REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
In Jordan, since January 2015, WASH services have been provided to an estimated 120,727 people living in Zaatari and Azraq camps, including approximately 66,989 children. During the month of November, these services included the daily provision of an average of four million litres of treated water, maintenance of sanitation facilities, collection and disposal of over 1.6 million litres of wastewater and 800 cubic metre of solid waste, as well as the dissemination of key WASH messages. In Azraq camp, a hotline for maintenance and operation of WASH facilities has been established and is now available for all refugees and agencies in the camp. New tap water designs were shared with refugees in the community meetings and one model was selected and piloted. The taps will soon be installed across the camp. The wastewater treatment plant is ready for operation with a capacity of 800 cubic metres per day.
In Iraq, WASH partners continued to focus on cholera preparedness and response in refugee camps, including awareness raising on the oral cholera vaccination (OCV). In Dahuk Governorate, cholera preparedness planning and matrix development for WASH in cholera treatment units continued in all camps. More than 15,000 people were reached with messages on cholera and diarrhoea prevention, safe water handling and good hygiene. Approximately 11,645 people in Domiz 1 camp received top up vouchers for hygiene items and 1,360 families in Gawilan camp received hygiene kits. In Erbil Governorate, hygiene promotion continued including for the OCV campaign, training of volunteers, cholera and scabies prevention, jerry can cleaning, water safety and conservation, latrine and camp cleaning, hand washing and personal hygiene. Garbage collection, de-sludging and repair and maintenance of sanitation facilities continue in all camps in the governorate.