UNFPA provides RH medical supplies and drugs for IDPs of Saada crises.

Hajja, September 27.

In response to Saada humanitarian emergency, UNFPA shipped to Yemen emergency medical supplies, including life-saving reproductive health supplies, drugs/medication and equipments to help save the lives of women and their newborns, by making delivery safer and emergency obstetric care interventions accessible to them.

In the main time, UNFPA, Yemen CO and Arab State Regional Office Jointly set-up an emergency mission last month to Al-Mizraq camp in Haradh, Hajja governorate, to conduct rapid assessment of Internal Displaced Peoples (IDPs) needs, especially on reproductive health, to identify the urgent needs of immediate support for women and girls. Based on the recommendations from this assessment, UNFPA developed a distribution plan of medical supplies, drugs, and equipments.

UNFPA partners; including Health Office at the Ministry of Public Health and Population in Hajja & Amran, Yemeni Family Care Association, and the Charitable Society for Social Welfare has started distribution of materials to IPDs in Al-Mizraq camp and Khaiwan camp in Amran governorate.

UNFPA is also sampling dignity kits, which will target at least 5000 woman and girl in IDPs camps. The kits usually include the stuff that women and girls urgently need in emergency situation; such as blankets, female clothes underwear, hygiene and other items.

UNFPA Representative a.i., Mrs. Zeljka Mudrovcic headed the mission and has met with Hajja governor and major greatest partners that will implementingin the UNFPA interventions in RH emergency crisis in Haradh region and administrative governorate of Hajja. The governor welcomed UNFPA initiatives, offering all help that the Governorate authorities can provide for UNFPA humanitarian intervention.

In addition, UNFPA conducted a rapid assessment from 26 to 30 September in Al-Mizraq to collect data, evaluate IPDs vulnerability and identify main gaps in the camp, with a specific focus on reproductive health. Urgent needs for immediate support were identified to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity among women and girls. Based on the recommendations from the assessment, UNFPA will adjust its assistance plan in collaboration with health offices and other partners.

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