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Key Messages

As a multi-mandated, child-focused organisation, World Vision has serious concerns about the immediate and long-term impact COVID-19 and ongoing response measures may have on the health and well-being of children, especially those most vulnerable, in both stable and fragile or conflict-affected contexts.

We urge the world to unite to focus on the most vulnerable children, especially refugees and displaced children. World Vision calls on governments, the UN and the international community to scale-up the global COVID-19 prevention and response measures for children and their families by strengthening health systems, maintaining essential health service delivery, equipping front-line health workers, engaging and communicating effectively with communities including children, and providing critical child protection interventions and psychosocial support.

Asia-Pacific Region Situation ReportApril 4th, 2020

COVID-19 Global Health Emergency Response

children reached

medical facilities assisted

people benefited# # #

COVID-19 # OF CASES AND DEATHS, BY COUNTRYcountries in Asia-Pacific where World Vision is present, as of April 5th

COUNTRY # CASES # DEATHSBangladesh 70 8 Cambodia 114 0China 82,930 3,338DPRK** - -Laos 10 0India 3,374 77Indonesia 2,092 191Mongolia 14 0Myanmar 20 1Nepal 9 0Philippines 3.094 144Papua New Guinea 1 0Solomon Islands** - -Sri Lanka 159 5 Thailand 2,067 20Timor-Leste 1 0Vanuatu** - -Vietnam 240 0

IMPACT ON PROGRAMMESNon-COVID-19 related regular programming across Asia Pacific is experiencing some delays as a result of the crises. We are monitoring the impact and will have a comprehensive update in the next report.

World Vision Priority Response countriesOther World Vision locations

India

China

Indonesia

Bangladesh

ThailandPhilippines

Mongolia

World VisionDONORS AND PARTNERS

* WHO Situation Report #76 | April 5, 2020 **No data for these countries on WHO SitReps

1,144,486 330 2,119,857

COVID-19 | Global Health Emergency Response | Asia Pacific Country Updates 2

COVID-19 Emergency Response Highlights

OBJECTIVE 1: Promoting preventative measures to stop or slow the spread of COVID-19

OBJECTIVE 2: Supporting health systems and workers

OBJECTIVE 3: Provide children and families multi-sector support during the COVID-19 crisis

People reached through promotionof preventative behaviours

Community health workers trained and supported to provide community-based services

People reached through mentalhealth and psychosocial support

Caregivers provided essential materials

Medical personnel provided personalprotective equipment (PPE)

Medical facilities assisted with COVID-19 preventative or response support

Masks distributed

People supported with the securing of safe quarantine and/or isolation spaces

Hand-washing supplies distributed

People provided transportation support

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2.

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1,333,044

52

5,510

114,106

10,715

19,077

3,943

330

15,364

239,379

3,097

2,460

69,368

60

7,365

498,358

23,412

4,096

IEC materials printed & distributed

Children and families being supported to continue child’s education remotely

Food packages provided to vulnerable families

Children supported by child protection programming

Households supported with carepackages

Community-level public hand-washing stations set up

Disinfectant/Sanitation kitsprovided to health facilities

Children reached with age-specifichealth education


BANGLADESH

• 303,227 people, including 237,252 children, reached through a multi-sectoral approach

• 621,000 people including 378,283 children, 9,922 school students, 1,729 Teachers, 11,562 staff and volunteers reachedthrough 168,486 COVID-19 awarenessInformation Education Communication(IEC) posters

• 165,967 people reached with COVID-19preventive messaging through social media

• 106,492 people in the communitiesprovided with hand-washing soap

• 1,681 Child Protection workers trained atcommunity level

• 12,066 children provided with psychosocialsupport

• 1,510 people received food packs• Partnering and working with the National

Government, Union Parishads, Departmentof Disaster Management, Institute ofEpidemiology Disease Control andResearch (IEDCR), Ministry of Health andCorporations of Dhaka City

CHINA

• Completed most of the emergencysupport and distribution of masks andhygiene and sanitation packs at communitylevel, and provided PPE materials, medicalequipment and disinfectant kits to hospitalsand health facilities

• 356,757 people, including 186,605 children, reached through WASH and healthinterventions

INDIA

• 20,000 meals provided for around7,000 vulnerable people through localadministration

• 760 families provided with dry rationsincluding families of commercial sexworkers

• 1,700 health workers provided with masksthrough the district administration in Dangs, Gujarat

• 1,600 health workers provided with threemeals, a day, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

• Broadcast hand-washing messagesthrough radio jingles across the state ofJharkhand, while reaching to communityvia community volunteers who receivedmessages on hand-washing throughWhatsApp

INDONESIA

• Contributed to an Education Guidelinefor the Joint Secretariat of Disaster SafeEducation Unit (SPAB), led by the Ministryof Education for the development ofStandard Operational Procedure ofCOVID-19 education and preparedness

• Designed an online platform to supporteducation for children while in quarantine

• 3,477 people reached with health andnutrition messaging through social media

• 5,488 IEC material printed and distributedin all World Vision operational areas

• 1,350 masks and 340 hand-washingsupplies distributed to households

• 6,800 masks distributed to District HealthCentres

• 2 hand-washing facilities established in 2locations in Gondangdia, Jakarta

• Co-leading the Cash and VoucherProgramming (CVP) Working Group

• Developed guidelines, with partners, forCVP in a COVID-19 pandemic context

Country Overview ASIA-PACIFIC | Priority Responses

All schools closed

Some schools closed

Complete Lockdown

Partial Lockdown


MONGOLIA

• Engaged actively with the UN HCT andthe UN Clusters and also partnering withother member organisations responding tothe COVID-19 crisis

• 7,000 families provided with food supplyand hygiene items, in partnership withUNICEF

• 5,000 parents reached, through the socialmedia initiative, in partnership with WVMAmbassador Amarsaikhan, with the aim toeducate them on protecting children andusing quarantine time as quality family time. The National Campaign “Child FriendlyHousehold” is being scaled-up to theNational Level, in partnership with Ministryof Education, Culture, Science and Sports, Health, Labour and Social Protection, National Police Agency`s Child CrimePrevention Department, and Family, Child, Youth Development Agency, targeting890,000 parents across Mongolia

PHILIPPINES

• 9 tents (with floor area of 42 sq m each), provided to 4 hospitals to be used asisolation / triage areas

• 2 mobile storage units (Wik Hall withfloor area of 320 sq m each) providedto Quezon city Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) and Management Council andOffice of Civil Defence to be used astreatment / isolation units

• 250 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)kits provided to 2 hospitals and 3 healthcentres

• 140,000 individuals reached with messageson infection prevention and controlthrough radio broadcasting and LEDadvertising

• Airing stay-safe health messages (4) onlocal radio stations in Mindanao

• Partnering with Asia CEO Forum, Philippine Pharmacists Association, JuniorChamber International Philippines, PublicRelations Society of the Philippines, Alagang Kapatid Foundation, Inc., OneNews Media, leading grief counsellor andinfluencer Cathy Sanchez Babao, Editor &PR practitioner Cora Llamas and Publicsector organisations like PresidentialCommunications Operations Office, Department of Education, Youth For TruthPH

THAILAND

• Working to create an online platformthrough a web based digital channel andsocial media to sensitise and reach out tothe public on COVID-19 which will alsobe used to partner with the Thailand SafeSchool Network for nationwide use inschools

• Sensitised Myanmar migrant-workers onpreventive measures to arrest the spreadof COVID-19, in partnership with RanongProvincial Public Health office, and amigrant health volunteer

• Partnering with UNICEF to advocate, withMinistry of Education, for the developmentof a National Guideline and Key messagesfor COVID-19 prevention and protectionof school children

Country Overview ASIA-PACIFIC | Priority Responses

All schools closed

Some schools closed

Complete Lockdown

Partial Lockdown


Country Overview ASIA-PACIFIC

CAMBODIA

• Communities sensitised and educatedabout COVID-19 health and WASHpreventive messages, in World Visionoperational areas

MYANMAR

• 42,060 people provided with soap andsensitised on COVID-19 hygiene messaging

• Partnering with WFP in Buthidaung andMaungdaw Township, for soap distributionto promote hygiene practice that canprevent the spread of COVD-19

• Distributed COVID-19 awareness vinylposters in 30 targeted villages, as part ofthe OFDA project

• Distributed COVID-19 awarenessvinyl posters to 21 targeted villages inWaingmaw township

LAOS

• Engaged, actively, in the UN Clusterson Health, WASH and Education anddeveloping innovative response actionsto support the Government COVID-19response

• 960 Dettol soaps, provided to schools inall 20 target districts where WV has fieldoperations

• 800 posters on COVID-19 awareness, from the Ministry of Health, distributed in20 districts

All schools closed

Some schools closed

Complete Lockdown

Partial Lockdown



PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• Developing a Response plan based on theimmediate needs which includes WASH, Health, Nutrition, Education, and Protection

NEPAL

• Complimenting programmes to supportthe Government of Nepal at Federal, Provincial and Local level and partner withNGOs, UN and Association of InternationalNGOs, Association of Community Radios, Health, Education and Child ProtectionInstitutions

• Partnering with Association of CommunityRadio Broadcasters Nepal to reach250,000 people, in Achham district, withCOVID-19 prevention and child protectionmessaging

• 31,400 people reached through otherdigital platforms on COVID-19 awarenessmessages

• 1,000 PPE kits distributed to thegovernment at the district level

SOLOMON ISLANDS

• Provided basic hygiene kits to the NationalDisaster Management Office to supportarriving travellers at COVID-19 isolationspots in Honiara; funded by DFAT

SRI LANKA

• 4 mobile toilets provided to the newquarantine centre in Chilaw

• 1,500 water bottles provided to Chilawquarantine centre.

• 650 dry ration packs distributed inBatticaloa

• 80 N95 masks provided to COVID-19testing lab in Sri Jayawardenapura hospital

• Partnering with the Government ofSri Lanka to sensitise communities onCOVID-19 prevention

• Engaged with the UN HCT and the Co-lead for Food, and Livelihood Cluster

All schools closed

Some schools closed

Complete Lockdown

Partial Lockdown



VANUATU

• Preparing for a Category 3 cyclone forecastto hit Vanuatu next week

VIETNAM

• Developed IEC materials to raise publicawareness on COVID-19 preventionand Child Protection and disseminatedleaflets on “10 things for parents to helptheir children cope with stress duringCOVID-19” in all WV operational areasand Micro finance units

• Sensitised communities in WV operationalareas on COVID-19 risk, the importanceof hand washing practice and behaviourchange; and provided children andcommunities with hand sanitisers

• Plans to orient government, health staffand police on safeguarding and incidentreporting mechanisms in quarantine andisolation centres

TIMOR-LESTE

• Engaging with the government and otherINGOs/ CSOs

• Member of the UN Education cluster• Plans to re-programme existing DFAT

programmes to respond to the COVID-19crisis and develop a response plan

• Partnering with OXFAM, CARE, CARITAS, and Plan International for a small grant ofUSD 61,000 from Australian HumanitarianPartnership to respond to the COVID-19crisis

All schools closed

Some schools closed

Complete Lockdown

Partial Lockdown

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