General Objectives

Prepare, provide and present health education sessions to patients and attendants according to MSF principles and values to promote health information through health measures and hygiene conditions as well as provide information about MSF activities to facilitate access to healthcare.  

Accountabilities 

• Prepare material and deliver health education sessions, messages, and topics addressed to different populations regarding hygiene, diseases, and prevention.  


• Ensure all the patients and caretakers are well informed, according to protocols, about health-related issues and services provided.  


• Monitor health situation and living conditions of the population by conducting nutritional screening, collecting information related to food security, checking vaccination status of children, looking actively for any defaulters in programs that require this type of research, collecting information on number of people arriving or leaving the community, births and deaths in the community, etc.  


• Identify people with medical problems, contact the medical team, and report for immediate transfer if needed. He/she must inform the line manager about any problem encountered (population, equipment, material…).  


• Provide vital information to pregnant, breastfeeding and women in the reproductive age about maternal health, nutrition, hygiene, and danger signs during pregnancy and childbirth. 


• Encourages and supports breastfeeding practices, providing information and assistance to new/ young mothers. 


• Promote awareness and access to family planning services, including contraception to help women and their family make informed decisions about their reproductive health. 


• Educate mothers on essential newborn care, vaccination schedules, and child nutrition to ensure healthy child development based on the locally available food. 


• Provide information to women and their families about good/ early health care seeking behaviors and emphasis on the importance of follow-up visits. 


• Collaborate with MAM/NBU NTS and provide contacts of Rescue 1122 ambulance service to mothers /families to call in case of emergency situations. 


• Maintain and keep records of their activities including client’s information, referrals and health education sessions.