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Improved health for women and children<\/h1>\n

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BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The \u201cWomen\u2019s and Children\u2019s Health\u201d project is in response to the gynecological, obstetric, neonatal and pediatric crisis in Lebanon, and builds on pre-existing structures. The aim is to improve access to specific healthcare for women and children.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CONTEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Pierre Fabre Foundation has been operating in Lebanon since 2002. Initial support was given to the Order of Malta Lebanon\u2019s primary healthcare center in Khaldieh.\u00a0 In 2015, in response to the arrival of 2 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the Pierre Fabre Foundation responded to the Order of Malta Lebanon\u2019s appeal and funded the running of a mobile medical unit in the Western Beqaa District, providing treatment completely free of charge. This initiative was then extended to a second mobile medical unit in Chouf in 2022.<\/p>\n

In 2019, the Order of Malta Lebanon wanted to change its structure and develop its medical activities. The Pierre Fabre Foundation initially provided substantial technical and financial support to enable its partner to revamp its entire internal organization and launch prevention activities in light of the country\u2019s collapse (Soha project). Since then, the Pierre Fabre Foundation has been working to help improve the quality of care.<\/p>\n

The \u201cWomen\u2019s and Children\u2019s Health\u201d project aims to combat the impact that the impoverishment of the Lebanese population has on health. The initiative is a dual response to both structure the governance of new local partners (ASSAMEH B&B, Quarantine Hospital) and propose a model for developing and improving the volume and quality of available care, while streamlining expenditure: \u201cdoing more and better with less\u201d. Ultimately, the goal is also to make the Pierre Fabre Foundation \u2013 Order of Malta Lebanon \u2013 ASSAMEH Birth and Beyond consortium a national reference for the organization, governance and quality of mother and child healthcare.<\/p>\n

DESCRIPTION\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this new program, the Pierre Fabre Foundation, which is the leader of the Pierre Fabre Foundation, Order of Malta Lebanon, ASSAMEH B&B consortium, oversees the operationalization of activities and provides technical support. It is also responsible for the program\u2019s administrative and financial management, while OML remains in charge of primary healthcare activities and ASSAMEH B&B provides support to the Quarantine Government Hospital.<\/p>\n

The \u201cWomen\u2019s and Children\u2019s Health in Lebanon\u201d program therefore builds on existing activities, developing and supplementing them through support for managing the obstetrics\/gynecology, neonatology, pediatric surgery and ICU units at the Quarantine Hospital<\/strong>. Subsidized activities cover women\u2019s health consultations, normal and high-risk pregnancies, simple and complicated births, neonatology, pediatric surgery and the pediatric ICU, as well as children\u2019s health, including health at school, and prevention, of violence against women and children in particular.<\/p>\n

The activities are possible thanks to the OML\u2019s network of primary healthcare centers and referrals for additional examinations and hospitalizations, and thanks to the neonatology, ICU, pediatric surgery and obstetrics units at the Quarantine Government Hospital, with ASSAMEH B&B handling medical management.<\/p>\n

The success of the \u201cWomen\u2019s and Children’s Health in Lebanon\u201d program is based on networked operation, and rigorous monitoring and evaluations. The results are promoted and shared, in particular with the Ministry of Public Health and the technical and financial partners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The program\u2019s sustainability will be ensured by establishing an economic model and continuing to seek specific funding.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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KEY FACTS<\/span>
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Priority<\/strong>
\nAccess to healthcare for vulnerable populations<\/p>\n

Programme<\/strong>
\n2023-2026 (3 years)<\/p>\n

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Actions<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Improving access to healthcare in response to the specific needs of the women and children living in Lebanon, while combating gender inequalities.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Proposing a reproducible medical model that takes gender-based violence into account and meets the specifications of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.<\/li>\n
  • Creating an organized and effective network of experts relying on the primary healthcare structures of the Order of Malta Lebanon and ASSAMEH Birth & Beyond.<\/li>\n
  • Supporting the gradual transformation of the Quarantine Hospital into a center of excellence in pediatrics and obstetrics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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    ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE INITIATIVES<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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    Achievements<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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    48,000\u00a0<\/span>
    \n<\/span>women <\/strong>to benefit directly from the project in the long term
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    50,000<\/span>
    \n<\/span>children <\/strong>to benefit from the project in the long term
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    PARTNERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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    – Quarantine Hospital<\/strong><\/p>\n

    – The Order of Malta Lebanon (OML)<\/strong> is a non-political humanitarian organization, the sole agenda of which is to protect the dignity of every human being, while respecting their differences. The OML has been present in Lebanon since 1953, and has developed its activity to meet the needs of the most disadvantaged by providing medical assistance and social services throughout Lebanon. The OML has partnerships with all the religious communities in Lebanon, the Lebanese Army, and with a diplomatic network through the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta.<\/p>\n

    – ASSAMEH B&B (Birth and Beyond)<\/strong> is a Lebanese non-governmental organization dedicated since 2016 to caring for newborn babies and sick children. It focuses on supporting families in crisis by offering care at a lower cost or free of charge while improving hospital<\/p>\n<\/div>

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    Funding:<\/p>\n

    French-Saudi fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • King Salman Relief Center (KSRC)<\/li>\n
    • Agence Fran\u00e7aise de D\u00e9veloppement (AFD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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      See also<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>