Community Refugee Support in Greater Cairo

UNHCR estimates that Egypt is host to more than 115,000 Syrian refugees. Together with the Ministry of Health, we ran a one-year pilot program to increase the resilience of the host health system to serve the refugee population in the Sixth of October district, home to nearly 31,000 refugees.

Project Date: 2015 - 2016

Funder: Ford Foundation

Country: Egypt

What We Do

Developed and piloted a model of health systems strengthening with the goal of incorporating refugees into the existing public health system
Strengthened the capacity of primary health care clinics and their staff, following the Ministry’s Family Health Model, to better balance the needs of the newly arrived refugees and the host community members
Increased health awareness among the refugee community, including awareness of key health issues and knowledge of available services in their community, through a team of trained outreach workers
Coached governorate and district teams to ensure the transfer of knowledge and skills to the Ministry of Health for future replication

Project Staff Members

Mohamed Abou Nar

Chief Organizational Growth Officer

Mohamed has more than 20 years of experience in international development, quality management, project design, implementation, and...

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