Malnutrition children U5yr & PLW in Yemen

Performance Report - Local Partner (SORD)

Treating  Malnutrition in Children Under Five, Pregnant and Lactating Women

Yemen - Sana'a

November 2024

Report Preparer:

 Project Data : 

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Project Name : Providing nutrition children U5yr & PLW in Yemen (39682)

The project Location:  Yemen

 Name of the organization applying for the scholarship: Sanid Organization for Relief and Development  

Report duration: My quarter

Starting date   01-09-2024       Expiry date         15-11-2024

Organization address:  Municipality of the Capital - People's District - Al-Habbari

Phone Number:   0096701231744

Report preparer : Shaif Ahmed Ali Ezadeen

Current Position:  Project Manager

E-mail: programmes. officer@sanid.org

Mobile Number: 00967778515105

The organization's website:  https://sanid.org

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  General situation:
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          Conflict, Hunger and Disease are daily concerns for the Yemeni people. Two-thirds of the population – 17 million people – do not know where their next meal will come from; another 5,000 Yemenis are infected with cholera or acute watery diarrhea every day.

The country has faced massive levels of humanitarian need, leaving the Yemeni people in dire need of some form of humanitarian assistance or protection.

The massive humanitarian needs have always been a direct result of poverty, sporadic conflict and weak rule of law – including widespread human rights abuses.

The conflict has made the situation worse, causing a significant deterioration in the country’s economic and social conditions.

The deterioration of living conditions has been greatly accelerated by the collapse of the Yemeni economy, the deterioration of the local currency, the shortage of liquidity in the currency, and the near-bankruptcy of the Central Bank of Yemen, unable to meet its obligations, all affected by the ongoing conflict.

 All of these factors and more have negatively affected all aspects of people’s lives, leading to increased rates of malnutrition in many areas of Yemen, warning of the possibility of a coming famine, according to the 2017 Humanitarian Needs Overview.

 “An estimated 18.8 million people in Yemen require some form of humanitarian or protection assistance, including 10.3 million people in acute need. An estimated 14 million people are currently food insecure, including 7 million who do not know where their next meal will come from.

 This represents a 33 percent increase since late 2014. The escalation has put affected people – including displaced people and affected communities – on the frontlines of the conflict. Yemen is beyond the critical level of severity of acute malnutrition.

Acute malnutrition rates are highest in the densely populated northwest of the country, along the Red Sea coast and along the Arabian Sea coast up to Abyan Governorate.

Available data and reports show that 4 of the country’s 22 governorates are experiencing critical nutrition conditions, either in the entire governorate or partially exceeding the WHO classifications of critical (Global Acute Malnutrition > 15 percent).

Due to the deteriorating health, food security, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) situation, the nutrition situation is expected to deteriorate further given the ongoing conflict, particularly among vulnerable groups such as children under 5 and women of reproductive age (15-49 years).

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released on 17 March indicates that an estimated 17 million (60 percent of the population) are food insecure, including 6.8 million who are severely food insecure and require urgent humanitarian assistance to save lives and protect livelihoods. Some 10.2 million people are in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) and 6.8 million in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), a 20 percent increase since the June 2016 IPC analysis.

Taiz and Ibb governorates are classified in IPC Phase 4 and IPC Phase 3, respectively.

The global acute malnutrition rate in Taiz governorate has exceeded the critical level while Ibb governorate is at a serious level compared to the WHO crisis classification criteria.

The latest figures from the Nutrition Cluster show that some 3.3 million children and pregnant and lactating women are acutely malnourished, including 462,000 children. Children under five are suffering from severe acute malnutrition, a 57 percent increase since late 2015, threatening the lives and life prospects of those affected. Violence has engulfed most districts of Taiz governorate and caused extensive damage to infrastructure. Since 17 January, airstrikes have been ongoing Violent and intense fighting and armed confrontations in Taiz, leaving people in deadly living conditions that have led to people fleeing to safer areas.

The targeted areas in Ibb and Taiz governorates are reported to be suffering from malnutrition and the worst living conditions and are among the most urgent priority areas for intervention. 17.4 million people in Yemen now need food assistance, and an increasing proportion of the population is dealing with emergency levels of hunger, while 2.2 million children across Yemen are suffering from acute malnutrition. •

The project targets the governorates with the highest levels of acute malnutrition (Sana’a, Hodeidah, Taiz and Aden) based on the Yemen Humanitarian Needs Overview 2023 and the latest nutrition cluster reports.

The project ensures the provision of therapeutic and preventive nutrition services by implanting the community-based management of acute malnutrition program among vulnerable people with a focus on children under 5 years of age and pregnant and lactating women.

SANID will support existing health facilities by operating and providing OTP/SFP/IYCF services including capacity building, incentives, screening and treatment of SAM/AAM and referral of SAM/AAM cases to the nearest SC/TFC as per the national guidelines for community management of acute malnutrition in Yemen.

 In addition to community outreach services by deploying a network of community health volunteers and conducting health services and nutrition awareness campaigns in targeted areas to enhance preventive aspect and community awareness. In order to ensure the most cost-effective intervention, targeted health facilities will be supported with a minimum monthly support for operating cost (incentive for health workers and community health volunteers, stationery, cleaning materials/IPC kits, utilities, water, etc.).

 Achievement:
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Statistics of those treated and educated during the reporting period of children under the age of five, as well as pregnant and lactating mothers:

The Table below shows the primary health services for women and children in the targeted area.

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Challenges and lessons learned:
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• Deterioration of the health situation in health centers in the targeted areas.

• Lack of salaries for health center workers.

• Weak capabilities to cover those who visit health centers.

• Lack of support and donations.

Lessons learned:

Preliminary coordination with the relevant authorities (Ministry of Social Affairs - Health Office - Local Community).

Identifying many areas in Sana'a Governorate where malnutrition cases are increasing.

Continuous communication with donors through GobalGiving and clarifying the situation of children and women in Yemen, who are considered among the most vulnerable cases in Yemen and are at risk.

People with special needs who suffer from malnutrition face difficulty in reaching health centers.

Next period activities:
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 Continue to receive and assist malnourished cases for 500 children and women.

Activate the external referral service (outside the targeted directorate).

• Work on the service provider map will begin during December 2024 in the neighboring

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Monthly Performance Report - Local Partner (SORD)

A project to save the life of a child under the age of five in Yemen

July 2024/AD

Report prepared by: Muhammad Abu Haider

project name

      project rescue life  child Without age Fifth in Yemen      

The project Location

Yemen

Name of the organization applying for the scholarship

Sanid Organization for Relief and Development ( SORD )

Report duration

starting date

May 1 , 2024

Expiry date

  July 2024 1 5

Organization address

Municipality of the Capital - People's District - Al-Habbari

phone number

0096701205757

Report preparer

Muhammad Abu Haider

Current Position

project manager

E-mail

programmes.officer@sanid.org

mobile number

00967 775907606

The organization's website

www.sanid.org

project's data

An overview of the tragic situation in Yemen

It's been so inspiring to stand up for the work you do GlobalGiving and the humanitarian community , Sanad Organization . It expresses its profound gratitude to all supporters in the humanitarian field who are doing their utmost to help the Yemeni community and alleviate its suffering.  In the midst of an escalating global food insecurity crisis, hope is fading for millions who already suffer from extreme hunger. GlobalGiving was   It is the hope to save him from the specter of famine that has reached him.

In the first quarter of 2024, the percentage of people suffering from malnutrition reached 51%, according to government reports and international organizations.

Cholera also spread widely among children and women, especially pregnant and breastfeeding women

Yemen is one of the countries with high rates of acute malnutrition

. It needs an emergency health and nutrition project and an emergency human capital project  

l Vital nutrition services are provided to the most vulnerable communities. There are eight therapeutic feeding centers

It lacks sufficient support to cover the needs of people with malnutrition, whether nutritional supplements, the most important of which is therapeutic milk.

It is also in urgent need of rehabilitation, furnishing, equipment and supplies .

  
According to government reports and international organizations, Yemen ’s districts, the rural ones in particular, are the most vulnerable   , where food insecurity and acute malnutrition converge to extremely high levels .
It also has the highest prevalence rates, with more than 65 percent of the population in the third stage of the official classification and monitoring of the situation for food insecurity and above at the present time .
A large number are also expected to move To higher stages of the IPC, with levels of humanitarian food assistance declining significantly .

Overall performance

In turn , SORD submitted its project entitled: “ Project rescue life  child Without age Fifth in Yemen      

. The proposed project aims to contribute to reducing deaths and diseases associated with acute malnutrition for children under the age of five, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers in targeted areas with high rates of acute malnutrition. During the second quarter From 2024 , children under five years of age and pregnant and lactating women suffering from acute malnutrition are provided with appropriate complementary feeding. Community awareness has been increased among pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and girls of reproductive age regarding the prevalence of malnutrition, both for the child and the mother, the importance of good nutrition for mental and physical health, and how to use available resources in order to overcome or reduce malnutrition. More details about the project achievements can be found on our side, and based on the available capabilities, we have achieved remarkable progress compared to the percentage of cases recorded by the team in the field. During the second quarter of the year 2024 AD as follows:

  Activities that were implemented during the month of September to November

SAND worked to implement the activities according to its available capabilities and in accordance with the support and donations it received from Global

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• Coordination was made with the health center to receive 225 cases of malnourished children (new) and they were presented to specialist doctors within the malnutrition program at the health center.

Approximately 354 cases of malnourished children were recorded, and as we mentioned, due to the lack of capabilities, Sanad was unable to help this number of afflicted people. It was able to provide aid (inspection, examinations, and dispensing of therapeutic supplements to 225 children under the age of 5 years who were afflicted with toxic and severe malnutrition. .

328 children under the age of five were immunized with vaccines against infectious and deadly diseases.

• A number of 225 children under the age of five who were helped were received during the month of September and November, and their cases continue to be followed up until recovery. Their cases were followed up through examination and obtaining nutritional supplements.
•  After coordination with the health center, the Maternity and Childhood Department received 209 cases of mothers, pregnant and breastfeeding women suffering from malnutrition (new), and they were presented to specialist doctors within the motherhood and childhood program at the health centre.

Approximately 289 pregnant and lactating women suffering from malnutrition were registered. As we mentioned, due to the lack of capabilities, Sanad was unable to help this number of pregnant and lactating women in need of health care and follow-up. Sanad was able to provide aid (examinations, examinations, and dispensing therapeutic supplements) to 209 women (pregnant and lactating women). .

Immunization procedures for 123 pregnant women against tetanus.

• In addition, 340 women who frequented the center were received for follow-up who were helped in the month of October, especially those who were pregnant in the last months and newly breastfeeding women, and their cases were followed up through (examination, weighing, and dispensing nutritional supplements).
• 27 cases (children under the age of five and suffering from toxic malnutrition who were targeted by Sanid, and whose cases became difficult and needed intensive care) were referred to some hospitals in the governorate that have special capabilities and samples, where they were helped with the costs of transportation, accommodation, supplementary nutrition, and fees for intensive care rooms in private hospitals .
• 7 cases of pregnant women suffering from chronic diseases and needing special care were referred to central hospitals.
• Implementing 32 awareness sessions on reproductive health aspects, malnutrition prevention measures , hygiene methods, and healthy nutrition. 320 pregnant and breastfeeding women were targeted by volunteer midwives .
• Coordinating with the local authority and the competent authorities in order to obtain a map of services for entities working in the same field within the targeted areas and neighboring areas in order to exchange experiences and refer some cases that need other services that are not available to us.

32 cases of malnourished children moving to the recovery stage were recorded, including 20 females and 12 males.

Challenges .:

• The deterioration of the health situation in health centers in the targeted areas.
• Weak capabilities to cover people visiting health centers.
• Lack of support and donations.
• Increase in the number of people suffering from malnutrition.

Recommendations :

• Redouble efforts in providing support and aid to save the largest number of children and women who are on the verge of death.

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