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Philippines

Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Periodic Monitoring Report Covering Nov 2013 to Jan 2014

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Key achievements towards strategic objectives until 31 Jan

• Immediate food assistance provided to more than 3.2 million affected people

• More than 75,000 boys and girls received blanket supplementary feeding

• 413,000 people reached with cash assistance

• Provision of emergency shelter assistance to 432,000 households

• Initial livelihood support intervention to 80,000 households with rice seed input packages

• 38,000 affected workers engaged in restoration of public and economic infrastructure through cash for work

• Ensured access to safe water to almost one million people in evacuation camps, communities and transition sites

• Health surveillance system rapidly implemented and over 200,000 consultations reported in typhoon-affected areas in November and December

• 165 child friendly spaces providing psychosocial activities for more than 22,000 girls and almost 20,000 boys

• 1,827 temporary learning sites established; materials and supplies distributed to 384,000 pre-school and school-aged children