Health System Efficiency and Resilience Project

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Building on the success and lessons learned of the previous HSRSP as well as the COVID-19 Response Project, the Health System Efficiency and Resiliency Project (HSERP) will continue to strengthen the efficiency and resiliency of health service delivery. the HSERP will improve access to cost-effective primary health care services and reduce the burden of OMR (Outside Medical Referrals) while strengthening the quality of health services and integration of information systems. It would do so through focus on two components, which are outlined in the Palestine Ministry of Health (PMOH) National Health Strategy: a) Scaling up cost-effective primary health care services; and b) Improving public hospital service delivery and efficiency. Together, these two components will ensure a continuity of care and improvement of health outcomes particurarly Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). The project will also have two additional components; one focused on Project Implementation and Monitoring which will finance necessary human resources and running costs for the Project Management Unit (PMU), and another on Contingent Emergency Response (CERC) which will improve the Palestinian Authority's (PA) ability to respond effectively in the event of an emergency in line with World Bank procedures on disaster prevention and preparedness. The Project Management Unit (PMU), which has been established previously for other projects and whose technical and implementation capacity were assessed and deemed satisfactory; will have the primary responsibility for all technical, operational and fiduciary aspects related to the proposed project.