Sudan (Northern States) > Past Activity Report
2009 Overview
Total beneficiaries served: 436,500
Health Services
Emergency Relief
West Darfur:
- 300,486 consultations in 24 PHC (Primary Health Care) clinics
- 6,591 midwife-assisted deliveries
South Kordofan:
- 11 PHC clinics successfully handed over to the health authorities
- 13,590 children received childhood vaccinations
- 2,130 women of childbearing age received tetanus injections
- 7,100 beneficiaries reached with health messages on bilharzia and HIV/AIDS, with 5,300 treated for bilharzia
WASH
Emergency Relief
West Darfur:
- 155,000 people provided with safe drinking water
- 52 pump mechanics trained and making repairs
- 770 emergency latrines constructed, 6 boreholes drilled
South Kordofan:
- 12 boreholes drilled, providing safe water to 19,926 beneficiaries
- 103 pump mechanics trained
Rehabilitation
West Darfur:
- 2,648 latrines built or rehabilitated
- 5 boreholes drilled to enable use of 1 water tower and 1 high-capacity water yard
South Kordofan
- 1 water yard rehabilitated, providing reliable water for a community of 1,400
- 279 latrines built or rehabilitated plus materials provided for 130 latrines
- 11,600 people received hygiene promotion training
- 3,600 people assisted through rainwater harvesting systems
2008 Overview
Total beneficiaries served: 420,000
Health Services
Emergency Relief
Khartoum State:
- 2,531 (monthly average) patient consultations at PHCC
- 1,417 (monthly average) household visits for health promotion
- 450 pregnant and lactating mothers each month enrolled in 12-week health education programme
Southern Kordofan:
- 9 of 20 Medair-supported clinics handed over to MoH and SoH
- 49 community teaching sessions conducted
West Darfur:
- 321,872 outpatient consultations in 20 PHCCs
- 10 medical assistants, 35 community health workers, 56 midwives, and 86 clinic assistants given annual refresher training
WASH
Emergency Relief
Southern Kordofan:
- 209 latrines in 5 locations
- 10 new boreholes drilled
West Darfur:
- 108,000 people provided with sufficient water supply
- 9,000 people provided with water through emergency water system
- 1,135 household latrines
- 3 new boreholes drilled to recommission a water tower
Rehabilitation
Khartoum State:
- 19 sets of community latrines handed over to the community
Southern Kordofan:
- 4 rainwater harvesting systems installed
Shelter & Infrastructure
Emergency Relief
Khartoum State:
- 710 plastic sheets provided to assist 355 households after shelters damaged by heavy rains
2007 Overview
Total beneficiaries served: 415,000
Health Services
Emergency Relief
Khartoum State:
- 2,500 plastic sheets distributed to assist with shelter during severe weather
West Darfur:
- 1 Hepatitis E outbreak responded to within 5 days
- 20 health facilities supported, with 300,000 patient consultations
- 10,000 births attended by Medair-supported midwives
- 900 health promotion workers supervised
Rehabilitation
Khartoum State:
- 50,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) supported through 1 clinic and 2 mobile clinics
- 1,800 homes visited each month with health messages
Southern Kordofan:
- 20 health facilities supported
WASH
Emergency Relief
West Darfur:
- 3 emergency responses conducted in Bir Dageeg, Kondebe, and Um Shelaya
- 130,000 people given access to water supply
- 52 mechanics trained to repair and maintain water points
- 2,000 latrines constructed
Rehabilitation
Southern Kordofan:
- 7,500 people with improved access to safe water
- 4 rainwater harvesting systems completed, and 112 bio-sand filters constructed
2006 Overview
Total beneficiaries served: 370,000
Health Services
Emergency Relief
- Support of 3,000 Chadian refugees with emergency health clinic
- Emergency responses to various health outbreaks throughout its project regions
Rehabilitation
- Supported 43 Public Health Care Centres (PHCC)/Units (PHCU)
- Supported two mobile clinics
- Immunisation provided to 65,000 people
- Health education provided to over 230,000 beneficiaries
- Training of midwives and health staff
- Improvements to reproductive health access, including more safe delivery areas
- Distribution of over 5,000 mosquito nets
Water & Sanitation (WatSan)
Emergency Relief
- Establishment of emergency water system for new camp arrivals in West Darfur
- Safe water access provided for 3,000 Chadian refugees
- Latrines constructed to support cholera treatment centre in Khartoum State
Rehabilitation
- 26 new water points and 9 rehabilitated water points
- Maintenance of water systems supporting 110,000 people
- Provision of materials for nearly 8,000 household latrines
- Establishment of rainwater harvesting systems
- Hygiene promotion provided to 145,000 people
Shelter & Infrastructure
Emergency Relief
- Distribution of essential items to returnee families in South Kordofan
2005 Overview
Total beneficiaries served: 395,000
Health Services
Emergency Relief
- Emergency responses to six outbreaks of diseases such as meningitis, yellow fever, measles, and hepatitis E
Rehabilitation
- 38 PHCC/Us supported
- 16,000 people received antibiotics to combat blindness-causing trachoma, with over 150 eyelid-rotation surgeries performed.
- Distribution of 6,500 mosquito nets
- Hygiene promotion for 261,000 beneficiaries
- Health promotion for 20,000 beneficiaries
- Training of midwives, health/hygiene providers, clinic assistants, and community health workers
- Immunisation for 260,000 people
- Increased access to reproductive health care services
- 30 Village Health Committees (VHCs) supported and trained
Water & Sanitation
Emergency Relief
- Distribution of over 7,000 jerry cans to displaced people in Khartoum area
Rehabilitation
- 43 jetted wells constructed
- 15 wells rehabilitated; 5 pumps rehabilitated
- Maintenance of 30 water systems
- Installation of 1,180 household and 26 community latrines
Shelter & Infrastructure
Emergency Relief
- Plastic sheets and 4,000 blankets distributed to displaced people in Khartoum area
Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation of three health clinics