Lebanon - Improving Hygiene and Health Services - World Relief Canada 2016

March 2016 - The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate as a result of the civil war and intensified violence in the country. The United Nations estimates that 13.5 million people inside Syria including 6 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance. Combined with over 4.2 million Syrians seeking refuge from the conflict in neighbouring countries this is the largest number of people displaced from conflict in the world. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of the conflict and host countries are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people fleeing the conflict. With GAC’s support World Relief Canada is assisting up to 50 250 conflict-affected people in Lebanon to access essential and lifesaving health services and 69 570 through education. Project activities include: (1) providing quality health care including essential health services medicines and equipment to vulnerable conflict-affected people; (2) strengthening national capacity to respond to ongoing health needs; and (3) increasing awareness and practice of key preventive health nutrition and hygiene behaviours among vulnerable refugee households and Lebanese host communities.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved access and quality of essential primary health care services for vulnerable persons; and (2) increased awareness and practice of improved health nutrition and hygiene behaviours among vulnerable households and refugee-hosting communities. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crisis or that are food insecure.