Health Sector Development Program

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With the overall objective of improving the health and well-being of Niger's population, the Health Sector Development Program Project seeks to: 1) improve the quality and coverage of basic health services, with a particular focus on establishing and supporting the district health system; 2) improve the availability and affordability of essential generic drugs through the restructuring and strengthening of the pharmaceutical sector; and 3) improve sector effectiveness and efficiency through: (i) interventions to strengthen and decentralize strategic sector management and management of resources; and (ii) efforts to appreciate more fully and to utilize more effectively the capacity of various partners active in the health sector in implementing national and district programs. The implementation of national sector policy and strategy will be carried out through the following components: 1) improving the quality and coverage of basic health services through the establishment and support of a district health system; 2) improving the supply and distribution of essential generic drugs; and 3) building capacity and forging partnerships in support of health sector reform.