Health System Strengthening for Better Maternal and Child Health Results Project (PDSS)

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The Health System Strengthening for Better Material and Child Health Results of Congo has an objective to improve utilization and quality of maternal and child health services in targeted areas within the Recipient’s territory. The primary focus of the project will be on maternal and child health (MCH) with improvements in health service delivery achieved though the scale-up and strengthening of PBF in the target areas. In addition to improving utilization and quality of MCH services, PBF will also address the abovementioned health system challenges by improving the health financing and health policy capacities and by focusing on 1) human resources for health outcomes (motivation, distribution, etc.), 2) financial accessibility to health services, 3) availability of quality and affordable medicines; 4) community engagement, and 5) improvement of data availability. The project will have three components. Component one: Improve Utilization and Quality of Health Services at Health Facilities through Performance-Based Financing; Component two: Improve Governance, Purchasing and Coaching and Strengthen Health Administration Directorates and Services through Performance Based Financing; and Component three: Strengthen Health System Performance Financing, Health Policy, and Surveillance Capacities. Component one would be supported by IDA and the HRITF as well as through parallel funding from UNICEF, Global Fund and GAVI. Component two will focus on contract management and verification: an innovative purchasing arrangement will be created covering each of the four provinces. Component three is supporting components one and two; it will focus on institutional capacity building and technical support in various dimensions of health system strengthening that will directly reinforce the investments of components one and two.