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FLASH UPDATE
Sharp increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 92
On 20 April, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) announces the registration of new COVID-19 cases bringing the total to92 cases, including 12 deaths. The sharp increase in confirmed cases may be due to increased testing as an additionaltesting laboratory is now operational.
Khartoum state: 87 cases
White Nile state: 3 cases
River Nile state: 1 case
Gezira state: 1 case
(20 Apr 2020)
HIGHLIGHTS
As of 15 April 2020, there are 92 confirmed COVID-19cases in Sudan, including 12 fatalities.
The Government of Sudan has announced a three-week lockdown for Khartoum State starting 18 April2020.
WFP Sudan signed an agreement with the Ministry ofFinance to import 200,000 metric tons of wheat.
IOM establishes portable handwashing stations inKhartoum State.
7.6 million people in Sudan received humanitarianassistance in 2019
(20 Apr 2020)
KEY FIGURES
People in need (2020) People targeted(2020)
Refugees IDPs
Confirmed Cases ofCOVID-19
COVID-19 RelatedDeaths
9.3M 6.1M
1.1M 1.87M
92 12
FUNDING
Required Received
FTS: https://fts.unocha.org/appeals/870/summary
(2020)
$1.3B $230.6M
Progress
SorAn
17%
CONTACTS
Paola EmersonHead of [email protected]
Mary KellerHead, Monitoring and [email protected]
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Sudan COVID-19 cases as of 189 April 2020
FEATURE
As of 19 April 2020, there are 92 confirmed COVID-19 casesin Sudan
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) reports that there are currently92 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 12 deaths, in Sudan. Ofthese cases, there are five outside of Khartoum state—including threecases in White Nile. According the Refugee Response Plan publishedin January 2020, there are nearly 205,000 refugees living across ninecamps in White Nile. To date, there have been no confirmed casesamong refugees or IDPs in Sudan.
Khartoum state: 87 cases
White Nile state: 3 cases
River Nile state: 1 case
Gezira state: 1 case
UN, government and humanitarian partners continue efforts to prevent and respond to COVID-19.
Immediate priorities include:
Strengthening the state coordination platforms.
Improvement and scale up of isolation centres at the state level.
Scaling up the risk communications and infection, prevention and control activities.
Scaling up testing capacity to avoid delays in testing.
Strengthening of screening and quarantine facilities at points of entry.
Improvement in contact tracing.
Response by Pillars
Pillar 1 – Country Level Coordinat ion
The COVID working group has been activated with UN agencies designated staff for each pillar of the response. UnitedNations partners updated the Corona Virus - COVID-19 Country Preparedness and Response Plan (CPRP) developed tosupport the government of Sudan and national preparedness for COVID-19. The plan, which requires USD $47 million toimplement, focuses on public health measures and covers a three-month period. The plan will be updated monthly or if thesituation changes.
The Federal Emergency Operation Centre has been activated with support from WHO and is meeting daily.
The Refugee Consultation Forum (RCF) led by UNHCR is coordinating the response effort for refugees. The RCF haspresented a COVID-19 prevention and response plan to partners with different scenarios in case of a COVID-19 outbreak ina refugee camp or settlement. Refugee partners were encouraged to contribute to the local development plans in eachState, led by Refugee Working Groups.
Pillar 2 - Risk Communicat ion and Community Engagement Pillar
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Risk communications and community engagement efforts are being coordinated by UNICEF. UNICEF and WHO producedInformation, Education and Communication (IEC) materials which were made available in different languages such as:leaflets, posters, videos, animations and songs that provide information on COVID-19 symptoms, prevention guidelines,encourage the adoption of positive health practices and recommend staying at home.
In addition, basic information and tips on COVID-19 are sent to over 13.5 million mobile phone subscribers daily. Governmentowned and private television and radio stations are giving primetime air slots to raise public awareness on COVID-19 with areach estimated at 60% of the population of Sudan (approximately 24 million people).
The FMoH and UNFPA have worked together on a variety of initiatives. Together they have adapted the COVID-19 riskcommunication materials for the needs of pregnant and breast-feeding women. UNFPA supported the FMOH with productionand printing of IEC materials for both the general population as well as these key groups. In addition, UNFPA supported theFMOH to produce videos on preventing the spread of COVID-19 and special needs of pregnant and recently deliveredwomen.
UNFPA in close coordination with state ministries of health as well as the FMOH led a social mobilization campaign throughYPeer networks. The first campaign was completed on 16 April 2020. The YPeers patrolled with loudspeakers targeting highrisk areas as well as IDPs with awareness materials as well as distribution of soaps, disinfectants and IEC materials. Asecond campaign will be started on 19 April 2020--the selection of villages and localities is based on recommendationsfrom the state ministries of health.
In South Darfur, the international NGO World Vision International (WVI) carried out field visits to the northern part of theSouth Darfur (Duma, Mershing and Manawashi) to raise awareness on COVID-19 using mobile megaphones and conducthouse to house visits teaching people about COVID-19 prevention messages. The International Medical Corps (IMC) carriedout a similar campaign using megaphones in Kalma, El Sereif and Al Salam camps. Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) carried outawareness-raising activities on COVID-19 in Buram and El Radom localities. Care International Switzerland (CIS)disseminated messages on COVID-19 in El Salam and Kass IDP camps. American Refugee Committee (ARC) distributed400 information, education and communication (IEC) materials.
Pillar 3 - Surveillance, Rapid Response Teams, and Case Invest igat ion
The World Health Organization (WHO) trained ten Rapid Response Teams (RRT) in Khartoum state. A training for RRTs tocover all localities in Sudan will be completed by the end of April--1242 people will be trained as part of this programme.
WHO has updated interim guidelines on surveillance and standard reporting forms (Arabic). In addition, other templates andstandards such as close contacts forms, line-lists and a data dictionary have been shared with the FMoH in order tostreamline and standardize reporting.
Pillar 4 - Points of Entry (PoE)
All PoEs are currently closed and the priority is to continue to strengthen readiness of the PoEs before they re-open. Theinitial plan is to reopen PoEs on 21 April, however, there are ongoing discussions about extending this timeline.
The PoEs technical committee meets Sundays and Wednesdays with 5-6 relevant ministries and the Humanitarian AidCommission (HAC) to discuss issues related to the movement of humanitarian aid (during curfew), aid delivery, and UNHASflights.
The FMoH and WHO are procuring necessary supplies for the PoEs including ambulances, capacity building andrehabilitation of isolation centres at PoEs.
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WHO supported training of 65 teams at PoEs on COVID-19 surveillance and infection control measures utilizing WHO interimguidance on surveillance and infection prevention and control. A total of 50 volunteers trained to start health education inPort Sudan focusing on COVID19. IPC (Infection Prevention and Control) material for the triage and primary screening areasin PoEs was donated by WHO.
Pillar 5 - Nat ional Laboratories
A total of 50 laboratory staff have been trained by WHO on sample collection, transportation and testing. Laboratory staffhave also received Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from WHO.
Currently all COVID-19 tests are processed by the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) in Khartoum. The currentcapacity allows for the completion of 30 test per day. WHO is working with the FMoH to increase testing capacity by settingup additional laboratories to increase the overall capacity to 600 tests per day. A total of 25,000 test kits have been receivedto date--5000 test kits received from Dubai hub and a further 20,000 tests were donated to the NPHL from the Jack Mafoundation of China.
Pillar 6 - Inf ect ion, Prevent ion and Control
Infection control supplies such as soap, water tanks, hand sanitizer, water purification supplies are being dispatched tostates.
As part of the effort to activate the FMoH’s hotline, UNICEF has provided 10 desktop computers. WHO is providing monthlyfinancial support to the hotline. The hotline receives an average of 3000 – 4000 calls per day.
A full package of training materials for obstetricians, pediatricians, community health workers and PHC teams has beendeveloped in both Arabic and English. UNFPA has conducted training of trainers for paediatricians, obstetrician, as well ascommunity midwives. State levels trainings have been on-going and are expected to be completed nationwide by the end ofthe month, with total target of 900 midwives and other health care workers. For the states which may have accessconstraints, UNFPA in close coordination with FMOH, has arranged for video of training sessions.
Khartoum State
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) set up 20 portable handwashing facilities accessible to homelesspersons in seven locations in Khartoum State. This initiative was developed in coordination with the Khartoum StateMinistry of Social Development (SMoSD) and SMoH.
On 7 and 8 April, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) distributed liquid soap, hand sanitizers, face masks,tissues papers, and cleaning materials to 308 female prisoners in Omdurman and 2,200 male prisoners in Alhudaprison.
Darfur States
UNFPA received infection prevention materials and theater supplies which will be distributed starting 22 April 2020 tothe Darfur states.
The international NGO Relief International (RI) is providing IPC training and distributing IPC kits (soap, sanitizers,gloves and face masks) to health staff in supported clinics in East Darfur that provide health and nutrition services torefugees and host communities.
Pillar 7 - Case Management
FMoH plans to set up 18 case management centres in Sudan. There are currently 314 beds for case management availablein Sudan, with different states of readiness. Khartoum has 125 beds in Umbadda, Khartoum and Jabra hospitals, with theintention to increase up to 1,433 beds across the country. Jabra remains the main centre receiving mild and severe cases.
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At state level, SMoH has identified the locations where isolation centers will be established, however, supplies are needed tomake them fully operational.
WHO is supporting training for Ministry of Health staff on case management at state level. MSF, WHO and FMOH trainedstaff – including 40 emergency doctors - from 90 hospitals on case management, IPC and triage. An additional 168 peoplewere trained in Red Sea, Sennar and Blue Nile states. Approximately 100 ambulance drivers have been trained on infectioncontrol.
UNFPA supported the printing of 58,000 copies national protocols on case management of COVID-19 including informationon triage, case management, ambulance cleaning, home care and a COVID-19 severity scoring tool.
UNFPA distributed reproductive health kits to the FMOH for both Jabra Treatment Centre and prepositioned kits at UniversalHospital to ensure that the facilities are responsive the needs of pregnant women confirmed/suspected with COVID19.
In South Darfur, two ventilators have been installed at the Nyala Teaching Hospital and the Eye Hospital, which have beenidentified as isolation centres. The State Ministry of Health (SMoH) has received 20,000 Personals Protective Equipment(PPE) from the Federal Government and health insurance in addition to what was procured from abroad and is now in Nyala.
CARE International Switzerland (CIS) trained 144 staff from Kalma, Kass, El Salam and East Jebel Marra localities on casedefinition and case management. The SMoH carried out a two days training of 28 medical staff, including medical doctors,public health officers and laboratory technicians on case management. WHO supported the training of a further 56 medicalstaff (medical doctors, public health officers and laboratory technicians). American Refugee Committee (ARC) trained 27medical staff from Beleil, Kalma, El Salam, Gerieda and Dimso localities in surveillance.
Gaps
Low levels of stock of medicines and medical supplies inside the country amidst rapidly raising prices.
Supplies are required for isolation centres outside of Khartoum.
Pillar 8 - Operat ional Support and Logist ics
On 15 April 2020, WFP supported a cargo flight of donated medical supplies for Sudan. The donation included testingmaterials, face shields and protective clothing, thermometers and medical gloves.
In addition, WFP has procured 11 refrigerated containers. The containers are expected to arrive in the country by the end ofthe month to support storage of medical items requiring cold storage.
Gaps
The closure of borders has negatively impacted arrival of supplies.
The shortage of fuel is affecting transportation, which will negatively impact moving supplies across the country.
UNHAS resumed passenger flights on 14 April 2020. During the three-week lockdown in Khartoum that will start on 18April 2020 UNHAS passenger flights will again be halted. UNHAS cargo flights are expected to continue as normal.
FORECAST
COVID-19 impact on food security in Sudan
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The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have an impact on food security and nutrition in Sudan by affecting the pillars of foodsecurity. While the situation is changing rapidly, some of the recent developments and trends are set to have a major impacton the situation in the country.
The 2019 FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to Sudan report issued in February 2020 says thatSudan’s wheat production this year is estimated at 726,000 tonnes, which is about 25 per cent of the country’s totalutilization of wheat (2.9 million tonnes). This indicates that this year Sudan needs to import about 2.2 million tonnes ofwheat. For import-dependent crops like wheat, maize and rice, Sudan usually imports around 70 to 80 per cent of theamount as local production is below the national demand and consumption.
In 2019, Sudan imported 2.7 million tonnes of wheat and wheat flour at the value of about US$1.1 billion, according to thelatest foreign trade update from the Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS).
WFP to import 200,000 mt of wheat
On 13 April, WFP Sudan signed an agreement with the Ministry of Finance to import 200,000 metric tons of wheat, whichwill help ensure a continuous supply of flour to local bakeries. This amount is equivalent to about 10 per cent of Sudan’srequired wheat import for 2020.
The Government will repay WFP in Sudanese pounds, which will enable the CBoS retain more than $50 million in hardcurrency needed to provide strategic commodities. In 2020, WFP and other food security and livelihoods sector partners aimto assist 4.7 million people in need across Sudan.
Wheat export restrict ions and out look
In light of COVID-19 and related measures some grain exporting countries have introduced restrictions on the exports. On 2April, the government of Russia announced restrictions on the exports of grains, including wheat, limiting it to 7 milliontonnes between 1 April and 30 June 2020. Russia is one of the world's top wheat exporters. In the agricultural year from July2018 to June 2019, it exported more than 43.3 million tons of all grains, including 35 million tons of wheat, according toRussian media reports.
Some other grain exporting countries, including Romania and Ukraine, have followed suit, also restricting grains exports. Thisdoes not bode well for Sudan, especially, if these restrictions are extended beyond June.
In 2019, Sudan imported 86 per cent of wheat from these three countries, with imports from Russia accounting for about 66per cent of the total value of wheat imports (US$0.8 billion), according to the CBoS.
The situation is aggravated by the shortages of hard currency to import strategic commodities. The International MonetaryFund (IMF) said in a report issued in March 2020 that Sudan’s international reserves were low, estimated at $1.4 billion inOctober 2019 or equivalent to two months of imports. Limited foreign exchange for fuel imports has led to rationing,persistent shortages, and disruptions to electricity and food supplies, IMF said.
COVID-19’s possible impact on food security
In its April 2020 Early Warning Bulletin, Sudan’s Food Security Technical Secretariat (FSTS) said if the COVID-19 casescontinue to increase, the food security will be affected as part of the affected people is part of the productive workforce. Itwill also affect food availability and food utilization, as well as parts of the economy more exposed to weakened demand orsupply issues such as transportation, energy or manufacturing. The direct effect will be in food markets, shortage of labor,if the situation continues, FSTS said. Another impact will be seen in transport interruptions and quarantine measures limitingfarmers’ access to input and output markets; and an increase in food loss and waste resulting from food supply chain
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disruptions. On the other hand, soaring of food prices and poor purchasing power will negatively affect the food access. Theconsumption patterns will be shifted towards low quality and quantity food and this will increase the malnourished rates,FSTS said.
According to the FAO, countries with existing humanitarian crises (including Sudan) are particularly exposed to the effects ofthe COVID-19 pandemic. Even as their own domestic needs may be rising as a result of the pandemic, it is critical thatdonor countries ensure continued delivery of humanitarian assistance where food insecurity is already high.
In 2020, 9.3 million people in Sudan will need humanitarian assistance and the Humanitarian Response Plan partners aim toassist 6.1 million people, including 4.7 million with food and livelihood assistance. For more information, please see the HRP2020. One of the main drivers of the increase in the number of people in need in Sudan over the past few years has beenthe economic crisis marked by high inflation, poor economic growth, and shortages in fuel, wheat and medicine supplies. Inits newly released World Economic Outlook (WEO) report on the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s economy, IMF said thatafter contraction in 2018-2019 Sudan’s economy is expected to contract further by 7.2 per cent.
Distribution of IOM hand-washing facilities to acommunity centre for children and youth livingon the streets in Ombeda locality, Omdurman-Khartoum State, during COVID-19 AwarenessRaising Campaign. Photo: IOM/ Yasir Elbakri
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
IOM establishes portable handwashing stations in KhartoumState
The International Organization of Migration (IOM) has established 20portable hand washing facilities, which are now accessible forhomeless persons in seven locations in Khartoum State as part oftheir emergency response to COVID-19. This initiative was developedin close coordination with the Khartoum State Ministry of SocialDevelopment (SMoSD) and the State Ministry of Health (SMoH) torespond to the community’s urgent need for safe drinking water andadequate sanitation. Access to safe water and sanitation (WASH) inparts of Sudan is a major public health issue and further exacerbatedin areas affected by conflict.
This initiative paves the way for a COVID-19 awareness campaigntargeting homeless children and youth in Khartoum, which will beimplemented by the Khartoum SMoSD in cooperation with the State Ministry of Labour and Social Development (SMoLSD),Patient Care Fund Organization, Youth without Borders, the Sudanese Association of Iraqi Institutes and University Alumni,and IOM.
Children and youth whose family’s income is insecure, and those who are separated from their families and live in informalsettlements and camps, are at heightened risk during the pandemic. They often have limited access to basic health care,health information, as well as water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.
Safe access to clean water, sanitation and hygienic conditions is critical to prevent the spread of COVID-19. IOM continuesto mobilize to prevent the spread of the disease by setting up and enhancing water and sanitation services. Additional handwashing facilities will be established and donated to the Government of Sudan in their fight against this outbreak.
(16 Apr 2020)
ANALYSIS
Medical supply chain likely to be affected by COVID-19 measures
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As part of the measures to prevent the spread and control COVID -19, ships passing through the Suez Canal into Port Sudan,Sudan’s main port for the imports of strategic commodities, will remain in quarantine for 14 days. This is also applicable toshipments from China, Egypt, Japan, Iran, South Korea and Europe. There are concerns that this will delay anyconsignments, including vital medicines and medical supplies.
Customs clearance procedures for medicines and medical supplies, including those related to COVID-19 response, normallytake between 3-4 weeks if there are no interruptions. Currently, humanitarian agencies are facing challenges in terms ofclearance of medical supplies due to working from home arrangements and due to some government entities working withlimited staff (30 per cent), which impact the whole process.
As the current regular procedures take time and affect the ability to respond to COVID-19, the UN and its partners advocatefor the fast track release of all shipments and supplies for the COVID-19 response on an exceptional basis.
Prior to COVID-19 Sudan’s imports of medicine and medical supplies were already affected by economic crisis. In 2019,Sudan’s medicine imports were 20 per cent less compared to 2017, according to the latest update from the Central Bank ofSudan (CBoS). This results in lower availability of medicines in both government and private sectors compared to previousyears, according to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and the World Health Organization (WHO). For more on imports ofmedicines, see an earlier report by OCHA Sudan.
Given the limited health infrastructure and the fact that most of the pharmaceuticals and medical supplies consumed inAfrica are imported, earlier this month Africa’s finance ministers called on the international community to support theupgrade of the health infrastructure and to provide direct support to the existing facilities. For more on how Africaneconomies might be affected by COVID-19 and related challenges please see this link provided by the UN EconomicCommission for Africa (UNECA).
Meanwhile, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, donated US$50 million to the FMoH for COVID-19response in the country. In addition, as part of its global humanitarian and health assistance response to the COVID-19pandemic, the United States announced on 27 March a donation of $8 million to Sudan. This assistance will primarilyprovide health-related support and supplies to bolster WASH activities.
ANALYSIS
7.6 million people in Sudan received humanitarian assistance in 2019
In 2019, 7.6 million people across Sudan received humanitarian assistance provided bythe United Nations and partners under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), accordingto the 2019 HRP Monitoring Report (January - December 2019) released this week. Thisincludes 7.1 million people who received multi-sectoral assistance (assistance from morethan two sectors), according to the HRP Monitoring Report. The delivery of multi-sectoralassistance in 2019 varied geographically. The overwhelming majority of the multi-sectoralresponse – 90 per cent – focused on the Darfur region, South Kordofan, West Kordofanand Blue Nile states.
Darfur accounted for about 65 per cent, while South Kordofan, West Kordofan and BlueNile received 25 per cent of the multi-sectoral assistance. In the central and eastern partsof Sudan, however, partners struggled to reach people, with those areas accounting fornine per cent of the people who received multi-sectoral assistance.
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While needs have been increasing in these areas, there was a lack of partners who could deliver multi-sectoral assistanceand lack of funding to implement programmes – these shortages of resources have hampered the timely delivery ofservices.
For more information and details, see the report here
COORDINATION
Impacts of COVID-19 on Humanitarian Response in Sudan
The Government of Sudan and the humanitarian community are taking measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19,including physical distancing and implementing alternate work arrangements. The measures taken to prevent the spread willimpact humanitarian programming and operations. As of 1 April, there are seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Sudan.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is following up on details of the implications of thesemeasures to better understand how they will impact the humanitarian response. At the same time, a task force wasestablished to examine the impact of these measures on humanitarian operations to prevent the spread, as well as,possible scenarios in the event of a larger outbreak. The task force, with support from the Humanitarian Country Team, willwork with partners to establish mechanisms that will ensure the humanitarian response can continue.
All sectors are updating contingency plans and examining stocks and supply chains. All sectors have seen limitations infield missions and monitoring activities.
Specific areas that have already seen an impact or will likely see a future impact include:
Access
The Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), the Sudanese government body which oversees humanitarian work, gave all non-essential staff leave until 29 March. Some NGOs have reported delays in administrative procedures, including the approvalof technical agreements. These technical agreements are required to implement humanitarian projects.
In South Kordofan, HAC informed the humanitarian community that it will stop registering NGOs, cancel all HAC meetings,field assessments and visits. Exceptions have been given for critical food and NFI distributions and in the event of the needfor rapid intervention in case of emergency.
Educat ion
In 2020, over 700,000 vulnerable children in Sudan are targeted to receive some form of child education services. Educationfor all students in Sudan has been put on hold for one month, starting from 14 March, which will impact the delivery ofthose services. In addition, all scheduled workshops for teachers have been cancelled and classroom construction hasbeen delayed.
Emergency Shelter/Non-Food Items
Precaution are in place for COVID-19 in terms of distributions of non-food items (NFI) and shelter supplies followingtechnical guidance and standards for the sector. In areas where physical monitoring is limited because of movementrestrictions, partners are implementing remote monitoring.
Food Security and Livelihoods
Starting in April, partners in most locations are planning to organize advance food distribution and distribute 2-3 months ofrations at one time. This will limit the frequency of gatherings of people and potential spreading of infections.
(2 Apr 2020)
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Health
The health system in Sudan has been affected by years of under-investment and economic crisis. Only one third of healthfacilities offer a complete basic package of care. Health facilities are understaffed and underequipped to cope with large-scale outbreaks, and there are significant shortages of essential medicines, according to the Global Humanitarian ResponsePlan for COVID-19.
Primary health facilities in Sudan’s states usually also offer nutrition and maternal health support. If COVID-19 cases grow,these facilities may close and alternative programming arrangements will need to be made.
Nutrit ion
To reduce possible exposure risks of severely acutely malnourished children, there will be an increase in the supply ofReady-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). This will reduce the frequency of visits required. New guidelines and procedures arebeing developed to deliver immunization, nutritional supplements, and maintain infant and young child feeding programmes.
Mother support group activities have been suspended. Additionally, community mobilization activities for CommunityManagement of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) services (active case finding, defaulter tracing and community outreachservices) have slowed down in some states and suspended in other states.
Rainy season supplies pre-positioning will likely be impacted largely due to inter-state movement restrictions.
Protect ion
Experience with previous disease outbreaks suggests that should COVID-19 spread, there may be a significant impact onthe protection of persons in areas in which humanitarian needs are already present. New protection concerns may alsoemerge as a result of the pandemic.
Field missions by the protection staff is limited, partner organizations have also limited their staff presence in IDP camps,therefore most monitoring is being conducted remotely.
Gender-Based Violence
Activities which involve gathering of people including trainings, workshops, meetings, awareness sessions and womencentre activities have been suspended. Individual case management, counselling, referrals, GBV confidential corner services,awareness through posters & radio messaging, is on-going. Women centres are open for support to individual cases.Renovations of existing women centers is ongoing. These activities are implemented following the laid-out measures ofdistancing and hygiene.
Child Protect ion
Currently, facility-based child protection activities in Sudan, including group counselling and detention monitoring, have beenput on hold. Community-based child protection activities by child protection networks such as awareness raising, referralsand monitoring have been reduced.
In-person trainings, workshops, gatherings, and public events are being assessed on a case-by-case basis forpostponement until May. When possible, these activities will be delivered remotely using online platforms.
Refugee Response
Regular refugee operations continue across the country, although at a reduced implementation pace due to COVID-19prevention measures taken by organisations. A surveillance system has been established for early detection, treatment andreporting to the pertinent authorities of any refugee that might get infected, including regular “zero” reporting if there is no
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infection. As of 28 March, there were no cases reported.
COVID-19 risk communications have reached the majority of the refugee population in urban, camp and settlement settings.The messages have been translated to several languages spoken by refugees. Other COVID-19 prevention measures havebeen initiated for refugees, in particular additional soap distribution, which is currently ongoing in White Nile State.
The relocation of Central African Republic (CAR) refugees from Um Dafug to a new site in Al Mashaga in South Darfur willgo ahead before the start of the rainy season, as per current planning status. Site preparations are ongoing.
INTERACTIVE
Sudan: Interactive Who does What and Where (3Ws)
The Who does What Where (3W) is designed to show where humanitarian organizations are working and what they aredoing in order to identify gaps and plan for future humanitarian response. This interactive dataset includes a list ofhumanitarian organizations by state and sector currently registered in Sudan.
Have updates? Contact [email protected].
View this interactive graphic: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/sudan-operational-presence
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