Sudan - Improving Health Access and Systems Strengthening Project — Sudan

Overview

The Improving Health Access and Systems Strengthening Project in Sudan will address key health priorities of the country including reproductive and child health, nutrition and cancer control. It is a standalone operation which will finance community-based health and nutrition service delivery and facility-level health systems strengthening efforts for improving health and nutrition outcomes among women and children. The project aims to improve health knowledge, access to health services, quality of health services and the functioning capacity of the health system. Its interventions are articulated around three main project components, namely: (i) Institutional Capacity Building of Health Systems including subcomponents a) Capacity Building of Human Resources for Health and b) Support for Health Service Delivery; (ii) Demand Generation for Health Care Utilization; and (iii) Project Management. The project will be implemented over a period of 57 months from March 1, 2018 to December 31, 2022. It cost is estimated at UA 20.05 million to be financed by the Transition Support Facility Pillar I.