Introduction

The Nahr el Bared Emergency & Recovery Information System is an online platform aiming at consolidating and centralizing all resources and information regarding aid provision to the Nahr el Bared's affected population in North Lebanon. The platform has a multi-layer categorization system, that allows ease of access and is customized to help the users locate information they need in an efficient manner.
Lebanon Support

Health Cluster

Education & Health/MHPS Cluster Meeting Minutes 12 August 2010

Posted Tue, 09/07/2010 - 15:13

 Health/MHPS UNRWA/NGOs Updates:
o MDM Psychosocial coordinator and UNRWA MDG-F Officer introduced the “IASC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Guidelines for Interventions in Emergencies”. The handbook which was prepared in 2006 is considered a tool for organization working on MHPS to coordinate, plan and implement their activities in emergency settings. The speakers invited participants to a one day workshop to explore the content of this handbook, to train them on how to use it while implementing their projects and how to benefit of all the tools in the book.

Health/MHPS Cluster Meeting Minutes (8 June 2010)

Posted Mon, 06/21/2010 - 12:08

1- Agenda Items:
 UNRWA/NGOs Updates
 Psychotropic Drugs list
 Drugs Awareness Campaign Updates
 AOB

2- Main Discussion Points:

Actions Taken/Progress
 Agenda item 1
 The cluster lead announced that UNRWA will do reform to its 26 clinics in Lebanon. The total of 60 employees developed the plan after a series of meetings with UNRWA health caretakers, focus groups with patients, and filling out the total of 1,500 questionnaires on the subject. The project will start as pilot project in few clinics in Lebanon including Beddawi Clinic in the North.

Health/MHPS Cluster Meeting Minutes (28 April 2010)

Posted Thu, 05/13/2010 - 09:47

Meeting Attendance: UNRWA, UNRC, PCYI, PHRO, CBRA, CISS, GKF, MDM-F, WVL, Al Shifaa, Handicap International
1- Agenda Items:
 UNRWA/NGOs Updates
 Dugs Awareness Campaign Task Force Meeting
 AOB

2- Main Discussion Points:

Actions Taken/Progress
 Agenda item 1

Drugs Awareness Campaign Taskforce Meeting Minutes (26 April 2010)

Posted Thu, 05/13/2010 - 09:44

1- Agenda Items:
 Drugs Awareness Campaign

2- Main Discussion Points:

UNRWA Health Coordinator opened the meeting by welcoming participants. He noted that the objective of the meeting is to discuss a drugs awareness campaign targeting youth in the camp. He sensitized participants on the importance of, the campaign, a comprehensive intervention plan, and the need for joint efforts to address such issues.
He also shared a list of suggested activities for the campaign:

Focus Groups
Awareness in Schools
Cine Club
Competitions (drawings and writing)

Health/MHPS Cluster Meeting Minutes (24 March 2010)

Posted Tue, 03/30/2010 - 12:02

 Agenda item 1
 UNRC started by briefing participants about the visits undertaken with UNRWA to update the Health Action Plan. The visits included PRCS (Al Hilal), Al Shifaa and Beit Atfal Al Somoud. Dr. Matari underlined that Al Shifaa are charging examination fees and that this issue needs to be examined further. Mr. Ahmad Daoud commented that charging “symbolic” fees is sometimes a donor condition in order to avoid system abuse. Dr. Matari affirmed but stressed that a review of AlShifaa needs to be done.

Health/MHPS Cluster Meeting Minutes (4 February 2010)

Posted Thu, 02/18/2010 - 13:17

Meeting Attendance: UNRWA, UPP, Ghassan Kanafani, CBRA, World Vision, Welfare Association and UNRC
1- Agenda Items:
 UNRWA/NGOs Updates
 UNRWA Hospitalization System
 Medical Card Initiative
 AOB

2- Main Discussion Points:

Actions Taken/Progress
 Agenda item 1

Health Cluster/MHPS Sub-Cluster Meeting Minutes (22 December 2009)

Posted Tue, 12/29/2009 - 16:07

2- Main Discussion Points:

Actions Taken/Progress
 Agenda item 1
On H1N1, Dr. Matari informed participants that the awareness campaign continues, the competition between schools started, and only four schools did not pass the evaluation. UNRWA will conduct this competition in all its schools in Lebanon.

Health Cluster Meeting Minutes (24 November 2009)

Posted Mon, 12/07/2009 - 13:11

Meeting Attendance: UNRWA, UPP, Medecins du Monde, Al Shifaa, CBRA, PCYI and UNRC
1- Agenda Items:
 H1N 1 Update
 Referral Form & Clinical Referral System ToRs
 Action Plan
 AOB

2- Main Discussion Points:

Actions Taken/Progress
 Agenda item 1
On H1N1, Dr. Matari informed that the Minister of Health has issued directives that only hospitalized influenza patients with severe symptoms are to be tested for the virus.

UNRWA distributed cleaning supplies to all schools and its doctors continue to conduct health awareness sessions for students and their parents.

Health Cluster Meeting Minutes (22 October 2009)

Posted Thu, 10/22/2009 - 17:22

Meeting Attendance: UNRWA, Shifaa, PRCS, Medecins du Monde, LPDC, Amous Centre, Al Tadamoun, CBRA, UPP, Beit Atfal Al Soumoud, and UNRC
1- Agenda Items:
 H1N1 Awareness Campaign Updates
 Mechanism of Referral for Patients to Non PRCS Hospital
 Updates on Action Plan
 AOB

2- Main Discussion Points:

Actions Taken/Progress
 Agenda items 1
Dr. Matari informed participants that UNRWA started the H1N1 awareness campaign in May 2009 targeting people mainly in clinics, through individual consultations and focus groups.

Health Cluster Meeting Minutes (16-06-2009)

Posted Tue, 06/16/2009 - 07:00

Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator
Health Cluster MoM

Cluster Lead: Dr. Mahmoud Nasser, UNRWA
Location: NMU Compound, Rashid Karame International Fair
Date: Tuesday June 16, 2009

Meeting Attendance: UNRWA, CBRA, ACTED, Al-Shifaa, Medecins du Monde, LPDC, and UNRC
1- Agenda Items:
➢ Health Situation in the Camps
➢ Swine Flu Prevention Campaign
➢ Discussion on IDPs New Health Policy
➢ Updates from I/NGOs
➢ AOB

2- Main Discussion Points:

Actions Taken/Progress
➢ Agenda items 1 & 2

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