WORK PACKAGES

Sharing international expertise and building on local knowledge

WP1 - MHCP-t tool development

A preliminary investigation of health policies and practices around six topics and in each country is carried out. Specific topics included are: tuberculosis, maternal health HIV/viral hepatitis, malaria/NTDs, vaccine-preventable diseases, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health. This is followed by a qualitative study with civil society organisations and migrant communities with the aim of understanding the views of affected migrant communities around health, health care provision and vaccination service provision. Findings will determine which indicators will be used in the MENA Health Country Profile (MHCP-t) tool to facilitate data-based decisions in health care practices and policies.

WP2 - MHCP-t evaluation for implementation

Testing, evaluation and validation of the MHCP-t in Morocco, Tunisia, and Sudan. Through this process  we will also explore the feasibility of delivering a new intervention in health systems, and will involve the implementation of a new system to collate real-time data and facilitate subsequent policy and service delivery change.

WP3- Integration of MHCP-t into health systems in the MENA region and beyond

Development of a toolkit of MHCP-t for users, and roll-out of the tool in Algeria, Libya, Egypt and Yemen. Explore ways for its roll-out in other migration hotspots as well as its use in future global pandemics.

WP4 - Building research capacity in the MENA region

Training and mentorship of early and mid-career researchers to carry out this research and establish a network of health researchers, health care practitioners and policy-makers in the MENA region.

We will set up an international PhD programme between the University of Barcelona and universities in Morocco (Université Mohammed VI), Tunisia (Université de Sousse), and Sudan (Ghezira University).