completed· Health

Strengthening Systems for Better Health (Swasthya ko lagi skakchyam Pranali)

(Nepal): The Strengthening Systems for Better Health (SSBH) activity improves access to sustainable, quality, equitable health services. SSBH supports the GON's new federal structures to promote uninterrupted health service delivery and continuously leverages global experience in health systems strengthening to accelerate improvements in health outcomes. USAID provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and provincial and municipal governments to improve access to and use of quality maternal, newborn, and child health; nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene; and family planning services in 16 districts. SSBH supports provincial and local governments, and health workers (HWs) to plan, execute, and monitor the health emergency response, including for COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters. Funding will expand the basic health service package, including nutrition services, to marginalized groups by increasing service delivery points, improving referral mechanisms, and supporting municipalities to improve public and private health services. USAID will train HWs and managers to strengthen the health sector's capacity to generate, analyze, and use real-time data for improved planning and management. Funds will focus on increasing the accountability of local health managers and HWs for quality service delivery by improving linkages among municipal governments, facilities, and patient populations; and leveraging the capacity of Health Facility Operation and Management Committees to make health services more responsive to local needs. .Abt Associates has extensive experience in Nepal and globally in expanding quality health services to vulnerable populations. The activity contributes to USAID/Nepal's CDCS DO3: Inclusive Health and Education Systems Strengthened and Embassy Kathmandu's ICS Goal Two: Increase America's prosperity by developing Nepal as a reliable economic partner..