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Building a Resilient Health System in Senegal .

Systems Strengthening for Health Impact | Capacity Building | Health
Africa

USAID Central-Level Health Systems Strengthening

Project Dates: October 2021 - October 2026
Supporting Government Universal Health Coverage

The USAID-funded Senegal Building a Resilient Health System activity supports the Government of Senegal (GOS) and its Ministry of Health and Social Action (MSAS) to make meaningful and sustainable improvements to its country’s health system, achieving its vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Through targeted technical assistance, training, and capacity building, the activity strengthens systems in the areas of leadership and governance, human resources for health (HRH), supply chain management, health information systems, public financial management, and private sector engagement.

Project Goals

  1. Improve supply chain management
  2. Strengthen information systems data for decision-making
  3. Improve leadership, management, and governance
  4. Improve systems and resource allocation for human resources for health (HRH)
  5. Increase domestic resource mobilization (DRM)
  6. Improve financial management and budget capacities
  7. Improve insurance systems
  8. Improve implementation of existing national policies, guidelines, and tools
  9. Improve coordination across USAID activities, donors, and other government entities

Resources

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