HEALTH II

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THe project is designed to enhance the health status of the population through: (a) qualitative improvements in the Ministry of Health (MOH) primary and hospital services; and (b) reform of MOH organization, management, finances and planning capacity. The project has the following components: (a) service upgrading for training of primary health care center (PHC) doctors, nurses and midwives with special emphasis on maternal and child health/family planning, educating the population about the PHCs, strengthening hospital management systems and training material staff; (b) facilities improvement for selectively renovating and equipping MOH facilities, and improving MOH maintenance and storage services and facilities; (c) organization and management for reorganization of the central and regional administration of MOH, decentralization of management of day-to-day service delivery, a study of MOH staffing, training, and developing management information systems; (d) financing and cost recovery for a study of early cost recovery measures helping MOH to develop a more rational fee structure over the medium term, and improving operations of the MOH health insurance fund; and (e) long-term planning for studies of the health status and epidemiological trends in the population, and of the feasibility of a national health insurance scheme.