Project Report
| Jul 19, 2021
Health Report (Beirut Explosion)
By Youssef Aouli | Project Manager
Activities implementation
- Patients’ reception: The admission process was organized by the receptionist who used to assign numbers in order to track the entry of each beneficiary. After receiving it, the beneficiary’s temperature was checked, and questions related to Covid-19 symptoms were asked. At that point, the beneficiary received a corona leaflet, sterilized his/her hands and provided a mask. All patients were treated equally regardless of their nationalities. It is worth highlighting that the center’s visitors were from 6 different nationalities.
- Patients’ preparation: The reason for each patient’s visit was identified through asking several questions. The diagnosis was given according to the answers where he/she was referred to either a general doctor or a specialist, depending on the condition. The patient’s profile was filled with all personal information, such as: copy of ID, weight, height, drug allergies if any, current medications, and any family history of particular genetic diseases.
- Urgent cases: Urgent cases such as bleeding, unconsciousness... were served immediately. All people with disabilities’ entrance and exit was facilitated by AICA’s staff using a wheelchair.
- Patients’ examination: Once the patient entered the doctor’s room, the nurse addressed him/her with a series of questions to further diagnose the need. Each patient was served a half hour consultation where a full explanation of the illness, treatment process and any further inquiries were provided in detail. In case the required drug was not available, the patient was handed out a prescription request.
- Assignment: People who needed x-rays, lab analysis, special treatment, and surgeries were referred to other primary health care centers providing such services.
- Patient’s follow-up: Post referrals, patients were contacted by AICA Staff and informed that they can return for any needed medical advice related to the recently conducted tests or X-rays.
- Chronic medication distribution: Each written prescription to the patient, was then handed to the pharmacist in order to be prepared and delivered after approximately 1-week post request. Every received medicine was labeled with the correct usage, dosage and appropriate timing. Patients were visiting the center on a monthly basis, coming from different areas like Tarik Jdidi, Achrafieh…
- Home visits and assessments: With assistance from the “Emergency coordination unit” established by the government and administered by Lebanese army, AICA was able to identify 30 families who were direct victims of the blast. AICA staff coordinated home visits for 23 families with an average of 2 visits/day. The remaining 7 cases were either relocated to other areas or refused to be visited due to Covid-19 situation. The case assessments were conducted by AICA’s social workers, case workers and some other cases were handled by the Monitoring officer and project manager. The key findings were the need for: food, cash, construction and health assistance (medicines and medical machines per example: walker, air or water mattress, oxygen machine ….). below is a chart aggregating the results:
- Pharmacist’s role in assessment: AICA’s pharmacist double checked at the end of each visit, with the case worker that the delivered medication was compatible with the prescription. In addition to that, all data was documented and recorded in a database for future follow up and referrals.
- Medications Procurement: Due to market deficiency and shortage, some of the requested medications were substituted by alternative generics. AICA’s pharmacist reviewed these medications and confirmed that they match the requested ones and are safe to use
- Medications and medical supplies distribution: As per the findings of assessments, door to door visits were conducted by AICA staff (Case worker, pharmacist, project manager) to distribute the needed medications and equipment. Below is an aggregation of distributed items:
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May 26, 2021
MHPSS Report (Beirut Explosion)
By Youssef Aouli | Project Manager
To complement the Beirut explosion crisis and as an action plan for emergency response, AICA is completing a project of 39 Mental health education sessions for 109 Lebanese and Syrian youth between the ages of 18 and 29, and the topics of the sessions revolved around bullying, peer pressure, positive communication and self-respect.
With the application of hygiene and safety measures COVID-19, while respecting social distance, a number of participants (of 8 Youth in each session) were taken into consideration according to the region, and masks were distributed to all participants, and upon entering the sessions, the temperature was checked in case of infection. Anyone with a fever by the health team participating with us.
Youth in need of specialized treatment were also referred to specialized centers through case management.
The Youth in the Burj Hammoud area, in addition to their early marriage, school dropouts, most of them had a state of shock, as they fled the war in Syria to live here a war with a different face and it is psychological, especially after the Beirut explosion, which brought them back memories of fear and insecurity, so there was a need to implement Sessions with them to create a safe space through which they can unload what they conceal inside
- Activity 1: A need study on the topics that youth people need to determine the session titles
- Activity 2: Preparing for the PSS Content Session:
- Bullying (its definition, forms, types, and how to confront it)
- *Peers (definition, types, stressors and advice outcomes)
- Self-esteem (the definition of self-esteem and what it takes to self-esteem)
- Positive communication (its definition, elements, and how positive communication can be)
- Activity 3: Presenting a video on self-esteem, in addition to activities within the session, including how to convert a negative trait into a positive trait
- Activity 4: Communication: We reached 109 Youth by coordinating with “Al Hayat” center, and through volunteers from AICA.
- Activity 5: Implementing 39 educational sessions in the field of mental health. Each group includes 8 Youth (109 Youth - 12 Lebanese and 97 Syrian refugees) who take all sick precautions such as social distancing, muzzle and hand gel.
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May 26, 2021
Health Report (Beirut Explosion)
By Youssef Aouli | Project Manager
In Response to the Beirut Blast crisis and as an Emergency Response Action plan, AICA started implementation of a project consisting of providing primary health care services as it was receiving people in need of a change of wound, public health and referral of people who need specialized service to the health care centers located in the area. It also dispenses chronic medicines to patients suffering from chronic diseases and in need of permanent medicine. The following numbers were reached within 3 months: January 1,028 , February 1,547 and March 1,333 ( Lebanese 662 , Syrian 3203 and Other Nationality 43).
- Activity 1 : Patient reception :The receptionist gives to the patients number to organizethe admission process. After which the patient is received, and his/her temperature was taken,questions related to Covid-19 were asked to rule out symptoms. He/She was provided with a corona leaflet, sterilized his/her hands and gave him/her a muzzle.
- Activity 2: Patient preparation: The reason for every patient visit was identified by asking several questions. His/Her diagnosis was made according to his/her answers and referred to either a general doctor or a specialist depending on his/her condition. The patient profile was filled including all personal information, like : copy of ID, weight, height,in addition to if he/she has any drug allergies, his/her current medications and any family history ofparticular genetic diseases.
- Activity 3: Examining the patient: The nurse and the doctor receive the patient where the doctor asks him/her questions to diagnose his/her condition. Each patient had half an hour consultation time with the doctor who explained for him/her the disease,treatment and any inquiries .In case the required drug is not available the patient will take a prescription with him/her.
- Activity 4: Assignment: Coordination has been made with primary health care centers where people who need x-rays, laboratory analyzes, specialized treatment, and surgery are referred.
- Activity 5: Medicines dispensing: The prescription provided to the patient from the doctor in the center is given to the pharmacist to be prepared and dispensed after approximately 1 week. Every medicine had a label for the indication,usage,administration and appropriate timing. In addition to that the patients came from different areas across Lebanon including Beirut as : Tarik jdidi, Achrafieh… to receive their chronic medications everymonth.
- Activity 6:Target achievement challenge : Competition between employees was beneficial and enjoyable as they challenge each other who can reach the target and sometimes more with 71 to reach 100 patients per day.
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