Report: External mid-term evaluation of humanitarian aid

Lebanon opened its borders to approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees. The vast humanitarian needs of the refugees and the host population exceed the capacity of the Lebanese authorities and international support to date has not been sufficient. Humedica provides primary medical healthcare services in the Bekaa Valley, where approximately one third of some 500,000 refugees are living in informal tented settlements (ITSs).

The project consists of mobile medical units (MMUs) that treat acute diseases for one to two days a month in around 35 ITSs. As well as this, there is a midwife and a special case officer who looks after individual patients for further examination and treatment. Humedica also supports the health education measures and aid for chronically ill patients provided by partner organisation Medical Teams International (MIT) as well as a healthcare centre by providing medication and financing examinations.

The project meets the humanitarian requirements and the priorities of the main players in the region and is therefore seen as being relevant. This also applies for the deployment of mobile teams whose work it has not yet been possible to replace through healthcare centres. The MMUs are to continue to be deployed where the need is greatest, also treating Lebanese patients