Public Health Assistant

UNHCR  Beirut is  involved  in  a $776, 524 health operation on behalf of some 24,000 Iraqi and non-Iraqi refugees that involves ensuring access to primary and secondary health care services to refugees, monitoring NGO clinics,  compiling  morbidity  and  usage  data  and  exploring  innovative  new  means  of  delivering  health assistance in an urban context. UNHCR covers the cost of specific health services to persons of concern throughCaritasLebanonMigrantsCenter, Makhzoumi Foundation, Restart Association, AJEM and International Medical Corps. UNHCR does not run any clinics. Close coordination is made with operational partners who have their own health programmes to prevent the duplication of provided health services.

Oversee the UNHCR-supported health services;
Set aside dedicated time for training and capacity-building of national staff and counterparts.   
Monitor the running of the urban health programme;
Assist in designing and implementing a strategy to non-Palestinian refugees away from the NGO health  system and towards the public sector;
 Assist in designing and implementing a unified health information and reporting system
Conduct health survey sampling of urban refugees;
Help establish a referral system between relevant actors;
Guide the work of the various health coordination groups related to persons of concern to UNHCR such as Iraqis, non-Iraqis, Syrians, etc;
Implement UNHCR Lebanon Health Guidelines(SOP), revise and update as needed;
Support UNHCR programmes with the implementation of public health programme and ensure that health care services provided to refugees are based on Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), UNHCR and/or internationally recognized and most up to date standards and policies;
Provide technical guidance and support to the country programme;
Work with the stake holders, including UN agencies, NGOs, MOPH and other operational partners;
Work closely with the other UNHCR such as protection, programme and resettlement and others to identify priorities health issues and key data requirements for programme planning and monitoring to ensure the minimum UNHCR and international standards are being met;
Promote inter-sectoral  coordination outside and within UNHCR in all matters related to public health programmes;
Update and disseminate information materials on public health based on standard practices and policies among partners;
Ensure the organisation and use of UNHCR Health Information System (HIS) in order to evaluate the effectiveness of  interventions;
Engage in active involvement in the health programme monitoring and conduct field visit to the clinics and designated hospitals;
Oragnise regular meetings with the main implementing partners and ensure that standard guidelines and protocols are implemented;
Establish and engage in active participation within the exceptional medical care committee;
Advocate, inform and communicate amongst stakeholders to ensure that refugee health is on the national and international agenda and that the needs and health status of refugees are appropriately documented and disseminated;
Participate in mobilizing the refugee community to address its health needs and concerns;