For Refugees & Asylum-seekers from Sub-Saharan Africa , Iraq & Yemen
STRATEGIC VISION & RESPONSE PLAN
The key objectives of the public health sector response are :
1 . Equal access to comprehensive and quality primary health care is improved for refugees of all nationalities and impacted host communities in Egypt
2 . Life-saving assistance is optimized through essential secondary and tertiary health care for all refugees in Egypt
3 . The national health care system is supported
The health partners support refugees to access comprehensive primary health care services , and essential lifesaving secondary and emergency health services to reduce morbidity and mortality .
In line with the Sustainable Development Goals , the health sector aims to ensure healthy lives and promote the wellbeing of all of all ages . The health partners seek to ensure refugees from sub-Saharan Africa , Iraq , and Yemen can fulfil their right to sustainably access preventative and curative health care services . Moreover , partners strengthen existing national health system ; 15 MoHP clinics will be supported , focusing on a standardized package with a specific focus on quality antenatal care , reproductive health care , child and adolescent health , immunizations , and noncommunicable diseases . In addition , UNHCR will support five NGO-run health centres to ensure that all refugees can access primary health care services .
Agencies in the health sector will ensure access to comprehensive reproductive health care for refugees . Partners will continue to provide pregnancy follow-up and referrals for delivery to public facilities and ensure care for children under the age of five years , including growth monitoring and nutritional support .
The health sector will also work on ensuring adequate and timely access to nutrition interventions , especially targeting young children and their caregivers , pregnant and lactating women , and other vulnerable groups . A conditional cash-based support programme has been set up for all pregnant women to have access to hospital delivery care .
Moreover , partners will support the access of all refugee children to expanded immunization programmes and improved diagnosis and treatment of childhood illnesses . UNHCR and UNICEF will support the MoHP in strengthening the national expanded immunization programmes to improve access of all children in Egypt regardless of their status .
In 2018 , health partners will continue to ensure access to antiretroviral medications for people living with HIV and will maintain universal access and widen active case detection for tuberculosis while ensuring universal access to voluntary counselling , testing , and treatment . Support and linkages with national tuberculosis and HIV programmes will continue .
UNHCR will continue to support life-saving secondary health care through one referral care system and standardized criteria to ensure equitable services for all refugees regardless of nationality . In 2017 , an independent referral care committee was established to review complex cases .
Health partners will also engage the refugee community through a peer-to- peer model to raise awareness about health services availability , enhance access and utilization of public services , and when needed , accompany them to public facilities .
Coordination and cooperation with other sectors , in particular protection , child protection , and education will be pursued to optimize the efficient and effective implementation of the referral system as well as equal and timely access to health care , especially for the clinical management of survivors of SGBV , violence , abuse , and exploitation .
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