Project Results

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.

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 states the current situation regarding the Healthcare Management in Lybia and in relation to the HEIs. It also explains the method to design a detailed curriculum based on an accurate selection of the more appropriate contents and best practices to be adopted and implemented by each HEIs. The report main goal is finally to design the curricula in Healthcare and Health Management that will be updated or newly established in each HEIs; to declare in which faculties they will be located; and to explain at what extent the SAHA courses will contribute to each MS in each HEIs.

The SAHA Project contributed to the design of the Masters as well as the syllabi of six courses:

  • Introduction to Health Economics and Healthcare Management
  • Health Economics
  • Healthcare Management
  • Business Development
  • Performance Management
  • Telemedicine

D2.2 Accreditation procedure for the new integrated courses

(Arabic version)

This deliverable shows the accreditation processes of the courses implemented within the SAHA Project, and included within the Masters in Healthcare Management (MSc in HCM) in each Libyan partner university, at the Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The report, therefore, contains official documents from the Ministry proving the accreditation of the SAHA courses. In addition, the report contains the lists of the courses implemented within the SAHA Project, the syllabi of the courses in each Libyan partner university, the teaching calendars of the MSc in HCM for each Libyan partner university, the lists of the students enrolled in the MSc in HCM in each Libyan partner university, the selection criteria of the students enrolled in the MSc in HCM in each Libyan partner university, and the lists of the Professors teaching the SAHA courses in the MSc in HCM in each Libyan partner university.

After receiving permission to start teaching activities from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, courses started in all Master programmes:

At the end of the SAHA Project (May 2024), 282 students were enrolled in the Masters in Healthcare Management in the six Libyan HEIs.

WP3

New D3.1 Strategic Agenda for improving Healthcare system at local level 

This deliverable is a series of Policy Dialogue recommendations based on the analysis of the literature and on qualitative questionnaires designed by UWB and UNIPV and on answers from the SAHA Project coordinators and the students of the Masters’ programmes. The Strategic Agenda is divided into some introductory sections on the crisis in Libya and on Libya’s Healthcare Sector during the conflict and in a final section on how the SAHA Project helped the Libyan Healthcare Sector.

New D3.2 Mapping of local stakeholders in charge of the 6 Libyan HEIs and New D3.3 Training of local stakeholders in charge of the 6 Libyan HEIs 

This deliverable shows the stakeholder mapping process by the 6 HEIs, the partnerships signed with the following institutions/organizations and the categories/types of trainees. 

List of the established partnerships:

  • Nephrology Services Center, Benghazi
  • Sebha Medical Center
  • Diabetic Center, Sebha
  • Cancer Center, Sebha
  • Trauma and Emergency Center, Sebha
  • Faculty of Medicine of Sirte University
  • Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital, Sirte
  • Student Union, Tripoli
  • Municipalities of Ain Zara, Tajoura and Tripoli Central
  • Ministry of Health, Tripoli
  • The Eye Hospital, Tripoli
  • Libyan Medical Research Center, Zawya
  • Azzawya Kidney Teaching Hospital, Zawya

List of categories / types of trainees involved in the trainings in the 6 HEIs:

  • Pharmacy staff
  • Medical staff
  • Teaching staff in hospitals 
  • Medical and technical staff employed in the Data Centers
  • Managers and heads of health facilities departments 
  • Workers in health information management
  • Public administration officials and counsellors in the field of health and health management
  • Students belonging to student unions
  • Blood Bank

New D3.3 Training of local stakeholders in charge of the 6 Libyan HEIs

This deliverable shows the results of the trainings organized in the university training centres by the 6 HEIs for different target groups.

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.

D4.2 Study Visit in Pavia (19-23 September 2022)

During this activity, jointly organized by the University of Pavia and University of West Bohemia, the teaching staff was trained on subjects related to Economics and Health, especially on the topics of the courses implemented through the SAHA Project, i.e.: Introduction to Health Economics and Healthcare Management, Health Economics, Healthcare Management, Business Development, Performance Management and Telemedicine. The training included lectures, as well as parts dedicated to discussion and verification of knowledge and skills acquired during the lectures (workshops). In addition, the Libyan trainers had the opportunity to visit the Emergency Department and Data Centres at the San Matteo Hospital in Pavia.

D4.2 Training Week in Granada (16-21 May 2022)

The teaching staff was trained on subjects related to Heath and Management, especially on the topics of the courses implemented through the SAHA Project, i.e.: Introduction to Health Economics and Healthcare Management, Health Economics, Healthcare Management, Business Development, Performance Management and Telemedicine. The training included lectures, as well as parts dedicated to discussion and verification of knowledge and skills acquired during the lectures (workshops). In addition, the Libyan trainees had the opportunity to visit the IAVANTE: Clinical Simulation Centre and the Clinical Simulation Classroom of the Department of Nursing in Granada.

The teaching staff was trained in Digital libraries. The aim of the activity was 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. Furthermore, the system of acquisition of electronic resources in place at the University of Pavia and in the Italian national territory was presented, in a way that would stimulate a possible purchase within Libyan institutions as well.

Thanks to his strong commitment, the SAHA Project Coordinator, Prof. Antonio M. Morone, was able to obtain the free access to all the digital academic resources of the University of Pavia for the Libyan partners. Each participant of the training got her / his personal credentials to access, until the end of the project, the resources of the University of Pavia. 

WP5

D5.1 First year of the new curricula started

(Arabic version)

This deliverable shows the revision process of the syllabi of the Masters in Healthcare Management courses in the 6 Libyan HEIs made by UGR, in order to check their agreement with European standards and requirements. Bilateral meetings were organised between UGR and the 6 Libyan HEIs to check whether the recommendations made by UGR had been accepted and implemented or not and why.

D5.2 Monitoring activities of the new curricula 

This deliverable shows the degree of satisfaction of the teaching staff and students of the Masters in Healthcare Management of the 6 Libyan HEIs and some employees of the International Office, assessed during the Monitoring Visit in the 6 HEIs. The methodology of the monitoring visit was based mostly on qualitative interviews, while previous quantitative data collection was taken in consideration from a preliminary online survey done by UNIPV and UNIMED.

WP6

D6.1 Quality and Evaluation Plan

D6.2 Quality Assurance First Report

D6.2 Quality Assurance Second Report

D6.2 Quality Assurance Third 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 Project 1st Newsletter  

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.

D7.3 SAHA Project 2nd Newsletter  

The second Saha Project Bulletin has been produced by Tripoli University and it summarises all the activities carried out by the various partners halfway through the project.

D7.3 SAHA Project 3rd Newsletter  

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

SAHA Project Dissemination Report 

Following the EACEA recommendations after the Mid-Term and the consequent decision of the consortium, UNIMED took charge of drafting the SAHA Project Final dissemination report, a document which reports all the dissemination activities carried out and documented/disseminated during the SAHA Project.

SAHA Project Final Conference in Benghazi (28-29 April 2024)

The SAHA Project Final Conference was held on 28-29 April 2024 in Benghazi, Libya, hosted by the Libyan International Medical University (LIMU). The Final Conference of the SAHA Project, the closing event for the dissemination of the consortium’s achievements, was attended by delegations from all Libyan and European partner universities, in presence and online, and by Libyan and international institutional figures. The aim of the Final Conference was to make the results of the SAHA Project known to a wider audience, consisting of students and faculty members of LIMU’s Master’s in Healthcare Management and Libyan and international institutional figures, as well as to allow the consortium to discuss reporting and staff costs. Furthermore, a further aim of the Final Conference was the signing of the Sustainability Plan, by which the six Libyan HEIs committed to collaborate with each other and with European universities beyond the end of the project to ensure the sustainability of its results

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.

The issues discussed during the meeting are the following: 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; WP4, 1st staff training week in Granada (13-21 May 2022), activities (trainings) 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, equipment priorities and purchasing plan; WP3, roundtable organised by the leader of the WP to highlight the need for a clear plan of action.

D8.2 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 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 (WP4), 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 Pilsen dealt with only a few of the project’s WPs, i.e. the most discussed and sensitive points. The issues discussed during the meeting are the following: WP2, the accreditation and approval of the report and final updates on the kick-off of the teaching activities; 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 and Data Centres, the approval of the Data Centres Plan, the approval of the typology of data collection and equipments and tender: agreement on the procedure; WP3, presentation of the framework for a syllabus in Crisis Management and Policy Dialogue; WP8, mid-term report, staff-costs and timesheets, payment procedures and tender procedure.
D8.2 Partner Meeting in Tripoli (30 aprile 2023)
The main objectives of this Partner 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.