Ukraine and Yemen - Emergency Health Care - World Health Organization 2017

March 2017 - This support to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine and Yemen contributes to providing access to basic life-saving primary and emergency secondary health care services to crisis-affected people. In Ukraine project activities include: (1) filling critical gaps in delivery of quality essential and life-saving health services to conflict-affected population; (2) strengthening critical diseases control programmes and health sector response for priority public health risks; and (3) supporting sustainability of health care provision and resilience of conflict-affected population. In Yemen project activities include: (1) providing integrated primary secondary and referral health services surveillance and response and medical supplies in priority districts; (2) strengthening reproductive maternal newborn child and adolescent health interventions including violence against women; (3) supporting community-based health initiatives and sustain the main pillars and infrastructure of the health system; and (4) strengthening health sector coordination and health information systems.

The expected outcome for this project is increased access to basic health care. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people particularly women and children.