The Building a Better Response project, together with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Humanitarian City, launched the Building a Better Response (BBR) e-learning course in Arabic with a panel discussion in Dubai on the role of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in humanitarian response. The event came in advance of the World Humanitarian Summit, set to take place in Istanbul in May 2016, where much of the conversation is expected to focus on placing local actors at the center of humanitarian response.
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International Medical Corps Lebanon began providing services for Syrian refugees in September 2011 in North Lebanon. Since then, International Medical Corps has scaled up considerably, both geographically and in terms of types of services offered.
In August, International Medical Corps:
mobilized a mobile medical unit for the Masnaa border crossing
provided ToT training for 54 Syrian refugee women on health-related topics
supported over 14,000 primary health care (PHC) consultations
admitted 2,600 patients for hospitalization
completed two mental health GAP refresher trainings for 24 PHC...
International Medical Corps Lebanon began providing services for Syrian refugees in September 2011 in North Lebanon. Since then, IMC has scaled up considerably, both geographically and in terms of types of services offered.
In the health sector International Medical Corps is at the forefront of the emergency response effort, providing services for both registered and nonregistered refugees. In the first six months of 2013, through its primary, secondary and mental health care programs across Lebanon, International Medical Corps has:
• Provided 53,885 primary health care consultations;
•...
