Promotion of humanitarian innovative delivery modes of health care & medication to migrant and refugee crises in the MENA region
Swiss partners
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HES-SO, Haute école de gestion de Fribourg: Maurizio Caon (main applicant)
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HES-SO, Haute école de la Santé de Fribourg: Paul Vaucher
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HES-SO, Haute école d’ingénierie et d’architecture de Fribourg: Omar Abou Khaled
Partners in the MENA region
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Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, Lebanon: Dani Mezher (main applicant)
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Université Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco: Sara Yassine
Presentation of the project
The School or Management of Fribourg (HEG-FR) in collaboration with the Saint-Joseph University organized the · u sing technology towards a better humanitarian aid" event held on 17th and 18th December 2018 in Beirut, Lebanon. The SMSer event was promoted by the St-Joseph University and the Lebanon Swiss Embassy among its contacts. This Included health services, noniJOvernmental agencies, and management support start-ups. This event included a main conference and three v.orkshops, which aimed to bring together experts, practitioners and policy makers from NGOs, public lnsUtutions, academia and industry to establish a community or stakeholders to tackle the challenges of the provisioning or humanitarian aids for refugees and the host country using technology.
- 50 participants at the main conference
- 15 people per workshops ( 45 total for the 3 workshops although some people participated in multiple workshops)
- 17 people asked to join the working network of technology for humanitarian aid in u,e MENA region
Dissemination material produced and publications:
- Invitation leaflet
- Eventbrite page
- Social media publication
- Official news released on USJ main website
- Private Invitation sent to 300+ addresses (thanks to Ministry of Social Affairs)
Second Event at Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco: 40 participants at the conference
The School or Management of Fribourg (HEG-FR) in collaboration with the Faculte des Sciences juridiques economiques et sociales Ain Chock of Hassan II University in Casablanca, and the Chambre de Commerce Suisse au Maroc organized the "La gestion des medicaments et du materiel medical au Maroc a l'ere de la digitalisation" event held on 9th December 2019 in Casablanca, Morocco. This event brought together experts, practitioners and policy makers to establish a community of stakeholders to tackle the challenges linked to the management and delivery of medicaments in Morocco. All stakeholders in the health sector were present at the meeting on "The management of medicines and medical equipment in Morooco in the age of digltalization": students from the Faculty of Economic and Legal Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, representatives of the supervisory ministry, representatives of the pharmacists' union and civil society.
Dissemination material produced and publications:
- Invitation leaflet
- Printed program
- Publication on portal for students
- Newsletter from Hassan II University
- Newsletter from Chambre de Commerce Suisse au Maroc
Article published in Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications II (2020)