Project Results

The academic consortium that constitutes the partnership of the SAHA Project produced the following documents as results. The coordination of the SAHA Project is willing to share the documents with those interested, by sending an email to: saha@unipv.it with an expression of interest that can best involve interested persons in the project.

WP1

D1.1 Needs analysis and assessment of the higher education health sector in Libya 

This report is aimed at clearly stating the current situation in regard to the Health Management Sector in Libya and to the Higher Education System. It also puts forward the needs of the Libyan Universities that are participating in the SAHA Project, to be considered in the way of implementing the following project activities. The report is designed to contain an update of health management activities in Libya, collecting reliable data through bibliographic research and a questionnaire that has been virtually distributed to the Libyan partner universities and the medical facilities connected to them.

D1.1 Field Visit in Zawya (11 July 2021)
The aims of the Field Visit were to ensure institutional sustainability to the project during and after its implementation, to preliminary validate the WP1’s survey results, to discuss the location of establishing the center also and the equipment that the center needs in the future.
D1.1 Field Visit in Tripoli (16 July 2021)
The aims of the Field Visit were to ensure institutional sustainability to the project during and after its implementation, to preliminary validate the WP1’s survey results, to discuss the location of establishing the center also and the equipment that the center needs in the future.
D1.1 Field Visit in Misurata (21 and 24 March 2022)
The aims of the Field Visit were to ensure institutional sustainability to the project during and after its implementation, to preliminary validate the WP1’s survey results, to discuss the location of establishing the center also and the equipment that the center needs in the future.
D1.1 Field Visit in Sirte (22 March 2022)
The aims of the Field Visit were to ensure institutional sustainability to the project during and after its implementation, to preliminary validate the WP1’s survey results, to discuss the location of establishing the center also and the equipment that the center needs in the future.
D1.2 Census for Healt Management centres

The report is aimed to showing the collected contacts from all Medical Centers in Libya to whom it was sent the virtual scheme for the census. The acquired results matched with demographic and epidemiological studies of their population grounded on solid basis the forecast about future needs of medical staff to be trained.

Preparation Meeting in Tripoli Report (14 July 2021)

WP2

D2.1 Drafting of a curriculum for the postgraduate training in Health Management

This deliverable’s aim is to design a detailed curriculum based on an accurate selection of the more appropriate contents and best practices to be adopted and implemented by the Postgraduate Training Schools (PGTS) in Health Management in all partner university.

Related to this, the courses (Introduction to Health Economics and Healthcare Management,Health Economics,Healthcare Management,Business Development,Performance Management, Telemedicine) of the newly adopted curriculum in the Healthcare Management of all partner universities department have started:

WP4

D4.2 Study Visit in Pavia (13-14 May 2022)
The main objective of this mid-term Partner Meeting was to go further with the accreditation process of the SAHA courses in the new or updated masters in Libyan universities (WP2), the discussion related to the creation and implementation of the Data Centers (WP5), and the discussion related to the creation of a stakeholders committee for the policy dialogue (WP3). However, the meeting touched all the main issues related to all the WPs.
D4.2 Training Week in Granada (16-21 May 2022)
The main aims of the training session have been to present an introduction of Healthcare Management within the Andalusian Public Health Service, current important Public Health Issues, Economics and Health Management, and other issues related to SAHA Project interests, such as Data Registries at Granada and Andalucia Hospitals-Primary Health Care, and the virtual training tool OpenSwad, were well exposed by experts in clinical and academic related fields, and trained in new teaching skills, with all Libyan Universities involved in the visit to the University of Granada, Spain. The e-library of University of Granada was also added to the programme within a hand on practice workshop. Finally, a cultural conference about The Alhambra Palace of Granada was presented to the auditorium.
D4.4 Libyan personnel trained on ICT technologies as a tool for interactive education, e-Learning, Continuing Education, Online Training and Virtual Mobility (13-14 May 2022)
The training was addressed to Libyan colleagues who have been nominated by their respective universities to participate in WP4 activities as future teachers of the courses built through the SAHA project. The main aims of the training session have been to present the system of acquisition of electronic resources in place at the University of Pavia, to introduce academic resources such as databases, link ups, Proxybibs from business and medical areas and describe their potential and to show how they work.

WP6

D6.1 Quality and Evaluation Plan

The evaluation and quality plan has been implemented with the purpose to:
− Design an evaluation strategy to support the process and progress of the project and define the evaluation priorities based on the project objectives.
− Define the approach to analyse the relevance, progress, success of the project.
− Identify evaluation methods and tools to be used in the evaluation.
− Specify the key evaluation issues and the key areas of concern.
− Establish the necessary processes for measuring fulfilment of the objectives.

D6.2 Quality Assurance First Report

WP7

D7.1 Dissemination and exploitation plan

The Dissemination and Exploitation plan outlines the different activities that will be carried out during the project lifetime, giving detailed information about the project dissemination tools.  In order to guarantee an effective promotion and exploitation of the project, web-based tools, together with publication and events strategies, were identified. Detailed information on timing and deadlines for the issue of dissemination products and information on target groups are also included in the plan.  The exploitation part of the plan consists of specific strategies and activities to be carried out in order to promote further development of project’s methodology and activities beyond the project’s official ending date. Following updates will be drawn if so called upon. Monitoring, keeping track of the outcomes and outreach of the dissemination activities is crucial to evaluate the effectiveness of the dissemination activities. Partners need to communicate information to the WP7 leader, reporting their activities, which is important in order to fulfil the reporting obligations of the consortium to the European Commission. For this purpose, all Project Members are expected to:

– Identifying and informing on dissemination opportunities (events, publications, web presence, etc.)

– Disseminating achievements of their respective work packages (flyers, video, press releases, etc)

– Using their network to support the dissemination of project information

– Presenting the project at relevant conferences, workshops and other events

– Engaging key stakeholders to act as multipliers and to motivate others

Specifically, all Universities have to:

– Create a link of SAHA website on Institution website

– Share important and relevant information and events on their institutional channels

– Share SAHA Facebook page on university website

– Regularly reshare post from SAHA website on university website

– Upload SAHA newsletter on University Website

– Send photos and news of regular meetings related to development of WPs

– Distribute brochures in target faculties

D7.3 SAHA News Bulletin (1)

The first Saha Project Bulletin has been produced by Tripoli University and it summarises all the activities carried out by the various partners in the first months of the project.

WP8

D8.2 KoM (20-21 January 2022)
The Project’s Kick-Off Meeting (KOM) was the first ever official meeting of the project and therefore the first time the project was presented to the public. All the partners were present: the University of Pavia, the European Universities of Granada and Pilsen, the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) and  the six Libyan Universities of Zawya, Misurata, Tripoli, Sirte, LIMU and Sebha.

The event organisation included a welcome session on January 20th attended by Universities’ rectors and vice rectors and by important diplomats, including ambassadors. To follow there was an Academic session in the afternoon divided into three different panels: Healthcare and Medicine in time of crisis: needs and proposals , Health Management and the role of Higher Education,Health and Islam and crisis in Libya. In every panel professionals from the sector will present related papers and study cases. The second day instead was mostly dedicated to an investigation of the SAHA project, operated with joint presentations of the several Project WPs, made by European and Libyan partners.

D8.2 Mid-term project Partner Meeting in Sirte (23-24 March 2022) 
The Saha Partner Meeting in Sirte dealt with only WP2,WP3 and WP4. The Issues analysed were the following: for what concerns WP2 New and updated curricula for the postgraduate trainings in Health Management and Planning and commitment for the accreditation procedure for the new and updated curricula. Regarding WP4, 1st staff training week in Granada (13-21 May 2022), activities (training) online (June-December 2022), 2nd staff training week in Pavia (12-18 September 2022), validation of nominations for WP4 training weeks and finally implementation of the data centres and equipment, equipments priorities and purchasing plan. In the end a WP3 roundtable was organised, by the leader of the WP, to highlight the need for a clear plan of action.
D8.2 Mid-term project Partner Meeting in Pavia (12-14 May 2022) 
The main objective of this mid-term Partner Meeting was to go further with the accreditation process of the SAHA courses in the new or updated masters in Libyan universities (WP2), the discussion related to the creation and implementation of the Data Centers (WP5), and the discussion related to the creation of a stakeholders committee for the policy dialogue (WP3). However, the meeting touched all the main issues related to all the WPs.
D8.2 Mid-term project Partner Meeting in Pilsen (10-11 October 2022) 
The Saha Partner Meeting in Plzen deals with only a few of the project’s WPs, i.e. the most discussed and sensitive points, including: for what concerns WP2 the accreditation and approval of the report for the WP2 and of course the final updates on the kick-off of the teaching activities, regarding WP5 data centers, the approval of the Data Centres Plan, the approval of the typology of data collection and equipments and tender: agreement on the procedure, for WP3 a presentation of the framework for a syllabus in Crisis Management and Policy Dialogue. Concerning WP4, the assessment of the mid-term needs following one teaching semester, a planning for the online training and a planning for the final training week. In the end WP8, which points refer to the mid-term report, staff-costs and timesheets, payment procedures and tender procedure.
D8.2  Project Partner Meeting in Tripoli (30 aprile 2023)
The partner meeting in Tripoli was the third occasion for all partners, both Libyan and European, to meet each other in person. The main objectives of this meeting were related mainly to the Trial process of the SAHA courses in the new or updated masters in Libyan universities (WP5) in order to discuss if there are any specific needs from the Libyan universities related to SAHA courses; the Data Centers (WP5) in order to finalize a decision on the development of the Data Centers; the Policy Dialogue (WP3) in order to discuss the need to improve WP3 deliverables and present the framework for a syllabus in Crisis Management and Policy Dialogue; the Management (WP8) in order to discuss the payment of staff-costs.