CG Rep. Health Sector Project

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The objective of the Second Health System Strengthening Project for Republic of Congo (ROC) is to increase utilization and quality of maternal and child health services in targeted areas. The project has two components. The first component is improvement of utilization and quality of health services at health facilities through performance-based financing (PBF) to strengthen public private engagements in the health sector via PBF whereby private for profit facilities will be contracted out for the provision of quality health services. It will help set the foundation for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by promoting the adoption of benefit packages at the ambulatory and hospital levels, developing a system of exemptions and waivers for health services, and adopting a provider payment system that promotes a greater number and better quality of services, and empowers communities to influence the performance of the health system. It has following sub-components: (i) provision of PBF grants to health services providers for delivery of health subprojects- minimum package of activities (MPA) and complementary package of activities (CPA), to women and children; and (ii) PBF capacity development subprojects focusing on governance, purchasing, coaching, and strengthening health administration. The second component is strengthening health financing and health policy capabilities. It aims to strengthen health care financing policy and practice in ROC both to improve equity and efficiency in health financing and to pave the way for UHC. It has following sub-components: (i) introducing fee-waivers for the poor and fee exemptions for selected services; (ii) capacity building in health policy and management; and (iii) health sector monitoring and evaluation (M and E) strengthening.