The Ministry of Health and Child Care & Cordaid has a mandate to carry out all projects in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs). To this end, the revised and negotiated Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) sets out material measures and actions to be carried out or caused to be carried out […]
Environmental and Social commitment plan gets updated Read More »
Like many women in high-density and peri-urban communities, Method Pagiwa (26), from Kuwadzana Phase in Harare, registered her pregnancy with the Antenatal Clinic at Rujeko Polyclinic in Dzivarasekwa, when she was seven months into her pregnancy. This, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards is not recommended as they prescribe that women in developing countries
A needs assessment undertaken by the Mazowe District Health Executive (DHE) exposed the daunting burden pregnant women from Rinzi, Dockin and Dandamera communities were facing as they had to travel long distances to Concession Hospital for services. To address this challenge, the DHE used their Results Based Financing (RBF) subsidies to renovate a dilapidated beerhall
“Empowering communities through RBF: From a beerhall to a lifesaving clinic. Read More »
The project has supported the procurement and installation of video conferencing (VC) facilities from the MoHCC national level to provincial medical directorates (PMDs). The VC facilities’ benefits include improved communication among national level, provinces, and districts; greater convenience that drives efficient and cost-effective collaboration among meeting attendees. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has also led
The Zimbabwe COVID-19 Response and Essential Health Services Additional Financing (P180160) project aims to support the support the Government of Zimbabwe to deploy and manage COVID-19 vaccines and strengthen related health system capacity for pandemic preparedness and deliver essential health services, particularly reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH). The Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP)
This video will tell you all about the history of the Results Based Financing Urban Voucher programme in Zimbabwe, the processes for identifying the participants right up to the service provision, achievements realised over the years, challenges and the plans for the future. The Government of Zimbabwe with a grant from the World Bank has been
VIDEO: INCREASING ACCESS TO MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN URBAN ZIMBABWE Read More »
Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a scientific approach with practical solutions designed to prevent harm to patients and health care workers, that is caused by infections. It is rooted in provision of patient safety and health service quality. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the healthcare landscape, among which includes increased use of Personal
MoHCC develops Infection Control and Waste Management Plan to curb spread of infections Read More »
The Ministry of Health and Child Care with its partners including Cordaid are conducting a two-day meeting (May 5-6, 2022), in Kadoma to disseminate the Results Based Financing Programme Implementation Manual (PIM) as well as training of Trainers for the Provincial Health Executives, so they may further disseminate the PIM to the district health executives
MoHCC conducts a program implementation manual (PIM) dissemination meeting Read More »
The First edition of the Health Sector Development Support Project Additional Financing V newsletter is now out. Click on the link below to access the newsletter to learn more about the evolution of the result based financing for health since inception to the present status… https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eovzYNDtNkuC-9dGh7-P5fI_7jZ2nR4G/view?usp=sharing
1st edition of our project newsletter is now out Read More »
On March 10, 2022 the World Bank Country Director (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe) Mara Warwick visited Mbare Poly Clinic in Harare to familiarise with the Results Based Financing Program’s Urban Voucher (UV) component. The UV program provides free Maternal, Newborn and Child Health services for the poor in two pilot pilot areas; Mbare and
Health Sector Development Support Project increases access to maternal health Read More »
