Information
This project is closed since 30.06.2015.
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Partner execution agency
- Ministère de la Santé (MINSA)
- PIC 3
- 2011 - 2017
- Implementation period
- 1 June 2012 - 30 June 2015
- Total duration
- 37 months
- Total budget
- 10,000,000 EUR
- Contribution breakdown
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- Luxembourg Government
10,000,000 EUR
Since 1997, Luxembourg's interventions in Nicaragua’s health sector have materialized via several projects, including Support to the Nicaraguan Red Cross in dealing with the National System of Blood Transfusion on one hand and Integrated Support to the Local Comprehensive Health Care Systems in Masaya, Carazo and Rivas on the other.
The present programme NIC/025 is a continuation of previous projects in both fields of action. It aims at strengthening universal access, quality of health care and the management of the National Health System services networks of Nicaragua.
The programme, which corresponds to the second strategic objective of the Medium Term Health Plan 2011-2015, covers three areas of intervention:
- Financial contribution to the Nicaraguan multi-donor Health Sector Fund and technical support to the integrated Health Sector approach;
- Strengthening of the Local Comprehensive Health Care Systems of Jinotega and Matagalpa;
- Strengthening of the National Blood Transfusion System.
In this phase of the programme, efforts focus on midlevel management, in line with LuxDev´s priority to strengthen organizational capacity in the public sector, a choice justified by the marked quality differences that can be observed from one area to another. In the operational planning phase, one of the most important achievements was the ability to incorporate a risk and vulnerability approach in working with the poorest people in underprivileged areas.
Studies on human resources and gender (including domestic violence) have produced some very concrete proposals in these respective areas. They will provide solid guidelines to be taken into account when implementing the Family and Community Health Model, as well as ways in which health professionals can integrate them in their every day work.
This project closes in June 2015.