Libya HEALTH SECTOR FIELD DIRECTORY LIBYA Final edition December 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS NAME OF THE HEALTH SECTOR ORGANIZATION NN 1 ACF (Action Against Hunger) 2 AICS (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) 3 CEFA (The European committee for training and agriculture) 4 Chemonics International Inc. 5 Emergenza Sorrisi 6 Expertise France 7 GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) 8 Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion 9 Helpcode 10 IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) 11 IMC (International Medical Corps) 12 IOM (International Organization for Migration) 13 IRC (International Rescue Committee) 14 LPFM (Libya Public Financial Management Program) 15 LRC (The Libyan Red Crescent Society) 16 MSF France 17 MSF Holland 18 PUI (Premiere Urgence Internationale) 19 TdH (Terre des Hommes – Italy) 20 The World Bank (WB) 21 UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) 22 UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) 23 UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) 24 UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) 25 Voluntas Policy Advisory (Voluntas) 26 WeWorld-GVC 27 WHO (World Health Organization) Action Against Hunger (ACF) Sector: Health/Mental Health Objectives: Continuity of primary health care services • Capacity building of MoH staff • Support to health facilities to improve Infection prevention and control (IPC) • Contribute to the RCCE response with activities focusing at the community level Empowerment of communities and public health services to promote access to quality MHPSS and care practices support, while improving services users’ well-being and resilience. • Capacity building of MoH and community-based organizations related to mental health and care practices • Staff care of health workers during epidemics, crisis and conflict • Awareness raising, psychoeducation and brief direct counselling and support on care practices (care for women, IYCF, psychosocial care of children), on MHPSS and protection for adults, adolescents and children in public health services facilities and/or at community level Beneficiaries (key groups): IDPs, non-displaced, local communities, migrants Implementing and other partners: N/A Donors: SDC: Swiss Development Cooperation Funding required (USD): N/A Funding received (USD): 271,000 EUR CONTACT INFORMATION: LIBYA TUNISIA City/Town: Benghazi-Libya Tunis Street: Immeuble Sarray du Lac, rue du Lac Huron, Lac 1, 1053 Tunis, Contact person: Khaleel Alabar/Base Manager Samy Guessabi/ Country Representative Zainab Basiuni /program manager Tel: +218 924169493 +216 278 04 307 +218 920 414 751 Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] OPERATIONAL RESPONSE: Action Against Hunger has successfully completed registration with respective authorities in Tripoli and Benghazi. The mission is now working on needs assessment to determine priority areas and sectors of intervention aimed at supporting the efforts of the entire Libyan community and to reinforce the failing health system. AAH starts on 1st November a 5-months project in Benghazi, which aims at reducing the impact of the spread of Covid- 19 and its psychological and psychosocial consequences, through strengthening the capacities of community members and frontline workers to face the psychological and psychosocial distress related to COVID-19 risk and to adopt appropriate behavior to avoid contamination from COVID-19. Through this project AAH target 3000 individuals including 50 Health workers/CBO workers and 2000 Vulnerable people in need of psychosocial and psychological services. Activities are as follows: 1. Mental health care, psychosocial support and protection are ensured for the most vulnerable people directly and indirectly affected by Covid-19 a. Train and supervise health workers, hygiene promotors, community volunteers and CBOs on psychosocial, protection and care practices impact of Covid-19, on psychological first aid (PFA), on identification of persons at risks and on appropriate referral pathways b. Provide Covid-19 psychoeducation sessions, brief psychological interventions and care practices counselling for the most vulnerable people in health facilities and communities c. Provide staff care (psychological support) to health workers and helpers in need d. Provide training to ACF staff and partners on ACF’s policy on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Gender and Protection 2. Community members receive adapted and relevant information about risks associated with COVID 19. a. Conduct assessment to identify misconception toward COVID-19 and main barriers to access and to seek health behaviours b. Design a Risk Communication and Community Engagement strategy (RCCE) c. Provision of trainings to AAH staff, volunteers and CBOs workers and Health Workers on RCCE d. Deliver RCCE campaigns to most vulnerable and most in need population e. Distribution of COVID-19 motivation kits (soap, hand sanitizer). COVERED LOCATIONS: Benghazi: Under the COVID-19 project AHH will be localized at Benghazi in the urban areas and peri-urban areas. AAH will conduct a rapid MHPSS/WASH needs and gaps assessment, including mapping of existing services, and gender and protection risks assessment, to identify the most vulnerable and at-risk groups. Accordingly, the locations will be defined. Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) Sector: Health Objectives: • Stability and recovery of local communities, including migrant populations on the move and returnees, • Provision of health basic services at local level and increasing access for most vulnerable groups Beneficiaries (key groups): Vulnerable population living in the selected locations, including migrants, refugees, IDPs, returnees and host communities. Implementing and other partners: Libyan Ministry of Local Governance, Libyan Ministry of Planning INGO Consortia Leaders: International Medical Corps (IMC), European Committee for Training and Agriculture (CEFA), Help Code, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Donors: EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, North of Africa Window Funding required (EURO): Funding received (EURO): EUR 16,262,270.90 - out of 22,000,000 total budget for EUTF AICS component AICS Regional Office in AICS EUTF RSSD Programme AICS EUTF RSSD - Tunisia – also covering Libya Management Unit Office Liaison Office in Libya City/Town: Tunis Tunis Tripoli Street: 1, Rue de Florence, Mutuelleville Contact Flavio Lovisolo Erminio Sacco Othman Bensasi person: Tel: Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] OPERATIONAL RESPONSE: The three-year programme Recovery, Stability and Socio-economic Development in Libya (RSSD – Libya) is jointly implemented by AICS (22 million euros), UNDP (18 million euros) and UNICEF (10 million euros) in the framework of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, North of Africa Window. The programme aims at strengthening the capacities of local public authorities and administrations in providing basic and social services and improving the access of the population to those services, in key sectors of work as health, education, and water & sanitation. Specific interventions in the 24 municipalities were technically assessed and prioritised through bilateral and multilateral consultations with Libyan central and local authorities. In this framework, AICS works with selected INGOs to implement the rehabilitation of basic service facilities, mostly in the health sector, through the provision of medical equipment and light rehabilitation works. AICS and INGO implementing partners are also responsible for providing technical assistance and capacity building to the Libyan municipal authorities on inclusive service provision, and specific training courses for technicians from each targeted health facility. COVERED LOCATIONS: Amount Amount Total Amount subcontracted to contracted with INGO IPs subcontracted to INGO Intervention Location INGO IPs in health EUTF for Africa IPs sector Zawya (Center, South and International Medical Corps Upgrading of hospital departments/town health 2,240,000.00 2,240,000.00 West) and Ghat/Tahala (IMC) / CESVI centers and related facilities municipalities Help Code / Organization of Janzour and 1,690,000.00 1,690,000.00 Upgrading of village hospitals/rural health Development Pioneers (ODP) Zuwara municipalities centers and related facilities European Committee for Upgrade of health facilities through Training and Agriculture 488,069.80 488,069.80 rehabilitation, maintenance and provision of Zawya municipality (CEFA) /Fondazione L' albero equipment and supplies della Vita onlus (FADV) International Rescue Committee (IRC) Provision of equipment and supplies in health 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 Misrata municipality Inc./Association Federation facilities Handicap International (HI) 22,000,000.00 International Rescue Upgrade of health facilities through Ajdabiya, Benghazi and Committee Inc. (IRC) 1,545,000.00 1,545,000.00 rehabilitation, maintenance and provision of Kufra/Ribyana municipalities /ACTED equipment and supplies International Rescue Upgrade of health facilities through Al Bayda and Tobruk Committee Inc. (IRC) 1,505,000.00 1,505,000.00 rehabilitation, maintenance and provision of municipalities /ACTED equipment and supplies International Rescue Provision of equipment and supplies in health Bani Walid and Khoms 2,915,000.00 2,232,049.00 Committee Inc. (IRC) facilities municipalities International Rescue Upgrade of health facilities through Committee Inc.