Manual for Running a Mobile Clinic: Adapted for the North-West & South-West Regions of Cameroon

Author(s)
Jarman, E., Omam, N.B.L., Agbor, E. et al.
Publication language
English
Pages
pp56
Date published
03 Feb 2021
Type
Guidance
Keywords
Working in conflict setting, Host Communities, Gender, Health, humanitarian action, Logistics, Preventing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH)
Countries
Cameroon
Organisations
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Reach Out Cameroon, World Health Organization (WHO)
Link
https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/cameroon/document/manual-running-mobile-clinic-adapted-north-west-south-west

Summary

In emergency or humanitarian settings, mobile clinics are used to bring essential lifesaving health care to communities affected by crises. Though there are standard emergency benefit packages for health services during emergencies, there are however no agreed or standard way of running mobile clinics in such settings. Drawing on the experiences of running mobile clinics in the NWSW and relevant literature, this manual provides a practical example of how to set up and run a mobile clinic in an African humanitarian setting in hard to reach communities with limited resources.

Key elements from planning, human resources, training, logistics, structure, community mobilisation, gender consideration, and training modules are presented in this manual. Other aspects not considered in this manual could be added based on context and location. Updates to this manual will occur as the situation changes.

Authors: 
Jarman, E., Omam, N.B.L., Agbor, E. et al.