Sustaining access to primary healthcare, mental health and psychosocial support, sexual and reproductive health, including treatment and care for victims of gender-based violence in Northern Uganda - Health response to the impact of the protracted South Sudanese crisis in Uganda in 2019 - PJ/2018/28

Uganda is Africa’s largest refugee hosting country and one of the five largest refugee hosting countries in the world hosting more than 1.47 million refugees according to the Refugee Information Management System (RIMS), administered by the Government of Uganda. Throughout 2016 and 2017, Uganda faced three parallel emergencies from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Burundi. South Sudanese make up 72 percent of the entire refugee population in Uganda, which has tripled since 2015.

R1. The delivery of the Minimum Initial Services Package (MISP) for sexual and reproductive health for refugees and host communities is consolidated and it evolves in the delivery of comprehensive SRH services. R2. Quality mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) for refugee and host communities are reinforced. R3. Surveillance and response to communicable diseases and treatment of main diseases are strengthened. R4. The feasibility conditions for better access to justice for GBV survivors are supported at the local and national levels. To contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality among South Sudanese refugees in Bidibidi settlement and their host communities in Yumbe district, Northern Uganda. To sustain access to primary healthcare (PHC), mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including treatment and care for victims of gender-based violence (GBV), for South Sudanese refugees in Bidibidi and surrounding Refugee settlement and their host communities in Yumbe district, northern Uganda.

Approximatively 50.000 direct beneficiaries (population from the catchment area benefiting from the services and activities offered by the project) : - South Sudanese Refugees 75% (37.500) - Ugandan Host communities 25% (12.500)

Project ID
XM-DAC-2-10-1524
Activity status
1 - Pipeline/identification
Aid type
C01 - Project-type interventions
% to Uganda
100.00

Organisations

Funding
Directorate-general Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
Implementing
NGO Médecins du Monde - DW/MMonde

Disbursements by fiscal year, quarter

Fiscal year Fiscal quarter Value (USD) Uganda Value (USD)

Commitments by fiscal year, quarter

Fiscal year Fiscal quarter Value (USD) Uganda Value (USD)

MTEF projections by fiscal year

Fiscal year Value (USD) Uganda Value (USD)
2018 580,930.00 580,930.00
2017 580,930.00 580,930.00

CRS code %
Relief co-ordination; protection and support services (72050) 100.0