) with
the Disease Surveillance Officers
in 17 regions, including the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine is ongoing. It aims to raise
issues and concerns on the overall functionality of ESR and identify strengths and areas for improvement for both national and
regional level. One of the highlights of the event is the handson training on the newly developed
computer-based
information system: Event-based Surveillance and Response System
which will provide near real-time
data on potential and confirmed
disease outbreaks and other
public health events.
ment hospital (AMDMH in Balangiga, Quinapondan Community Hospital, Oras District Hospital) for additional management of
suspected measles cases.
Vaccination and cold chain
As of 18 February 2014, 180
suspect cases of measles including two deaths were reported by
the Department of Health in
Eastern Visayas. Of these, 87
cases (86 suspects and 1 laboratory confirmed) including one
death were reported from 15 municipalities in Eastern Samar between 12 December 2013 and 21
February 2014.
Dengue and vector control
As of 18 February 2014, 470
suspected cases of dengue fever
including two deaths were reported by the Department of Health
in Eastern Visayas. Although
there have been clusters of suspect dengue in the typhoon affected areas, the disease has not
reached epidemic levels. Vector
control measures, like targeted
fumigation, have been intensified
in the whole Region VIII; however indiscriminate fogging has
been discouraged by health authorities. Community campaigns
on self-protection methods are
on-going and the DOH is recommending the public to heed expert advice to search and destroy
the breeding sites of mosquitos.
In Eastern Samar, spraying has
been conducted giving priority to
barangays
with
clustering
(Balangiga,
Giporlos
and
Lawaan) and a larval survey is
Immunization with measles mono
valent vaccines started 25 November 2013 in Eastern Samar,
targeting 26,508 children aged
under 5. As of 21 February
2014, 19,303 children in 11 municipalities in Eastern Samar
have been vaccinated. No adverse events after immunizing
were reported. The door-to-door
mop up immunization will be
strengthened. Vitamin A capsules were given to the govern-
TB
In Leyte province, a measles immunization campaign was conducted in 10 municipalities and
Tacloban city, covering 30 barangays. A rapid coverage survey of
the measles outbreak response
immunization campaign was conducted between 19 and 22 February 2014 in Tacloban City.
The cold chain plan has been
finalized; equipment and training
on cold chain management and
vaccine management will be provided.
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currently ongoing to determine
the vector density and assess
the risk of outbreak.
In order to improve diagnostic
capacity in the typhoon-affected
areas further, DOH has planned
to install eight additional units
providing diagnostic services for
suspected TB and MDR-TB
(Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis)
through
rapid,
fullyautomated molecular techniques
(Xpert). One unit will be installed
in Region VI (Sara RHU in Sara
city, Iloilo province), two in Region VII (PHO-Bohol in Tagbilaran city, Bohol province; Bogo
CHO in Bogo city, Cebu province) and five in Region VIII
(Ormoc CHO in Ormoc city, Leyte province; Maasin CHO in
Maasin city, Southern Leyte;
Northern Samar Provincial Hospital, Northern Samar province;
Calbayog CHO in Calbayog city,
Western Samar; Eastern Samar
Provincial Hospital in Eastern
Samar province). In collaboration
with the National TB Reference
Laboratory, WHO has supported
the training on Xpert testing of 22
medical technologists from typhoon-affected areas.
Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
In Tacloban and Ormoc, core
and supplemental trainings on
the Mental Health Global Action
Program (mhGAP) for primary
health care doctors and nurses
were conducted. In Eastern Samar, the core training is currently
ongoing under the banner name
Project LuISS which stands for
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Lusog-Isip para sa Silangan Samar (Mental Health for Eastern
Samar).
The mhGAP is the
WHO programme to scale up
care for mental, neurological and
substance use disorders. It was
launched by the WHO DirectorGeneral in 2008. The focus is on
increasing non-specialist care,
including primary healthcare, to
address the unmet mental health
needs of people all over the
world.
In Tacloban, the mental health
and
psychosocial
support
(MHPSS) working group updated
the psychosocial support strategy
and developed key messages on
MHPSS that are currently translated into different local languages for dissemination.
In Borongan the MHPSS working
group of Eastern Samar held a
meeting for the development of
training protocols for the Mental
Health Gap Action Programme
organized jointly by PHO and
WHO.
Reproductive Health (RH)
A reproductive health expert from
WHO is conducting a comprehensive inventory of the available
maternal and child health services, facilities and human resource in the disaster affected
areas focusing on the BEmONC
and CEmONC capability of the
health facilities. The first round of
site visits is ongoing in the Inter
Local Health Zones of Lyete
province and will last until 5
March 2014.
An estimated 3.5 million women
of child-bearing age require special needs and protection in the
typhoon affected areas area.
More than 250,000 women are
pregnant and about 170,000 are
breastfeeding mothers with babies up to six months of age.
Since the beginning of February,
a total of 4 RH Medical missions
were conducted in Region VIII (2
in Ormoc, 1 in Leyte, 1 in Guian)
attending 650 pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) and 550
non-PLWs.
A total of 17 women friendly
spaces (WFS) breast-feeding
spaces were established in different evacuation centers in the affected areas and more than
3,000 dignity and hygiene kits
were distributed over the last two
weeks.
On 14 February 2014 a Youth
Friendly Space was setup at Balyuan Tower, Magsaysay Boulevard. Various information and
advocacy campaigns on reproductive health issues will be conducted there.
In Tacloban 30 youth volunteers
were trained by Save the Children in peer education on adolescent sexual reproductive health.
As part of the rehabilitation process, WHO is currently using geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to integrate different sources of information to provide a comprehensive picture of accessibility to
Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) in Region VIII.
In the first phase, physical accessibility (travel time) to Compressive EmONC services before the
passage of typhoon Yolanda has
been estimated using a specific
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GIS extension called AccessMod
(Map A). This map has then been
combined with the modeled spatial distribution of births to get an
idea of the corresponding accessibility coverage at the municipality level considering 2 hours of
travel time (Map B). In the next
phase, data to be collected in the
field through an EmONC assessment, a household survey and a
patient exit survey will be combined with the above mentioned
maps to provide information aiming at improving accessibility to
EmONC services in this Region.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH) and Environmental
Health
The DOH and WHO conducted a
training workshop on water quality monitoring for local government units in Leyte Park Hotel,
Tacloban City on 20 to 21 February 2014. More than 30 sanitary
inspectors and staff from Eastern
Leyte Municipalities, Leyte Provincial Health Office and 8 CHD
attended the training workshop.
An action plan was prepared by
the participants for follow-up activities.
Assessments of the capacities of
local government units (LGUs) on
water quality monitoring are being conducted in Capiz, Aklan,
Antique and Iloilo and will be
completed on 28 February 2014.
Selected rural health units will be
also be assessed on the status of
water, sanitation and hygiene
(WASH) facilities.
An assessment of capacities in
health care waste management
was completed in Region VI on
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Map A. Travel time to the nearest CEmONC
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Map B. Percentage of births within 2 hours of travel time of a CEmONC
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19 February 2014. The assessment report including a list of
items to be procured and plans
for training activities in March
2014 will be finalized in the coming days.
An assessment of public health
needs of Motocross Bunk Houses
(290 families) in Tacloban was
conducted – revealing some concerns related to WASH including
drainage and stagnant water.
The WASH cluster coordination
meeting in East Samar identified
a need for strengthening health
promotion and sanitation.
Nutrition
A total of 87,517 (77%) children
from the age of 6 - 59 months
have been screened in Leyte
since the typhoon. Among the
14,476 children screened during
the last week, 13 new cases of
severe acute malnutrition (SAM)
and 73 cases of moderate acute
malnutrition were identified. All
SAM cases were admitted to a
treatment program. A new inpatient treatment facility is now operational in Ormoc City, supported by International Medical
Corps.
In Region VIII, the implementation of the Community Nutrition
Response Strategy is underway.
Municipal nutrition action officers
and community nutrition/health
workers are currently being
trained in Tacloban and in Eastern Samar. Infant and young
child feeding activities and
screening of boys, girls and pregnant and lactating women will
increase in the coming weeks as
community workers scale up implementation of activities.
For further information please
also see the Nutrition Cluster
Weekly Update available online
under:
https://philippines.humanitarianre
sponse.info/system/files/docume
nts/files/Region%20VIII%20Nutriti
on%20Cluster%20Weekly%20Up
date%2019%20February%20201
4.pdf
DONORS
Major WHO donors: Australia, Canada, Norway, Japan, the United Kingdom and the UN Central Emergency
Response Fund (CERF), Russian Federation, Sweden and the United States of America, and from the
European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO).
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FUNDING STATUS OF ACTION PLAN
As of 24 February 2014, OCHA has updated the action plan, which is now 52% funded for the health sector.
Table 2. FUNDING STATUS OF ACTION PLAN FOR HEALTH (US$)
Project
Appealing
Agency
Merlin & Save the Children Essential Health Services for Preventing Excess Mortality and Morbidity
in Typhoon Haiyan affected Population
Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Services
in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
Save the children
Provision of emergency health services to typhoon
affected populations
WHO
Immediate assistance to injured and vulnerable
persons affected by Haiyan typhoon in Philippines
Emergency Health care, public health and referral
initiatives for displaced and affected persons ‘on the
move and their vulnerable host communities’
Provision of life-saving interventions for health to
children 0-59 months affected by Typhoon Haiyan
emergency
Provision of quality medicines and developing resilience in the supply chain to avoid gaps by strengthening the department of health medicines stock
Prevent increase in maternal, neonatal and child
mortality post disaster through ensuring continuity of
services for these more vulnerable groups
Promoting mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of populations affected by Typhoon Haiyan
Ensuring the health needs of older people in TyHealth care support for Typhoon Haiyan affected
populations
Enhancing coordination within and outside the
health sector
Surveillance, outbreak prevention and vaccination
Local health system recovery for social and economic protection
Delivery of essential health services to meet the
Typhoon Haiyan emergency health response
Amount
Required
Funding
% Covered
4707706
800000
10000000
1539518
15000000
11871062
79%
240000
237417
99%
1810511
431232
24%
19000569
21479078
113%
806000
488599
61%
3960422
0
0%
727961
0
0%
465000
465000
100%
3865225
0
0%
1816100
0
0%
3929850
3135870
80%
4061800
300000
7%
3524500
0
0%
400000
400000
100%
955500
0
0%
2700000
0
0%
1150800
0
0%
310000
0
0%
79431944
41147776
52%
UNFPA
17%
15%
HI
IOM
UNICEF
IHP
Plan
IMC
HelpAge InterIMC
WHO
WHO
WHO
WHO
WV Philip-
Health assistance for disaster affected communities
of inland Leyte and coastal Barangays of Tacloban
municipalities of Tacloban City, Jaro, San Miguel
RI
Provision of emergency medical assistance to affected population of the Typhoon Haiyan
Saving Women’s lives in Typhoon affected provinc-
MDM France
Restoration of basic health package within Concepcion Municipal Health Office area
Sub total for health
AAI
Saude em
SOURCE: HTTP://FTS.UNOCHA.ORG/REPORTS/DAILY/OCHA_R32_A1043___24_FEBRUARY_2014_(03_01).PDF
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BOHOL EARTHQUAKE SITUATION OVERVIEW
364 193
1.25 Million
The revised Bohol Earthquake
Action Plan (BEAP) was issued
by the Philippine Humanitarian
Country Team in collaboration
with partners on 6 February
2014.
The requested funding for the
revised BEAP is $33.8 million
compared to $46.8 million in
the original BEAP, as the response has moved to the early
recovery phase and the needs
for emergency agriculture, water, sanitation and hygiene
(WASH), nutrition, health and
livelihood support have been
assessed and the request for
funding reduced in line with the
current outstanding needs. The
total number of affected people
has since been adjusted to 1.3
million from an initial estimate
of 3.2 million. Two million people from Cebu have been ex-
DISPLACED
Currently, 30 identified damaged Barangay Health Stations
and Rural Health Units are being set up with medical dispensary tents in coordination with
local partners. Permanent rehabilitation of these health facilities is being undertaken.
Loon District Hospital has started to provide its services from
their newly constructed hospital
which also sustained partial
damage.
Although
Typhoon
Haiyan
(known locally as Yolanda) did
not cause significant damage
on Bohol, it had a strong impact on the response, as many
government and international
humanitarian resources were
moved from Bohol to address
needs caused by Haiyan. Power was also lost in all of Bohol
for three weeks.
Surveillance and communicable disease control
This week 27 health facilities in
the earthquake affected areas
of Region VII reported 2,542
total consultations through
SPEED. Of these, 34% were
among children aged under
five years. The municipality of
Carmen remains with the highest number of consultations
among the 18 reporting municipalities for this week. The top
five leading consultations reported were:

Acute respiratory infections
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2 681
IN EVACUATION
CENTERS
cluded from the revised estimate. According to government
assessments and figures from
early January, the Bohol earthquake damaged in total 79,217
houses out of which 13,402 are
totally destroyed and 65,815
partially damaged.
RESPONSE
Health care facilities
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Map C. Location of Bohol
Background information
On October 15, 2013, a powerful earthquake struck central Philippines. Measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale with a depth
of 33km, PHILVOLCS reported the
quake’s epicentre in the municipality of
Sagbayan in Bohol province. The tremor
was felt in Cebu, Bohol, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Iloilo, Siquijor,
Leyte, where houses, public buildings,
roads, bridges, churches, seaports,
schools, health facilities, were damaged
and thousands of people dis- placed. The
earthquake killed 222 people (209 in Bohol) and injured 976 (877 in Bohol). As of
3 November, 2013, PHILVOLCS recorded
a total of 3,198 aftershocks, with 94
strong enough to cause alarm to the population. Aftershocks continue to be felt
beyond this period.
On November 8, 2013, super typhoon
Yolanda (international name Haiyan)
made landfall in Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
Electric power cables supplying electricity
to Bohol were damaged, causing power
outage in the whole island and affecting
the delivery of disaster relief including
cold chain integrity and immunization
services.
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Hypertension
Reproductive Health

Open wounds

Bruises and skin diseases

Fever with other symptoms
An estimated 7,894 pregnant and
5,262 lactating women are in
need of specialized services for
prenatal, postnatal, child health,
health promotion and family planning services.
Cases of suspect measles, acute
watery diarrhea (AWD) and acute
bloody diarrhea were reported. In
the municipality of Carmen the
number of consultations for AWD
increased last week compared to
previous weeks. The Provincial
Health Office conducted environmental investigation in the municipalities of Carmen. Water quality
tests using the Chromogenic
Substrate Test Method showed
that out of the 7 samples taken
from level III sources, all (100%)
were positive for the presence of
total coliform and three (43%)
were positive for E.coli.
The municipalities of Loon and
Calape continue reporting suspect measles cases although the
number of consultations declined
during the last two weeks. Due to
unavailability of supplies, medical
technologist or staff trained in
specimen collection, the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit reported a delay in the
measles laboratory confirmation.
Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
UNFPA has provided training to
the health sector and social workers on psychosocial support to
affected people. In addition, training on establishing women friendly spaces were provided to two
municipalities.
Temporary birthing facilities were
set up and reproductive health
(RH) kits distributed to ensure
access of pregnant and lactating
women (PLW) to quality reproductive health services. Ten RH
medical missions have been conducted to date, reaching 871
PLW. Health information sessions have been held to raise
awareness of women, adolescents and men about RH, especially safe motherhood and family
planning. Damaged birthing facilities have been restored and
equipped to reinforce the capacities of the local health system.
Orientation and school community mobilization for WASH interventions in 20 schools is ongoing.
Hygiene and water kits for 418
families, and latrine repair kits for
319 families, were distributed.
98 communal semi-permanent
latrines in communities with
4,130 individuals were constructed.
Protected dug well and distribution lines were rebuilt for the Level III water system, servicing 727
families.
A total of 200 sessions of hygiene promotion activities reaching 10,000 individuals were conducted.
Nutrition
The second phase of the trainingof-trainers on Essential Intrapartum and Newborn Care (EINC)
was recently concluded. Basic
EINC training for rural health midwives and hospital staff in the six
interlocal health zones of Bohol
will commence in the second
week of March.
A four-part series of trainings for
different target groups working in
nutritional health was conducted
20-29 January. These included
45 community leaders, 30 community health workers, 26 hospital staff and a training of trainers
for 45 rural health units/field
health staff.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH) and Environmental
Health
UNICEF provided 50 boxes of
ready-to-use food (RTUF) reaching 2,500 MAM-affected children
and 28 boxes of F10 milk for
SAM children.
A rapid Environmental Health
Impact Assessment will be conducted in Bohol as well as several sites in the Yolanda affected
areas between end of February
and May 2014.
The construction of 40 latrines in
35 schools with 6,898 schoolchildren, and communal latrine and
hand-washing facilities for 10
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schools with 765 school children
is planned.
Trainings for over 50 officials on
food processing and nutritional
management have been conducted. Cluster partners conducted
assessments of health facilities
and a comprehensive malnutrition screening.
Distribution of nutrition awareness materials is ongoing.
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Health Cluster Partners
National – Manila:
AECID, Americares, Australian Aid, CDNDART, CFSI, ChildFund, DFID, DOH,
FPOP, Handicap International, HuMa,
IFRC, IHP-UK, ILO, IMC, IOM, IRC, ISAR
-Germany, JICA, MERLIN, MDM, MSF,
National Bureau of Investigation, PHE,
Philippines Red Cross Society, Relief
International, Plan International, Project
Hope, PU-AMI, SCI, UNFPA, UNICEF,
USAid, US Forces, WHO, World Vision.
Sub-national – Tacloban:
AECID, ACF, ACTED, Action Pompiers
Urgence Inlana Vionus, Americares,
ARC, ASEAN, ASYA SAR/KYM, B-FAST,
AUs, Bethany Hospital, Bomberos
Unidos SP, Buddhist Compassion Relief
zu Chi Foundation Philippines, Care,
Canadian Red Cross, CDRRMO, Child
Fund International, Christian Aid, City
Veterinary Office, Compassionate Reach
International, DFID, Doctors Worldwide
Turkey, DOH, DSWD, ECHO, Emergency.LU, Engnderhealth-Visayas Health
Project, Helpage International, Ericsson
Response, EUCPT, First Relief Fund,
First Response Radio, Fortune Blessings
Foundation, F POP, Friends of Waldorf
Education, Fuel Relief Fund, Family
Care, Family Planning Connection, German Embassy, German Red Cross,
Globalmedic, GOAL, Good Neighbours
Intl., Good People Intl., Handicap International, Heart to Heart International, Helpe.V., HUMEDICA, IEDA Relief, IFRC,
International Disaster Relief, International
Medical Corps, Internews, INTERSOS,
IOM, IsraAid, Israel Relief Coalition,
JICA, JICA LEPCON, JICA SMACHS EV
Proj., Jordan International Relief, KIHI,
KOICA, KUSOG TACLOBAN, Leger
Foundation, Magna, Med Central , Medical Team Int’l, MDM France, Medicos del
Mundo Spain, Mercy in Action, Mercy
Malaysia, Miral Welfare Foundation, Mission Tacloban/RTR Foundation, MSF
France, MSF Holland, MSF Spain, MTI,
Navis, NNC 8, OCHA, Norwegian Red
Cross, Operational Blessings Mission,
Oxfam, Phil Health, Philippines Red
Cross Society, Plan International, Pompiers Humanitaires France, Post Crisis
Counseling Network (HK), PUI France,
Regional Office DOH, Relief Internation-
al, RTR hospital, RTR Mission Tacloban,
Samaritan 119 Korea, Samaritan Purse
US, Saude EM Portugues, Save the Children, SC, SCDN, Solidarities International, Spanish Red Cross Society, Swedish
Red Cross, Tacloban City Government,
Tacloban City Nutrition Office, TOMECO,
TGCFI, The Salvation Army, UNDAC,
UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, US
OFDA, Vodafone foundation, Vounteer
for the Visayans, WFP, WHO, WISAR,
World Vision.
Sub-national – Cebu:
AmeriCares, ASB Austria, Canadian
Emergency Response Unit, Canadian
Medical Assistance Teams, CFSI, ChildFund, DOH, Embassy of Israel, Eversly
Child Sanitarium, GOAL, Glory Reborn,
ICRC, IFRC, IEAD relief, Health Organization of Mindanao w/ Helping Hand
relief and Development, International
Medical Corps, JICA, Japan Red Cross,
LandsAid, Magna Children at risk, Med
Japan, The Mentor Initiative, Merlin,
MSF, NYC Medics, PNA, Project hope,
React Philippines, Samaritan Purse,
Samu Sevilla International, SC, SCI,
Spanish Red Cross Society, Saint Anthony Mother and Child Hospital, Talisay
District Hospital, UNICEF, Vicente Sotto
Memorial Medical Centre, WHO, World
Vision.
Sub-national – Iloilo:
Access Aid International, ACF, Action Aid
International, ADRA, AMERICARES,
ANGKLA PORTYLIST, Capiz Medical
Society, Child Fund, CRWRC, DoH,
Friend of Mar Roxas, ICRC, IFRC, IOM,
Lung Centre of Philippines, Metropolitan
Hospital, Operation Blessing, Philippine
Rural Reconstruction Movement, Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology,
Project Hope International Health,
NETHOPE, Red Cross Capiz, Regional
Health Office Mental Health Team, RN
Response Network, Rotary Club, Save
the Children, UNDAC, UNFPA, UNICEF,
WFP, WHO, World Vision International,
Zuellig Foundation.
Sub-national – Guiuan /
Borangan:
DOH, Family Organisation of the Philippines, Health in Portugese, ICRC, IOM,
Medical Team International, Norwegian
Church aid, PHTO, Plan International,
Radio Bakdaw. UNFPA, UNICEF.
Sub-national – Ormoc:
AusAID, Australian Army, CMAT, ChildFund, Clarion Global Response IMAT,
COSE, CFSI, COPAP, DOH, HelpAge
International, HuMA, IFRC, IsraAID, IRC,
Johanniter
International
Assistance,
KMA, Magna Children at Risk, MDM
France, MDM Spain, Mercy Malaysia,
MSF, OCA, Ormoc City Health Office,
Ormoc District Hospital, Philippine Army,
Philippines Red Cross, PAC, Pureworks
Foundation, Merlin-Save the Children
International, SADC-Swiss Humanitarian
Aid, Singapore Red Cross, UNICEF,
Vestergaard, WHO, World Vision.
Sub-national – Bohol:
UNFPA, Philippines Red Cross Society,
UNICEF, MERLIN, IOM, DOH.
Sub-national – Zamboanga:
ACF International, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Brent Hospital and Colleges, Inc., Camp Navarro General Hospital,
City Health Office - Zamboanga City,
Community and Family Services International (CFSI), Department of Education
IX, Department of Health - Zamboanga
Peninsula, Department of Social Welfare
and Development IX, Family Planning
Organization of the Philippines (FPOP),
Holy Rosary Family Center, International
Committee for the Red Cross, Katilingban , MERLIN, Office of the City Social
Welfare and Development, Philippine
Red Cross - Zamboanga Chapter, Philippine Obstetrics and Gynecology Society Zamboanga Chapter (POGS), POPCOM
IX, Save the Children, UNFPA, UNICEF,
Western Mindanao State University,
Zamboanga City Medical Center, Zamboanga Evangelical Disaster Response
Network.
Health Cluster Contacts
National- Manila: [email protected]
Sub-national- Tacloban: [email protected]; [email protected]
Sub-national- Cebu: [email protected]
Health Cluster Website:http://www.wpro.who.int/philippines/typhoon_haiyan/en/
Please send any information on potential disease outbreaks to: [email protected]
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