In the last decade the amount of refugees in the Middle East has increased dramatically due to conflicts. One of the tragic consequences of people living as refugees is malnutrition, infectious diseases, coexisting with NCDs such as diabetes (IDF). Under circumstances like this the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) provide health services to the people living as refugees.
With 100’s of thousands living as refugees, with high risk status, diabetes getting less attention and less priority as a ‘problem’ under these circumstances (IDF). With no scale-up standards for diabetes management new initiatives are highly needed.
Objectives
The aim of this project is to scale-up the microclinic social network program (MSNP) for refugees in the Middle East. This will happen through increase of the capacity of UNRWA health personals to deliver diabetes management programs, provide assistance to 115 health centres to implement MSNP as a sustainable resolution, make refugees aware of the program, and to share the experiences with other UN agencies and NGOs.
Approach
The project consists of four elements focused on activating and facilitating the MSNP among refugees and other deprived individuals.
To increase the care capacity of UNRWA health personnel, the Microclinic International (MCI) will provide Training of Trainers (ToT) for 8 UNRWA nurses from 4 field offices in Jordan, Lebanon, West Bank and Gaza. The nurses will train nurses in their home offices.
The MCI will support UNRWA in implementing MSNP in 115 health centres. The centres will roll out their programs in waves and the program sessions will be facilitated by trained UNRQA Field nurses.
Through relations to regional UN agencies and NGOs, MCI and UNRWA will facilitate a workshop to share experiences and leadership in implementing a regional strategy for diabetes care.
The fourth element of the project consists of providing a technical assistance to design and implement effective recruitment strategies for the MSNP. The aim is to reach 1 million people living as refugees with the knowledge of the MSNP.
Expected Results
Results at Completion
Project information
Results at Completion