Projects and references

Support to and promotion of the Moroccan Ministry of Health’s (MoH) institutional and hospital reform project; contribution to strengthening health monitoring and safety; establishment of a national accreditation programme for MoH public health laboratories within the framework of the quality assurance national plan; and promotion of the development project for technical and scientific research within the health system.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the improvement of the health status of the Surinamese population (including the specific population living along the Maroni river). A public health expert will assist the MoH for the improvement of the quality of health services throughout the country and the development of cross-border cooperation.

Analysis of the project’s contribution to the implementation of the National Rehabilitation Programme and in the execution of the 2001-2005(6) action plan. The evaluation included an analysis of the project's relevance - its contribution to improving the lives of handicapped persons; evaluation of the relevance of project objectives and indicators; evaluation of project organisation, and of the financial and human resources to reach the objectives.

The Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL) has obtained financing from the World Bank (WB) under the health system strengthening project aimed at supporting the GOSL’s initiative to improve the accessibility, efficiency, and responsiveness of health services. The health system strengthening project is geared towards strengthening the health sector both on the demand and the supply sides.
The objective of this assignment is to provide technical assistance to develop and institutionalise National Health Accounts, with the aim of understanding the magnitude and pattern of health spending in the economy and the nature and flow of funds within the health care system.

The general objectives of the present technical assistance were: (1) to provide the National Hygiene Institute (NHI) with modern statutes and missions that take into account its assets, the national policy and the context of biology in Moroccan public health, the European acquis and WHO recommendations; and (2) to strengthen, through reorganisation and restructuring, the NHI and the network of public health laboratories in order to create an efficient tool for the country’s public health, monitoring, epidemiological monitoring and health security, as a compliment to the existing clinical surveillance network, in conformity with the acquis communautaire and in the context of bringing the NHI closer to the international network of national laboratories currently being developed by the WHO for the country’s preparation and response to epidemics.

The AFD is seeking the support of consultants to carry out a feasibility study and definition of a project to support the structuring of a network of provincial reference laboratories in DR Congo. This structuring should take the "One Health" approach into account, which integrates different sectors and disciplines of human, animal, plant and environmental health in the management of emerging epidemics. Laboratories play a key role in this management.

The main objective of the project was to support the Mauritanian Ministry of Health in strengthening the national health system by carrying out a study on the pricing of procedures and implementation and monitoring tools, in order to have a harmonised pricing system for all procedures offered in public and private structures, with a view to setting up universal health coverage.