Nicaragua Strengthening the Public Health Care System

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The objectives of the Strengthening the Public Health Care System Project for Nicaragua are to: (a) strengthen quality and access to health services; (b) contribute to adapting the public health system to the country’s changing epidemiological profile; and (c) secure financial support in case of Public Health Alert or Public Health Emergency. There are four components to the project, the first component being strengthening the quality and access to health care services. This component seeks to strengthen the quality and supply of public health care services delivered nationwide and will support the following subcomponents: improving the quality of health care services in selected municipalities, and strengthening and expanding the provision of basic health care services. The second component is the institutional strengthening of MOH to respond to the country’s changing epidemiological profile. The objective of this component is to support the public health system to adapt to the country’s changing epidemiological profile. The third component is the contingency financing of a public health emergency or public health alert and capacity building. This component will provide funding to prevent and respond to a public health alert or a public health emergency. It also includes funding to prevent and control outbreaks, epidemics, and other potential risk factors involving the handling of general and medical waste. Finally, the fourth component is the project management. This component will finance the strengthening of MOH’s capacity for administering, implementing, supervising, and evaluating project activities, including support for carrying out of external financial audits.