AUGUST SNID CAMPAIGN 2014 Security Background in Iraq January 2014, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

AUGUST SNID CAMPAIGN 2014

Security Background in Iraq

• January 2014, Anbar governorate is taken over

by anti-government groups

• June 2014, Mosul taken over by anti-government

groups and rapidly swept through large area of Central and Northern Iraq

• August 2014, opposition forces moved into the

Ninewa plains, Sinjar and simultaneously into Kurdistan

Results of Iraq’s Security Situation

• 17 million of 31.7 million

affected: 53.7% of total population

• Insecurity exacerbated

already existing vulnerability in many of the districts and governorates: Anbar has lowest immunity—65% OPV3 coverage in 2013

Displacement in Iraq

2.2 million people displaced; 1.2 in the last 2 months: 6.9% of total population (3.8% in 2 months)

Gaining Access

Four pronged approach to reach vulnerable populn.

• Social community network advocacy

– Religious leaders/Community elders – Journalists – Schools

• Mass media advocacy
• Local vaccinators and mobilizers for program

implementation

• Opportunistic vaccination (humanitarian corridors)

Mosques and religious leaders across Iraq advocated and joined efforts in Polio Vaccination during Eid Al Fitir

Key Religious Leaders Advocacy

Imam’s Polio Advocacy Meeting in KRG-I

124 Imams across KRG-1 were

• riented

polio advocacy

Journalist Against Polio Syndicate

Social Mobilization IM

Around 45 MoH monitors trained to conduct IM

Branding – Polio Logo

August Campaign Launch

Joint Press Conference

School Children Advocacy

IDPs Mobilization in Public Places

Billboards for August Campaign

LED Screens

IEC materials in streets

TV & Newspapers

Waar Newspaper

Vaccinator Aprons & Caps

Campaign Monitoring

Campaign Results

Polio campaign in 13 high risk governorates from August 10 – 14th, 2014 targeting 3.97 million children MoH & UNICEF worked closely with local social community networks in conflict areas to gain access for vaccination activities. However many districts in Salah Al-Din and Ninewa remained inaccessible due to

• ngoing conflict

Note: IM results awaited for Aug SNID

Campaign Results

Governorate # of Children under 5 vaccinated % of intended target reached Baghdad 1,290,712 104% Babil 50,881 107% Kerbala 212,232 104% Anbar 222,530 96% Salah Al-Din* 83,359 33% Ninewa* 383,433 65% Erbil 261,505 95% Sulimaniyah 249,442 108% Duhok 236,082 128% Kirkuk 204,364 97% Wassit 31,149 112% Najaf 26,2665 114% Diyala 239,557 93% TOTAL 3,727,911 94%

*Not all intended districts were covered

During the August campaign, 3.72 million out of an intended 3.97 million children were vaccinated during the campaign. All governorates were able to reach a high level of coverage (as according to intended targets), except for Salah Al-Din and Ninewa. Data in Salah Al-Din and Ninewa reflects both inaccessibility and displacement

Campaign Results

Successes:

• First major humanitarian intervention in conflict-affected areas
• 3.7 million children were vaccinated; 94% of the estimated population
• Due to intensive social mobilization and advocacy, most previously in

accessible areas were reached by to house-to-house vaccination teams

• No major threats to health workers or security incidents reported
• IDPs in Kurdistan were vaccinated (102,807 IDP children under 5)

Challenges

• Rapid population displacement led to difficulties in calculating targets, thus

coverage estimates are variable and inaccurate

• Accessibility in Ninewa (3/11 districts) and Salah Al-Din (6/8)- due to ongoing

conflict MoH estimates that up to 369,405 children were not vaccinated

• According to UNICEF’s initial accessibility assessment, 322,362 children are

presently inaccessible for campaign and routine services—150,635 children in Salah Al-Din and 171,727 in Ninewa

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