Jordan Humanitarian Fund JHF/ OCHA Health Sector picked up as one of the priority sector for March call while the sector define it priority under “Projects that support secondary health care for priority cases, such as Basic Emergency Obstetric care and Newborn Care (BEmONC) and Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) including supporting priority medical referrals from the borders and camp”. Nutrition Sub Working Group: No significant changes reported in the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) and Supplementary Feeding Programme (SFP). The admission rate for SFP in Azraq camp reported higher compared to Za’atari camp and urban. Reproductive Health Sub Working Group (RHSWG): JICA’s project for Improvement of Services at Village Health Centers (VHCs) in Rural Host Communities of Syrian Refugees concluded. The project focused on the linkages between VHCs and communities. The RH working group has done review session for this model project for lesson learnt and results related to changing people’s attitude towards Reproductive Health /Family Planning practices and healthy life style. Zaatari Camp: - Community Health Programme activities handed over to Save the Children Jordan. - The second screening phase of the school health program including physical examinations for all student at first, third and fifth grades has been completed successfully. Azraq Camp: • Number of consultations reported higher by 15% compared to last month’s statistics, no changes on other statistical trends and remain stable for month of March. • An experiment was carried out under UNHCR Innovation Fellowship addressing the delays in medical emergency response by Civil Defense in the camp. Civil Defense respond to all call essentially and the main objective of the initiative is to enable Civil Defense prioritize cases and dispatch the ambulance accordingly. A second experiment will take place soon after adjusting for any main issues faced. Although analysis has not been completed yet, positive feedback from Civil Defense was reported. Berm Situation: Significant increase in number of patient accessing UN joint clinic noted with daily average of 167 cases. 4,346 patients accessed the clinic on March while 27 cases referred for treatment at Jordan hospitals. Malnutrition rate was stable at 3% among PLWs and at 1.8 among children under 5 years old. 24/7 health services operating plan established, resources allocated and communication made with MOFA and MOH for final clearance.

By end 2017, the sector reached 118,107 males; (56,784 Male/ 61, 323Female) in both camps and host communities.

Catch Up centres have increased through 2017 from 67 to 99 centres to meet demand

The second campaign of LSS (August to October) reached 126,707 children (including 16,876 out-of-school children).

Currently 2017/2018 Formal enrollment data is undergoing verification process, the data set will be released in early 2018

Learning Support Services continued to be offered in Makani centres. Since 2017, the sector reached 111,050 in both camps and host communities .

The sector collaborated to finalise the Jordan Response Plan 2018-2020. In this plan, new interventions were developed to overcome demand-related barriers to Ed

In October the L4A campaign reached 126,707 school aged children including 16,876 out-of-school children. the double Shifted schools increased from 197 to 206.

UNHCR has awarded 315 scholarships to Syrians in Jordan in 2017 through (DAFI) program .new call will be announced in the coming days for 30 slots for other Nat

Finalization of PWG 2016 strategy: Protection working group 2016 has been finalized after consultations and reviews between the PWG members.