21,426 consultations are provided to the Syrian Refugees in primary health care services
JUNE HIGHLIGHTS:
• Access to comprehensive primary health care services including maternal and child health remained stable during the first semester of 2015, the under 5 mortality rates remains low at 0.12/ month. Health centres are functioning in all 10 camps; in total more than 178,000 patients visited health centres in camps and consultation rates reached an average of 3.7 consultations/ refugee/ year (expected range: 1-4).
• MSF-CH is handing over curative care activities in Domiz 1 PHC to DoH Duhok in October 2015. The hand over started in close coordination between DoH Duhok, MSF-CH and UNHCR. MSF-CH will continue to provide specialized services including the maternity and community outreach programmes in Domiz.
• ACF expanded its Mental Health and Psychosocial Support programme to Akre refugee settlement.
• Cholera preparedness preparations continue through KRI in cooperation with the WASH sector, among others additional stocks of medication are ordered to enable timely response.