Health Sector Development

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The Health Sector Development Project, will assist the Government of the Solomon Islands improve rural communities' health, by strengthening reproductive health and malaria programs, through new testing methods, and improved planning, management, and monitoring of priority health programs. The project components call for: a) improved reproductive health, in provincial services, focusing on training for medical, and nursing staff, including clinical supervision, and upgrading of rural health facilities. International assessment, and monitoring guidelines for health quality will be adapted, and, an inter-sectoral task force, with provincial representation will provide feedback to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS); b) improved malaria prevention and control, which will provide funds for the National Malaria Control Program, while improving analysis and monitoring, of factors affecting program success, while improving its effectiveness. An inter-sectoral task force will support, and fund pilot studies for an improved community response; c) capacity building, to strengthen the MHMS institutional capacity in health planning, emphasizing health management information systems, monitoring evaluation/research, and, donor coordination; and, d) project coordination and management, which will provide support functions, including financial, and procurement management.