primary health care cooridnator
Ministry Of Public Health - Lebanon
Total years of experience :1 years, 1 Months
Identify PHCCs to be targeted with acute malnutrition refresher trainings in all governorates
• Coordinate the malnutrition trainings
• Provide technical guidance and on-the-job capacity building for existing PHCC staff related to screening and treatment of acute malnutrition, and assist in reporting on nutrition indicators, when needed
• Coordinate with the PHCCs and MoPH-IT department to receive data on defaulters, caseload on the management of MAM and SAM and on screening and management of acute malnutrition cases, as well as on nutritional status of children attending the PHCCs on monthly basis.
• Follow up on accurate and timely reporting of nutrition indicators approved by MoPH, to be shared with IOCC and UNICEF by the PHC Department.
• Provide quarterly analysis on the trends of malnutrition cases attending management services at PHCCs, to be shared with MoPH, IOCC and UNICEF, and with the health interagency group.
• Follow up with the caregivers of malnourished children on a regular basis to ensure compliance to the treatment and identify any possible barriers for accessing and sustaining access to care.
• Provide the needed support and guidance to PHCCs and implementing partners to ensure proper follow-up on children admitted for management of acute malnutrition and prevent a high incidence of defaulters.
• Identify gaps and challenges in implementing the malnutrition program at the PHCCs’ level and report them to MoPH.
• Monitor and follow up on subsidizing acute malnutrition consultations at the acute malnutrition management centers and ensure that the centers follow the regulations and that the financial records are maintained accordingly.
• Contact caregivers of malnourished children who are considered as defaulters to determine the cause of the discontinuation of treatment and to have these children resume their therapy in the nearby treatment PHCC;
• Link and coordinate between the PHCCs offering screening and treatment and the trained governmental and private hospitals to ensure an efficient and comprehensive spectrum on acute malnutrition services.
• Perform other tasks as required by the head of the PHC department
During my studies for the MSc. in Food Security I was able to successfully submit my thesis under the title of "Agrarian Transition and Food Security in the village of Nabha, Central Bekaa". Also, I won Rasha and Nouhad Daouk Student Development Award that allowed me to present my thesis study in one of the international conferences in Montreal, Canada.