Supporting the Health System and building Local capacity

Location: Tanganyika district – Katanga province

Situation:

The war in DRC is one of the bloodiest the world has seen since the end of the Second World War. In less than five years, 4 million people will have died. In May 2003, fighting in Ituri province quickly spread to Bunia forcing women and children to flee. After three years of transition and an exceptional mobilisation by the international community, J. Kabila was re-elected on 29 October 2006.Today, the government is involved in managing the post-conflict reconstruction and the importance of civil society has been confirmed.

Activities:

The programme aims to improve the quality of health services and their accessibility for the population of Tanganyika district, by:
• Implementing an action plan focusing on training and the accessibility of services for the beneficiary populations;
• Involving the communities in the management of health programmes through strengthening the capacity of local community organisations, health education sessions and training;
• Involving the Central Area Offices in the management of ‘health areas’;
• consolidating data collection and epidemiological surveillance systems and management tools;
• Training the different actors involved;
• Providing technical support to the management teams of the health areas and the medical inspectors of the district.

Outlook:

To help improve the population’s health in the 11 health areas of Tanganyika health district by improving the quality of health services in the long-term by implementing an efficient health system.

Project start date: October 2006     

End date: August 2009