Emergency Health Services and Income Support for Displaced People - CARE 2014

February 2014 - Nearly one million people in Pakistan are still internally displaced as a result of natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes as well as ongoing security operations in the north west regions. They have limited access to water sanitation and hygiene facilities. With DFATD's support this project is helping to provide emergency health services and income support to 35 090 internally displaced persons in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkwha. Project activities include: (1) deploying mobile medical teams to assist 22 680 people; (2) creating 20 women-friendly spaces for 2 400 vulnerable women; and (3) providing conditional cash grants to 1 430 vulnerable households to pay for rent food access to basic services and prepare their return home.

The expected immediate outcomes for this project include: (1) improved access to emergency health care services; (2) improved access to protection services; and (3) improved access to income to meet basic urgent needs. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.