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ETHIOPIA:

COVID-19 RESPONSE BULLETIN

Issue 5; 18 May 2020

5 Deaths

29 Partners Regions Affected

9 352 Confirmed Cases

Key Issues this week:

IASC guidelines on COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings shared with partners

In our context, IDP settlements are a priority

Partners should prioritize supporting community-based surveillance through CHEW

Encourage reporting of suspected cases through the regional RRT toll-free numbers

Other focus areas are RCCE, support to isolation facilities and linkage with treatment

Objectives of the

response:

1. To minimize the

number of cases

from COVID-19

2. To minimize the

number of deaths

from COVID-19

3. To minimize the

impact of COVID-

19 on the Health

System

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Response Monitoring

88,050 IEC materials

distributed

People reached with COVID-19 awareness through partners

Number of PPE kits distributed

74

5,748 People trained on COVID-19 topics

31 Quarantine

facilities supported

1,525

Rapid Response Teams supported

Hand washing facilities installed

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AAH/ACF

ACF supported

quarantine centers in

Borena zone with hy-

giene materials

Continued aware-

ness-raising activities

with locally translated

IEC materials

ACF provided lo-

gistic support and

transportation of ma-

terials and nutrition

supplies to facilities

Provided MHPSS to

help children and PLW

cope with the stress

OPD consultation by ACF clinical officer in Gumbi Bordede IDP site, West

Hararge zone.

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CARE

CARE has been con-

ducting awareness

raising session on

COVID-19 prevention

and control to health

facility.

CARE use contact

opportunity such as

the food distribution

sites to transfer the

messages

CARE staff transferring messages to communities who are receiving

supplementary food at Bordodie food distribution site, West Hararghe.

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CRS

CRS distribute 750

liters of dettol to

health facilities for dis-

infection

CRS distribute 1,620

aprons, reusable face

masks and heavy-duty

gloves to health facili-

ties in Oromia region

CRS conducted risk

communication and

community engage-

ment activities

Installed handwash-

ing stations at public

restrooms CRS conducting risk communication and community engagement.

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IOM

40 IOM support staff

at quarantine centers

were trained on COVID

-19 basis.

IOM supported 2

trainings on COVID-19

in Arat and Sidist Kilo

for 20 Federal police

Essential service de-

livery through IOM’s

MHNT in 3 zones,

Gedeo, East Wollega

and West Guji.

IOM’s MHNT conducting medical consultations in Sare Saba health post,

Kercha woreda.

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IMC

IMC assigned 2 MO

and 4 MHNT to sup-

port COVID-19 re-

sponse in addition to

PHC services.

IMC provided com-

munity sensitization

and trainings to reli-

gious leaders

IMC supported

screening and identifi-

cation of suspect

COVID-19 cases

IMC MHNT have

provided Health edu-

cation on COVID-19 for

IDP/Returnees

IMC team screening patients for COVID-19 at MHNT sites.

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IRC

COVID19 prevention awareness raising cam-paigns and risk commu-nication activities carried out in South Omo

IRC Assosa and Shire procured and distributed COVID-19 prevention supplies

IRC Shire daily broad-casted COVID-19 messag-es through mini-media in form of poems, drama, question and answer to the refugees

29 hand washing facil-ities installed in Assosa and Shire IRC disseminating COVID-19 prevention messages during routine health

services in Somali refugee camps in Jijiga.

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MCMDO

MCMDO continued

social mobilization on

prevention of outbreak

prone disease at com-

munity level

MCMDO MHNT dis-

tributed 318 pieces of

soap

MCMDO continue

providing MHNR ser-

vice to affected com-

munities in 8 woredas

MHNT supported

screening of passen-

gers for COVID19 at

Gelecha Health education on COVID-19, activities in West Guji and Kamashi zones.

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Mercy Corps

Continued commu-

nity mobilization on

prevention of COVID-

19 using print and au-

dio messages

Ensured hand wash-

ing and social distanc-

ing at MHNT and TSFP

service areas

Distribution of IEC

materials

Mercy Corps’ MHNT beneficiaries in Tuliguled woreda practicing

handwashing as part of COVID-19 preventive measures.

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OWDA

1,923 people were

reached through

COVID-19 awareness

session in Doolo and

Shebelle zones

OWDA MHNT pro-

vided free medical care

to 911 patients

through consultation

and case management

OWDA conducted

active case search and

detected one AFP case

in Bokh woreda, Doolo

zone OWDA conducting awareness session on COVID-19 in Qorile village of

Donot woreda, Doolo zone.

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Plan Int`l

PIE provided medi-

cal and none medical

supplies including PPE

to Afar, Amhara and

Assosa RHB

RCCE continued

and 118,500 people

were reached with key

health and COVID-19

messages in Doolo and

Shebelle zones

PIE field team con-

tributed to key action

points set by sub-

national taskforces Plan International managing TSFP and applying COVID-19 IPC measures in

one of health post in Gorodola woreda of Guji zone.

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SCI

SCI continued sup-

port to regional gov-

ernments and RHB.

Facilitated commu-

nity sensitization in

Somali region and ori-

entation session for 50

community and reli-

gious leaders.

Supported COVID-

19 isolation center

with NFI and logistics

Continued response

to cholera and measles

outbreaks in Somali re-

gion SCI MHNT providing health education in the COVID-19 situation at Jibri

IDP site of Gura Damole.

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WVE

More than 4,200 of

people reached with

COVID-19 prevention

messages in Abote,

Adeberga, Wonchi and

Yaya Gulelle districts in

Oromia

900 community

members provided

with COVID-19 preven-

tive materials

109 CHEW trained

on community-based

services

World Vision Ethiopia handing over COVID-19 prevention materials to

Melkabelo woreda health office.

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UNODC

COVID-19 hygiene

materials were donat-

ed to Federal Prisons

Commission, Addis Ab-

aba Police Commission

and Children’s Remand

and Rehabilitation

Centre

This was a joint ef-

fort of UNODC, OHCHR,

UNICEF, UN Women

and ICRC who have al-

so played a key role in

advocating for the hu-

man rights of people in

detention facilities.

UNODC handing over hygiene materials to the Federal Prisons

Commission, Addis Ababa.

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Dr. Wilbert Shihaji,

Health Cluster Coordinator,

Shihajiw@who.int,

0953853416.

Mr. Kamran Baig,

Information Management Officer,

Mbaig@immap.org,

0943203632.

Contacts