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PHF BULLETIN
07 June – 13 June 2021
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PHF WEEKLY BULLETIN
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IN THIS ISSUE
COVID-19 Updates
PHF Technical Working Groups & Provincial Coordination Update
Launch of HRP 2021
Installation of Solarized Submersible Pumps in Tharparkar
- a story by SIF
Buzz of the Week
Community for Learners- Covid-19 Training for Healthcare Workers
Publications and Resources
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COVID-19 UPDATES
More than 7.66 million people have been About one in five of Britain's patients with
reported infected with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 caught the disease while in hospital,
globally and over 425,000 have died, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported,©citing
ACTED
according to an AFP tally. papers by government scientists.
The coronavirus pandemic has killed 425,000 At the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in
people since it emerged in China late last year, Britain, transmission within hospitals was
according to an AFP tally of official sources at believed to account for up to 22% of cases in
0130 GMT. hospitalised patients, and up to 11% of deaths,
the report added.
A total of 425,282 deaths have now been
recorded from 7,632,517 cases. Vaccines for the new coronavirus should be
made available as a global public good, the
Europe has registered 186,843 deaths from World Health Organisation (WHO) said, to
2,363,538 cases, but the epidemic is ensure everyone had fair access to any life-
progressing most rapidly in Latin America, saving products that are developed.
where there have been a total of 76,343 deaths
recorded from 1,569,938 cases. Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has
said that the Actemra drug has been approved
The United States remains the country with the for trial by the government. An initial trial of
most recorded deaths at 114,643, ahead of 1,000 doses will be carried out.
Brazil which on Friday became the second
worst-hit nation with 41,828 deaths. Britain is The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has
next with 41,481 deaths, followed by Italy reported the highest number of infections yet at
(34,223) and France (29,374). 1,035, taking the tally to 17,450. Furthermore,
it reported 19 more deaths, taking the grim
India reported its biggest single-day jump in total to 661.
coronavirus cases on Saturday, adding 11,458
confirmed infections and taking its total count
to more than 300,000, according to data from
the federal health ministry. Find more information for
COVID-19 here
India is the fourth-worst affected country in the
world, having surpassed the United Kingdom
on Friday, with cases steadily increasingly
despite a nationwide lockdown that began in
late March and has since been loosened.
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PHF TECHNICAL WORKING
GROUPS UPDATES
PHF and NHN set up their first ever joint
Working Groups during the COVID-19
pandemic to serve as the basic coordination
tool among the PHF and NHN members.
HEALTH WORKING GROUP
UPDATES
The group discussed current caseload of
COVID-19 and vaccination drive across the
country. Organizations' shared updates
related to their COVID response activities and
experiences with getting vaccines. On
members’ suggestion the meeting frequency
is changed to monthly basis. The next
meeting is scheduled on 6th July 2021.
FOOD, SECURITY & LIVELIHOOD
WORKING GROUP
UPDATES
The group discussed Cash Transfer PHF PROVINCIAL COORDINATION
Programing (CTP) based upon the COVID-19
and Flood response project implemented by Punjab Coordination Meeting was held on 1st
the members. A presentation on “Post June 2021. Development of thematic working
Distribution Monitoring of COVID CVA groups was discussed in the meeting. For
Response” was shared by Concern maximum members’ participation, it was also
Worldwide. On members’ suggestion the agreed to extend the deadline of 4ws mapping.
meeting frequency is changed to monthly Monsoon Contingency Planning at PDMA
basis. The next meeting is scheduled on 6th Punjab is ongoing.
July 2021.
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PHF EXTERNAL
REPRESENTATION
PHF Chair Excom and Country Coordinator
attended the launch of Paksitan HRP, 2021
on June 3rd, 2021 at OCHA office, Islamabad.
The 2021 Pakistan Humanitarian Response
Plan (HRP) was launched today at a joint
event hosted by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and the United Nations in Pakistan.
The Plan seeks to highlight the main
humanitarian needs, share the efforts and
steps taken by the Government of Pakistan
to handle these challenges in collaboration
with the UN and other partners, and set out
a well-coordinated and inclusive plan of
action to respond to the needs of the people.
The HRP is holistic, with a multi-sectoral
approach covering the themes of health,
education, protection, food security, shelter,
water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and
refugees.
The HRP focuses on supporting the needs of
around 4.3 million people in Pakistan
including refugees, facing a series of
overlapping emergencies, including extreme
weather events and the COVID-19 pandemic. PHF Chair Excom gave a presentation on PHF
Geographically, the Humanitarian Response Preparedness and Contingency Resource
Plan focuses on 81 prioritized districts. The Mapping, 2021.
lifesaving response activities called for in
this Plan amount to US$ 332 million The launch event was well attended by
including food security and livelihood Diplomatic Corps, heads of UN agencies in
assistance, nutrition programmes, primary Pakistan, representatives from PHF, NHN,
health services, including water and NDMA, IFIs, civil society and media. The
sanitation, women’s health, and education Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan can be
support, as well as shelter for displaced downloaded here:
people.
Pakistan HRP 2021
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TRANSFORMING LIVES
MEMBERS IN ACTION
INSTALLATION OF SOLARIZED
SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS AT THARPARKAR
By Secours Islamique France (SIF)
“ After installation of solar pumps, I can
take better care of my livestock, my
children and my whole family. Earlier
my kids used to fetch water and it was
very difficult to fill the buckets by pulling
up the rope by hands. “
-Rodi, a housewife.
Kanhani Bheel is a village in Tharpakrar. WASH-related illness and child death due to malnutrition.
During a normal day, villagers spend What makes the matters worse are the open wells, where
around four to six hours on average to fetch most of the inhabitants trek long distances to reach them
four to five pots (50 to 60 liters) of water in search of water, which is usually contaminated from
with the help of camels and donkeys, but exposed boreholes.
most of the population is very poor and The groundwater with TDS greater than 3,000 ppm, is
cannot purchase animals for purpose of much higher than permissible limit of WHO for human
fetching water. Most of the families spend a consumption and may be one of the reasons for the poor
whole day for extracting water from dug health of the inhabitants. SIF conducted water tests in
wells which are situated far and wide. The targeted villages and identified the potential dug wells
threat of Cholera and Acute Watery which have appropriate limits of TDS for drinking
Diarrhea (AWD) still looms over in Kanhani purpose.
Bheel like many other villages in district
Tharparkar. They were rehabilitated and equipped with advanced
technology like solarized submersible pumps installation
In Kanhani Bheel village essential services
in addition to water storage tanks which have capacity of
such as WASH are not available or
about 5,000 liters in one hour.
accessible, people are more susceptible to
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Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent
COVID-19 vaccination goal. As COVID-19 cases
BUZZ OF THE WEEK in Africa rise for the third week running and
vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47 of Africa’s
54 countries—nearly 90%—are set to miss the
2021 Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan September target of vaccinating 10% of their
jointly launched by the Government of people unless Africa receives 225 million more
Pakistan and the United Nations on June 9th, doses. Read more
2021. The HRP focuses on supporting the A unified and whole-of-system approach
needs of around 4.3 million people in Pakistan necessary to make sure every child in Pakistan
including refugees, facing a series of is vaccinated – WHO and UNICEF. Read more
overlapping emergencies, including extreme
weather events and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Geographically, the Humanitarian Response OPPORTUNITIES
Plan focuses on 81 prioritized districts. The
Manager Communication & Advocacy – PHF
lifesaving response activities called for in this
Plan amount to US$ 332 million including Closing Date: June 21st, 2021
food security and livelihood assistance,
nutrition programmes, primary health Click here to Apply Now!
services, including water and sanitation,
women’s health, and education support, as Program Officer-Information Management &
well as shelter for displaced people. Read more Communication– PHF
New MSF report shows scale of suffering Closing Date: June 21st, 2021
caused by hotspot system on asylum seekers,
refugees and migrants Read more Click here to Apply Now!
Building Disaster Resilience in Pakistan (BDRP)
‘Community Based Disaster Risk Management’ Knowledge and Learning
Component: Final Performance Evaluation – Coordinator– Oxfam
Report – The Building Disaster Resilience in Closing Date: June 20th, 2021
Pakistan (BDRP) programme was implemented
in nine districts by a consortium of Concern Click here to Apply Now!
Worldwide, ACTED, Welthungerhilfe, IRC and
Programme Operations Support- Intern–
local implementing partners Doaba Foundation,
Save the Children
Farmers Development Organization, Veer
Closing Date: June 23rd, 2021
Development Foundation and Lodhran Pilot
Project and Rural Development Foundation. Click here to Apply Now!
The programme was formulated in full
consultation with the Government of Pakistan,
Expression of Interest (EOI)
UN agencies and implementing partners. Read
for Local Partners – Care International
more
Closing Date: June 29th, 2021
UN agencies concerned by looming famine in
northern Ethiopia, call for urgent life-saving Click here to Apply Now!
action to avert it. Read more
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COMMUNITY FOR LEARNERS
Free Course
COVID-19 Training for Healthcare Workers
COVID-19 is rapidly spreading across the globe
and all providers must be prepared to
recognize, stabilize, and treat patients with
novel coronavirus infection.
This rapid-fire, self-paced course focuses on the
critical information required to care for patients
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following
completion of this short course physicians,
nurses, and other healthcare professionals will
have a unified, evidenced-based approach to
saving the lives of patients with COVID-19.
Find out more.
UPCOMING
MEETINGS AT PHF
Accreditation
The Stanford University School of Medicine is
June 22nd, 2021- 11:00 am- 12:30 pm accredited by the Accreditation Council for
PHF KP Coordination Meeting Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to
provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
June 22nd, 2021- 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
PHF Baluchistan Coordination Meeting ENROLL NOW
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