Summary of HANDS Response Actions

The recent outbreak of Novel Coronavirus has caused massive catastrophe in China, Italy, USA, Iran and many other countries including Pakistan. The World Health Organization WHO has already declared Emergency throughout the world and followed up by emergency declaration in Pakistan.

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Risk Awareness

  • Telephonic Helpline Number (0343-2111177 & 0346-1117771) reached by nearly 5,500 needy, facilitated for medical advice, lab test and food ration as per set criteria.
  • Nearly 230 field staff, 2100 Community Resource Persons (CRPs), > 6400 Community Based Organization (CBO) representative, >11,900 School Management Committee (SMC) Members are oriented on COVID-19 preventive measures in 20 districts across Pakistan.
  • 1,474 awareness raising sessions conducted through Community Health (Marvi) Workers to ensure COVID-19 preventive measures.
  • Awareness raising session conducted among 175 Community Microfinance Groups regarding the precautionary measures of COVID-19 in 09 districts of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan
  • 196 Health awareness session on breastfeeding, hand washing, social distance and other COVID-19 prevention.
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Social Distancing in the community

Health Services

  • HANDS 40 Health facilities (Public Private Partnership Project at district Malir with GOS, BRSP Project with Eni Oil & Gas Company at Jamshoro, with philanthropist support at Mirpurkhas and Shaikhupura Punjab) are engaged in facility based COVID-19 awareness raising campaigns. Some centers also providing Psychosocial counseling.
  • Isolation wards are established in Sindh Government Hospitals at Ibrahim Hyderi & Murad Memon Goth Malir. Under PPP
  • 06 Ambulances are deployed to isolation centers and quarantine centers of District Malir under Public Private Partnership
  • Continuous supply of Personal Protection Equipment’s (PPEs) 34 Health Facilities under PPP Project at District Malir. It includes 66,000 disposable gloves; 25,000Surgical face masks; 3,600Head covers; 2,600Long sleeve gowns; 3,600 Shoe covers and 650 hand Sanitizers provided
  • 34 HANDS PPP Project Health Facilities District Malir fumigated.
  • 19 non-technical staff appointed for Quarantine Centers of Dumba Goth and Gadap in partnership with Unicef.
  • 930 Health Care Providers (HCPs) and 3600 Marvi Workers (MWs), trained on effective use of Personal Protective equipment’s and Coronal related Internal Personal Communication.
  • 1,267 villages of 12 districts were reached to continue Reproductive Health & Family Planning services.
  • 47,040 community women received essential health services in their villages over last 13 days.
  • 66,770 Women of Reproductive Age attended counseling Services.
  • 4,566 Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women’s received nutrition supplements that is RUTF, IFA, MNP through 07 Out Patient Therapeutic Program (OTPs) through 95 Marvi Workers and 75 LHWs in district Tharparkar.
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One of the HANDS supported Isolation Center established by Government of Sindh

Food Security & Livelihood (FSL)

  • Food Ration distribution continues to reach 25,000 families in 30 district across Pakistan, through “HANDS Food for survival Project” in partnership with Philanthropist (to 6,515 families), Medico International Germany (to 1300 families), Eni Oil & Gas Company (to 3000 families), Community Based Inclusive Development Network and Saaya Independent Living Center (to 50 Person With Disability).
  • 200 beneficiaries received livelihood support Interest free loan in Umerkot and Sanghar during COVID-19 emergency;
  • 500 rickshaw drivers in Karachi are continuously being supported in Guzara project.
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Ration Distribution at Umerkot, Sindh

WASH services at

Isolation Centers/Health Facilities

  • HANDS in partnership of UNICEF Pakistan, has initiated 3 months “Humanitarian Response for COVID-19” for Isolation Center / Wards of 22 designated Health facilities located at District Karachi, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Khairpur, Naushahro Feroz, Sanghar, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan. HANDS will equip the Isolation Ward / Center in term of PPEs, Deploy the support staff, ensure orientation and training to use the PPEs. In addition will also mobilize 700,000 population on COVID-19 through awareness raising sessions.
  • HANDS has provided Hygiene kits (Soaps 6000; Sanitizers 2000 and masks 2000) for 2,000 families to Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs) of Sindh and Balochistan.

 Networking

  • HANDS Participated in National forums including Natural Disaster Consortium-NDC, WASH sector partner’s forum, Provincial WASH working groups, National Nutrition Working group, National Humanitarian Network (NHN), START Network- to expand and execute COVID-19 respond.

Contact Us

Helpline: +92-343-2111177, +92-346-1117771

For online Help Donation / Sadqa / Zakat

visit: www.hands.org.pk, or contact any Branch of

 Habib Bank Ltd. (HBL) or Bank Islami