Referral System Strengthening in Lake Province, Chad

In May 2022 the second phase of the project funded by the European Commission’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (DG ECHO) was launched in the health districts of Bol and Baga Sola, Lake Chad Province. Following on from a first phase (May 2021 - April 2022), the project's main objective was to increase access to essential health, nutrition and water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) services over the period 1 May 2022 - 30 May 2023. 

In collaboration with the health authorities of Baga Sola, the project supported 7 health centres, 1 health post and 4 IDP sites using a mobile clinic. In the Bol health district, Concern supported the deployment of 2 mobile clinics in 8 IDP sites.

This learning paper presents the main findings of support,  lessons learned, and the recommendations drawn from the experience. Due to the absence of a database at the start of the project, the analysis focuses on available data from December 2022 to May 2023.