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about missing relatives or inform others of their whereabouts.Some 3,090 survivors registered as “I’m alive”, while 974 cases ofpeople missing were recorded, of which 504 were resolved by theNational Society. The authorities used ICRC-provided body bagsand received technical input to manage human remains.Conflict/typhoon-affected people access drinking waterAs a priority, National Society/ICRC teams, in coordinationwith the local authorities, addressed the basic water and hygienerequirements of conflict/typhoon-affected communities, includingthrough National Society hygiene-promotion sessions. Suchefforts also aimed to reduce health hazards.Over 38,000 IDPs in seven evacuation centres in Zamboangamaintained their health/hygiene thanks to the distribution ofdrinking water and the construction of toilets/bathing cubicles.They included heads of household who earned cash bybuilding tents, clearing debris and managing waste in the largestevacuation facility, thereby also supporting themselves andtheir families financially (31,140 people). Until November, some14,600 Typhoon Bopha survivors accessed potable water fromemergency water trucking and newly installed water points.Starting mid-November, around 40,000 Typhoon Haiyan-affectedpeople, notably those living along Samar island’s eastern coast,benefited from daily distributions of drinking water.ICRC-supported health facilities serve Zamboanga IDPsand typhoon-affected communitiesVulnerable people accessed free preventive and curative care– including immunizations, mother and child care, healthsessions and referrals to hospital – at ICRC-supported emergencyhealth facilities.In Zamboanga, some 19,000 patients attended consultations ata City Health Office/National Society health station in the largestevacuation centre, while over 25,000 people dealt better withthe effects of the fighting thanks to psychological support offeredby the station. A basic health care unit (BHCU) provided by theJapanese Red Cross in Davao Oriental treated over 7,100 peoplefollowing Typhoon Bopha; children coped with their traumathrough art therapy, which schools replicated when the BHCUended its activities in March upon the resumption of local facilities’operations. By end-November, a BHCU and an emergency hospital(with emergency surgery and obstetric services) set up with theFinnish Red Cross and the Norwegian Red Cross in Eastern Samarand Samar, respectively, began providing services to TyphoonHaiyan survivors. Over 30 rural health facilities, including12 that reopened, maintained/restarted their services with ICRCmaterial support.Thousands of typhoon-affected people, IDPs inZamboanga and migrants returning from Malaysia easetheir living conditions with emergency reliefThe provision of food packs and essential household items, such ashygiene kits and tarpaulins for shelters, helped victims of conflict/violence and natural disasters, including IDPs, restore part of theirfood security and pre-emergency living conditions. Beneficiariesincluded around 66,000 persons displaced (some 11,000 households)because of the conflict in central Mindanao.Around 385,000 people affected by Typhoon Bopha (67,427 households)got back on their feet with the help of four-round distributionsof half-month food rations; some 234,000 of them(37,429 households) also received one-off provisions of householditems. In Zamboanga, after receiving meals and essential items,6,400 IDP households improved their food intake and personalhygiene using unconditional cash grants (benefiting 38,400 people).Over 194,000 typhoon-affected people (nearly 39,000 households)in Samar received emergency food kits; over 147,000 ofthem (nearly 30,000 households) also benefited from householdessentials.Several thousand Filipino migrants returning home from Malaysiaand transiting through permanent and temporary governmentprocessing centres in Zamboanga and in Tawi-Tawi, respectively,eased their living conditions with hygiene kits from the NationalSociety/ICRC.Victims of conflict/natural disasters work towards earlyrecovery, including typhoon-affected community membersbuilding storm-resilient sheltersOnce the situation allowed and in coordination with the localauthorities, the National Society/ICRC focused on helping communitiesregain some self-sufficiency through short- and longtermlivelihood activities, and on supporting health facilities inrestoring/resuming their services.The construction of two gravity-fed pipelines provided a reliablesource of drinking water for some 1,200 people, helping themboost their resilience to the effects of violence in North Cotabato.With productive supplies and equipment, such as vegetable seed,fishing kits and paddleboats, 5,919 farmers and fishermen inNegros Oriental (Visayas), North Cotabato and Surigao del Surimproved/restored their families’ livelihoods; 2,074 also benefitedfrom training and veterinary/other services.In Typhoon Bopha-affected Compostela Valley and DavaoOriental provinces, rehabilitated water systems, which becameoperational by April, helped 13,350 people decrease their exposureto health risks. Health services resumed/improved owing to: therehabilitation of 16 damaged health facilities; financial/materialsupport to health infrastructure, including three health posts; andCIVILIANS BOPHA HAIYAN ZAMBOANGA OTHERSEconomic security, water and habitatFood commodities Beneficiaries 385,164 194,095 6,000 74,466of whom IDPs Beneficiaries 6,000 68,970Essential household items Beneficiaries 234,623 147,590 67,458 160,668of whom IDPs Beneficiaries 67,458 160,668Productive inputs Beneficiaries 163,620 35,514Cash Beneficiaries 77,316 5,120 69,540 4of whom IDPs Beneficiaries 69,540Work, services and training Beneficiaries 12,444Water and habitat activities Beneficiaries 53,136 72,000 38,836 1,612ICRC ANNUAL REPORT PHILIPPINES 2013 | 307