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To recover and to sustain professional services in
medicine, public health, education and basic need provision within
refugee and other communities living under stress in war zones or
in areas of civil disorder and disruption.
MODUS OPERANDI:
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To build professional
local capacity. |
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To test standards against relevant
UN agencies, notably WHO, UNESCO
and UNHCR. |
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To act as UN partners. |
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To teach and disseminate best practice
through in-service training,
external courses and conferences. |
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To develop models of work and replicate
these through our own or other
agencies. |
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To spread knowledge of local needs
outside the regions affected. |
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To tailor costs to local economies. |
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To purchase locally in order to improve
the local economy. |
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To use local staff and skills from
our areas of operation to expand the work into other countries
or regions. |
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To work closely with host governments. |
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To help create a peaceful environment. |
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To promote relevant dialogue and
to be involved in dialogue implementation. |
KEY ACTIVITIES:
To achieve the mission statement and modus operandi through
carrying out any or all of the following activities working closely
with the host government(s):
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Primary health care
provision through fixed or mobile clinics |
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Laboratory facilities |
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Secondary health care and tertiary
referrals |
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Public health programmes |
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Water treatment, including clean
water supplies and waste water |
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Garbage disposal |
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Primary and secondary schooling,
including books, timetables and exams |
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Tertiary scholarships |
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Finding, repairing or building
and equipping suitable structures for the programmes (e.g.
schools, clinics, sewage and clean water plants) |
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Creating, training and resourcing
appropriate local professional teams to carry out these
tasks |
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Developing other job creation programmes
such as fish farming, agriculture, sewing and tailoring,
building and
roadwork, information technology |
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Establishing and running training
courses, conferences and lectures |
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Setting up a centre of information
and research on the Marshes and the Marsh Dwellers based
in Basra University, Iraq. |
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