Through coordination with partners, we've been able secure additional food parcels, water filtration units, shelter kits, seeds, gardening tools, and hygiene and sanitation items.
The following are suggestions from experts, like the American Red Cross and Ready New York, part of the New York City Office of Emergency Management: Put together a disaster supply kit, which should include the basics of survival: a three-day supply of water, food, medications, sanitation items, tools, clothing, bedding, emergency car kit, first-aid kit and important family documents.
UNICEF has provided an initial supply of essential water and sanitation items, Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS), water purification tablets and water containers.
Supply Division has teams of specialists for a wide range of commodity groups, including vaccines, cold chain and immunization devices, micronutrients and pharmaceuticals including HIV/AIDS and malaria treatments, medical equipment, educational supplies, and water, environment and sanitation items.
As many as 23 essential water and sanitation items such as pumps, drilling equipment and disinfectant chemicals are on the 'dual use' list, meaning that they are only allowed into Gaza selectively.
In addition to the mosquito nets, UNICEF is providing more than 350,000 water, hygiene and sanitation items, including bottles of chlorine drops for water purification, bars of soap, alcohol hand gel, and garbage bags for excreta disposal.
The funds will be used to deliver food, water and sanitation equipment, household items and building materials to rebuild essential infrastructure in the ruined areas.
Medical help, meals, water, clothing, basic sanitation and hygiene items have been provided.
To date, the UNICEF response has included: more than 350,000 water, sanitation and hygiene items.
For those people who can be reached in camps outside of the conflict zone, UNICEF is providing water and sanitation, and food items.
Sanitation and hygiene items and BABY WIPES.
