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UNRWA Health UNRWA Health ProgrammeProgramme Delivering Health Services Against All OddsDelivering Health Services Against All Odds

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

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Background

UNRWA has 

A specific mandate to provide  comprehensive primary health care services to Palestine refugees.

UNRWA is committed to: 

Fulfillment of MDGs and Child Rights Convention;

Cost‐effective, evidence‐based health care; and

Partnership with Host countries and other stakeholders including refugees.

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A  LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE

It is protecting their right to education, health 

and social security and enabling them to live 

their lives in the fullest, healthiest and most 

productive possible way. 

Until a political 

solution is found, 

UNRWA is one of the 

few hopes for 

Palestine refugees. 

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Health Programme then and now

When UNRWA began operations in 1950, its beneficiaries were in extremely poor health conditions. Overcrowding and low hygiene favoured the transmission of air and water‐borne infections.

Innovative and Lasting Solutions: 

Najjar salts in 1960 (ORS)

Malaria eradication 1960’s 

High levels of immunization 

Improvement of the environment in refugee camps

First in region to introduce preconception care and advanced growth monitoring for children 

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UNRWA Health Programme

UNRWA provides comprehensive primary health services to 4.7 million Palestine refugees through: 

137 primary health care facilities inside and outside camps, serviced by 4,644 health care workers, including 449 doctors who conducted 10.4 million medical consultations (2009).

One hospital with 63 beds in Qalquilia West Bank

Partially subsidized access to secondary and tertiary care and 

Environmental health services in the camps.  

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UNRWA Health Programme

It provides a comprehensive and integratedhealth package to refugees over their whole life cycle

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Program output in 2009

antenatal care,  for 104,000 women and post‐natal care to 87,578  

more than 2000 women screened for breast cancer 

134,000 family planning clients

282,259 children under 3 years of age monitored for growth and development and screening and treatment of anaemia

Providing school health services to 500,000 student

deworming program for 150,000 student

more than 10 million medical consultations ;

More than 4.5 million laboratory tests

14,329 patients were provided physiotherapy and rehabilitation 

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More than 103,00 patients benefited from UNRWA radiology services 

80,820 patients treated in hospitals 

Management of 188,000 patients with either or DM and hypertension : 

more than 500,000 individual were targeted by the community mental health

724,320  dental consultations and dental screening for more than 290,000 children and pregnant women

Supplementary feeding was provided for more than 85,000 pregnant women and nursing mothers

Administration of 1 million doses of vitamin A supplements.

Regular iron supplements to more than 104,000 pregnant women and 240,000 children 

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Estimated infant mortality rates (IMR) in  refugee camps, Gaza Strip

22

127

160

223332

8992

65

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

1950 1960 1975 1980 1982 1992 1997 2003 2008

Year

IMR

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Now – Health Indicators

Infant mortality rate 22/1000

Maternal mortality 31/100,000

Total fertility rate 3.2

Prevalence of anaemia

among 

pregnant women26%

Prevalence of anaemia

among 

children below 3 years33.8%

Percentage of women who paid 4 

or more antenatal visits89%

Immunization coverage > 95%

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Trends of home & institutionalized deliveries

39.2

28.2

99.297.897.696.794.989.2

8072.4

62

51.1

71.8

3827.6

20

0.82.22.43.310.8

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60.8

48.9

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2001 2003 2004 2009Year

Perc

enta

ge

Institutionalized deliveries Home deliveries

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Trends in utilization of curative medical  services and total health budget

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2009

Medical consultations in millions budget in 20 millions USD

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WHO Mission Report -

2005

Excellent Achievements

An extraordinarily effective and responsive programme

High value for money

WHO recommends a minimum of $40 per capita UNRWA spends less than $20 per capita

The cost‐effectiveness is already exemplary

Where would Palestine refugees be without UNRWA health?

Additional resources have to be found to bridge the gap ‐failure to do so will be reflected in greater sickness and death

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Challenges

Deliver health services to most vulnerable segment of the population

Growing number of beneficiaries

Socio‐economic hardships

Unemployment

Increasing pool of elderly people and growing burden of NCDs

Emergencies on top of protracted vulnerability

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Health reform

In light of chronic disparities between refugee needs and available 

financial resources, the Health Programme underwent a 

programmatic shift as part of a major health reform that aims 

to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the program,

focusing on:

Primary health system: To transform health services into a comprehensive, horizontal, population‐focused PHC; 

Hospital care: to obtain –but not provide—the best possible hospital care at a cost affordable for most beneficiaries;

Health system: to update structure and procedures to the new needs; and 

Health sector coordination: to become an active actor in all venues where the health of Palestine refugees is discussed.

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HEALTH REFORM: ONE WORD FOR MANY AGENDAS...

Beneficiaries:• No waiting•

All drugs we 

want•

Full hospital 

care

Agency: All stakeholders are 

satisfied

Donors:Costs are 

contained

Health Programme:HS:• Sustainable• Equitable• Appropriate to needs• Of sufficient quality• Effective &Efficient

Host countries:Rights are 

untouched

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…BUT ONLY ONE DIRECTION

Work in effective 

partnership with other with 

other service providers (from 

provider to buyer)

Focus on neglected

services

(shift towards 

preventive

care)

Protect the most 

vulnerable refugees 

(safety

net)

PHC

Focus

Quality

over quantity 

(do less but better )

Decentralizing

authority

and

control

over 

resources

Cost

containment

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CONCLUSION

Against all odds UNRWA is continuing to assist Palestine Refugees to buffer the effects in spite of health inequalities and socio‐economic hardship.

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