Basic Health Services Programme (HSJF) IV

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The project is pursuing a new coordinated donor approach in the health sector. To this end, in December 2015 the Malawian government and Germany, Norway, the UK and Flanders signed joint political declarations of intent for a Health Services Joint Fund (HSJF), as well as for more coordinated financial supervision in the health sector. Through the HSJF, major donors coordinate measures in the health sector more closely with each other and with the Malawian Ministry of Health, thereby achieving efficiency and cost advantages. At the same time, the financial management of the Ministry of Health is strengthened through support measures. The HSJF is a coordination mechanism through which donor funds are channeled into defined packages of measures via joint non-governmental payment structures. In the HSJF, donors can allocate their funds specifically to individual measures and do not relinquish control over the allocation of funds. The funds from the FC measure will primarily be used for investments to improve health infrastructure (construction/rehabilitation of health facilities, purchase/repair of medical equipment), for the procurement of vaccines and contraceptives, building on the experience of previous bilateral FC projects in the health sector. The measure contributes to the goal of the development cooperation program to improve universal access to and use of high-quality basic health services. The project is part of the development cooperation program to support the health sector in Malawi and is in line with the national health strategy HSSP II (Health Sector Strategic Plan II). The target group of the project are users of public health facilities and thus the entire population of Malawi with a particular focus on the poor, women and children. The FC share amounts to EUR 25.1 million with an estimated total term of seven years (as of January 4, 2022).