Al-Manaseh Health Center... From a closed center to a health center working around the clock.

NFDHR: - Sunday, 03 November, 2019

After the cholera outbreak in Wald Rabi district of Al Bayda Governorate, the local health authorities called for an emergency help to the MoPHP and NGOs to contribute in reducing cholera/AWD incidence and case fatality and to stop spreading of this deadly infection.   
Due to NFDHR previous experiences in implementation of Cholera projects, since the first cholera case in Al Bayda Governorate, the health cluster nominated NFDHR to intervene in Wald Rabi and implement (Cholera Emergency Response in Wald Rabi district of Al Bayda Governorate) project, with fund from Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF).
The intervention of the National Foundation and Humanitarian Response (NFDHR) this time has a significant impact, due to the sensitivity of the targeted area, where Al-Manasah is a conflict area, and it is controlled by more than one party. This bad security situation led to the deprivation of the population in this area of all health services due to the fear of all local and international organizations from intervening there.
One of the activities of the project is the rehabilitation of Al-Manasheh health center, where it was in a very bad situation, since it was bombed previously. Diarrhea treatment center was established, and provided with a trained health staff to ensure the quality of the provided health services. The center was also supported by medical equipment, solar energy system, medicines and operating expenses.
 
 

Figure  SEQ Figure * ARABIC 3during transferring clean water by bottles

One of the main difficulties faced by the project team was to provide the center with water, as it was difficult to supply it with water through water tracking, due to the distance of the center and the roughness of the road and the poor security situation in the area. Sensing the responsibility, the project team provided the center with clean water by 20 liter bottles, until we resolved this problem by connecting the DTC with the nearest clean water resource. 
 
 
The DTC offering its services to the neighboring population 24 hour by a 27 HWs supported with a monthly incentive. From 15 of September to 15of October the DTC received 413 men and women suspected cholera cases.
From the first month of NFDHR intervention in Al Manaseh DTC, the neighboring population felt the impact of intervention in that old destructed facility to a typical DTC providing its services to all Wald Rabi district population. The DTC offering health care to the affected patients and given the needed medications until recovery.
The intervention in Wald Rabi district encouraged the other local and international organizations to break up the phobia from this district and intervene to improve the deteriorated health insecurity.