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KEY UPDATES
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Supplies – UNFPA has distributed 1.1 million units of Oxytocin and 163,900 packs of Misoprostolin all states except South Kordofan and the Darfur region due to access challenges. UNFPA is currently exploring options with partners to reach these areas.
An additional shipment of Oxytocin is expected to arrive in the country by the end of December.
EmONC Support – UNFPA has been supporting five health facilities in Khartoum state to provide emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) services by supplying them with generator fuel. This support has facilitated 364 normal deliveries, 224 C-sections and 1,330 consultations.
Deployment of care providers – Service providers have been deployed to four primary health care clinics (Altikailat, Gazirat Alfeel, Amart Albana, and Aldibaga) in Madani locality, as well as Hasahisa hospital in Aj Jazirah state. They are serving internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities, supporting 67 normal deliveries and providing 797 medical consultations.
Mobile Clinics – 16 temporary clinics providing integrated sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) services have been deployed in West Darfur, Blue Nile, White Nile, Kassala, Gedaref, Aj Jazirah, Sennar, North Kordofan, and Northern states. These clinics have provided a total of 28,762 consultations to IDPs and vulnerable host communities
Referral System – 784 obstetric emergencies in areas with limited access to health care in Kassala, Blue Nile, White Nile, and Aj Jazirah were referred to EmONC facilities through community-based referral mechanisms set up by UNFPA.
Obstetric Fistula – UNFPA has supported the surgical costs for 69 obstetric fistula cases, with 20 cases operated on at the fistula center in North Darfur since April. The treated cases are from North Darfur, West Darfur, South Darfur and West Kordofan. Meanwhile, 49 cases in Blue Nile were treated through campaigns and routine operations, with most cases involving IDPs.
Rehabilitation of Health Facilities – UNFPA installed a solar-powered electric system at Halfa Rural Hospital to support the emergency department, intensive care unit, operating theater, and labor room. Additionally, a similar system was installed at Dongola Maternity Hospital in Northern state, enabling the smooth operation of the Operating Room and the Nursery Department.
Capacity Building – 108 health care providers were trained on clinical management of rape (CMR) in Blue Nile, Aj Jazirah and Red Sea. Furthermore, 42 community midwives in White Nile received in-service training. Additionally, 12 health managers in Red Sea were trained on the SRH Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP).
HIV Prevention – UNFPA reached 10,447 key and vulnerable populations with comprehensive HIV prevention packages in Kassala, Red Sea, Gedaref, Blue Nile, White Nile, North Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur.
Coordination – UNFPA conducted three National SRH Working Group meetings with representation from 14/18 states. Eight SRH Technical Working Groups, co-chaired by UNFPA and the State Ministries of Health, are operational in Aj Jazirah, Gedaref, Kassala, Blue Nile, White Nile, North Darfur, South Darfur and East Darfur. Additionally, UNFPA conducted a mapping exercise of SRH actors in 14 states, including Aj Jazirah, Gedaref, Kassala,
Blue Nile, White Nile, South Darfur, East Darfur, West Darfur, Central Darfur, North Darfur, North Kordofan, West Kordofan, South Kordofan and Sennar. Furthermore, SRH services have been mapped in 13 states, including Kassala, Blue Nile, White Nile, South Darfur, East Darfur, West Darfur, Central Darfur, North Darfur, North Kordofan, West Kordofan, South Kordofan, Sennar and Red Sea.
Ethiopian Refugees Response – The UNFPA-supported field hospital in Tunaydbah Refugee Camp in Gedaref provided 776 SRH consultations, 154 C-sections, and 43 normal deliveries.
Meanwhile, the primary health care center in Camp 6 in Blue Nile has supported 82 normal deliveries, 13,109 general consultations and 741 SRH consultations to Ethiopian refugees and the host community since April.