DRC Human Development Systems Strengthening

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The development objective of the Human Development Systems Strengthening Project for Democratic Republic of Congo is to strengthen select management systems for education and health services in targeted geographic areas in the recipient's territory. There are three components to the project, the first component being information systems. The overall objective of this component is to enable data-driven decision making, leading to more efficient use of resources and improved human development outcomes. The targeted ministries currently have limited reliable and timely data on which to base decisions and thus the investments are of less than optimal efficiency. The second component is the systems for safe essential medicines. The overall objective of this component is to enhance the capacity of the system that provides safe and effective essential medicines. While a well-designed national system for delivery of pharmaceutical products exists on paper in the country, it is not operating at its full intended scope or as efficiently as it could. Technical assistance is required both to reinforce the supply chain to public sector health facilities as well as the regulatory role of the government to control the quality of essential medicines in the market. Finally, the third component is the analytical products. The overall objective of this component is two-fold: i) to ensure that targeted ministries have access to high quality analytical products to inform decision-making and systems development; and ii) to enable DRC to learn from and share its lessons with the global community, particularly from/with other fragile and conflict-affected states.