The World Bank approved an $80 million International Development Association (IDA) grant and $20 million from the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Support of Every Woman, Every Child, to support the government’s efforts to strengthen health services in Burkina Faso.
The Health Services Reinforcement Project will help improve the quality and utilization of health services with a particular focus on maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health as well as nutrition and disease surveillance. The project will also strengthen the health system’s capacity in the country’s march toward universal health coverage while helping the government better respond to epidemics.
“This project aims to improve the population’s access to health services as well as the quality of healthcare provided, particularly to the most vulnerable population groups,” said Cheick Kanté, World Bank Country Manager for Burkina Faso.
“The World Bank’s support comes as the government of Burkina Faso is striving to establish national health insurance, with the goal of achieving universal health coverage. This new financing is aligned with the government’s new direction and reinforces other health interventions,” said Paul Jacob Robyn, World Bank Task Team Leader.
“The GFF is pleased to partner with the Government of Burkina Faso to help increase sustainable financing of the health and nutrition of women, children, and adolescents, thereby expediting progress toward universal health coverage,” said Mariam Claeson, Director of the Global Financing Facility.
The Governments of Norway and Burkina Faso, the World Bank Group, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will co-host the GFF replenishment conference slated for November 6, 2018, in Oslo, Norway.
Original source: World Bank
Published on 6 July 2018
