1. 8 NGOs for migrants/refugees’ health in 11 countries
Eve Derriennic, Consortium coordinator
Médecins du Monde - France
Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2. OBJECTIVES
Specific objective: To support national health authorities in providing adequate and accessible health services to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers arriving and transiting through the Member State, with a specific focus on children, unaccompanied minors and pregnant women in 2016.
MdM Greece in Lesvos

3. First arrival
Transit
Reception

4. PARTNERSHIP Beneficiaries Countries of intervention
Médecins du Monde France (MdM FR)
Coordination
Bulgaria
Italy
France
Aerzte der Welt Germany (MdM DE)
Germany
Médecins du monde Belgique (MdM BE)
Croatia
Belgium
Giatroi tou Kosmou Greece (MdM EL)
Greece
Médicos del Mundo Spain (MdM ES)
Spain
Slovene Philanthropy (SP)
Slovenia
Läkere I Varlden (MdM SE)
Sweden
Helsesenteret for papirløse migranter (HPM)
Norway

5. METHODS . WP # Title Methods Applicant in Charge 1
General coordination of the project
Overall coordination to ensure objectives and actions are implemented as planned + reporting to Chafea & DG SANTE
Including support to implement common data collection across 11 countries and produce a cross-country data report
MdM FR
2 (SO1)
General health assessments
Implementation of mobile surveillance & response health units and general health needs assessments
MdM BE
3 (SO2)
Reduce cross-border health threats
Individual health assessments; referral, mediation and information activities
4 (SO3)
Improve local coordination between all actors
Dialogue with local stakeholders and local data collection, including production of a data report, awareness/training/information to health professional
5 (SO4)
Mutual learning
With support of Consortium medical coordinator and information officer
MdM EL 6
Financial management
Actions undertaken to follow up the budget and the forecast, financial reporting, with support of Consortium coordinator
MdM SE .

6. MAIN RESULTS ACHIEVED
Field teams recruited (coordination staff, social workers, cultural mediators, translators, volunteers, etc.)
Continuous coordination with local and national authorities
Ongoing mobil surveillance to continuously adapt the activities to the changing context
9 mobil units deployed on the field
Specific health assessments and data collection developed and implemented for migrants in transit
Personal Health Record of IOM being tested (distributed to migrants and used during individual health assessments)
Coordination meetings every two weeks between the 8 NGOs

7. EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Geographically changing needs will continuously be assessed and met throughout 2016
Cross-border health threats will be reduced
Local coordination between all operational actors will be improved
Applicants and their teams’ capacities in responding to urgent migrants’ health needs will be strengthened.
SO 1 – Geographically rapidly changing needs are continuously assessed and met,
by implementing flexible and adaptive mechanisms such as mobile surveillance and response health units to identify arrival and transit locations; to assess general health needs and/or emerging needs and eventually respond to urgent health issues. (BG, DE, EL, HR, IT, NO, SE, SI)
SO 2 – Cross border health threats are reduced, by providing
Individual (mental & physical) health assessments,
Referral to adequate and accessible primary healthcare (including vaccination), psychosocial support and prevention,
Access to national health systems is supported through social and health mediation activities,
Information on national health systems and migrants’ rights to access healthcare is provided to migrants.
All countries involved: BE, BG, DE, EL, ES, FR, HR, IT, NO, SE, SI
 SO 3 – Local coordination between all operational actors is improved.
Experiences and lessons learned are shared and discussed with local and national health authorities and with European policy makers,
Health needs and access to health for migrants are monitored and data on core indicators is collected. This information is both used to improve our response and to inform health authorities,
SO 4 – Strengthening of applicants teams’ capacities in responding to urgent migrants’ health needs through active European coordination and mutual learning mechanisms.

8. TOOLS
Tools produced:
Common questionnaire used for individual health assessment and data collection
Kobo version of the questionnaire developped
Internal platform
Leaflets at field level (information for migrants)
Country reports on the first 3 months + Consolidated report
Tools planned:
Mid-term workshop (training and mutual learning)
Consolidated feedback on the PHR
External evaluation and beneficiary satisfaction survey

9. GAPS IDENTIFIED / DIFFICULTIES
Changing routes and context
MHPSS to migrants / staff / care givers
Common data collection
Use of the PHR

10. PARTNERSHIP
Beneficiaries
Countries of intervention
Médecins du Monde France (MdM FR)
Coordination
Bulgaria
Italy
France
Aerzte der Welt Germany (MdM DE)
Germany
Médecins du monde Belgique (MdM BE)
Croatia
Belgium
Giatroi tou Kosmou Greece (MdM EL)
Greece
Médicos del Mundo Spain (MdM ES)
Spain
Slovene Philanthropy (SP)
Slovenia
Läkere I Varlden (MdM SE)
Sweden
Helsesenteret for papirløse migranter (HPM)
Norway
+ Coordination at local and national level: MoH, Ministry of Home affairs, Refugee Agency, local authorities, IOM, UNHCR, other NGOs