Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Details for Mechanism ID: 16912
Country/Region: Ethiopia
Year: 2013
Main Partner: Abt Associates
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $2,900,000

The goal of the Health Sector Finance Reform is to expand sustainable financing options to improve access, equity and quality of health care services. USAID has been funding this wraparound project to support the implementation of the Health Sector Finance Reform (HSFR) and health insurance programs through the existing health sector management system at the national, regional, zonal/woreda, and health facility levels. Health financing reform is a key priority for the GOE, the PF in goal 3: health systems necessary for universal access are functional by 2014, and throughout the GHI strategy. During COP 2012, the HSFR project focused on: 1) strengthening the capacity of the FMOH, RHBs, Zonal and Woreda Health Offices, Facility Governance Boards(hospital and health center management bodies) and the new health insurance management institution to initiate and implement innovative health financing schemes 2) establishing functioning health center/hospital boards while outsourcing non-clinical services, and 3)strengthening fee waiver systems, health facility finance structures and staffing, user fee setting and revision, retention and utilization of revenue and conducting supportive supervisions. Coverage includes all regions except Afar and Somali. In COP 2013, the program will focus on: 1) consolidation of health sector reforms in all regions and expansion to new health facilities, 2) supporting the FMOH to implement the social health insurance schemes targeting governmental and the private formal sectors, and expanding community-based health insurance programs in rural areas, 3) strengthening evidence generation and use for policy decision-making, 4) building the institutional capacity of the National Health Insurance Agency and Regional branch offices of the Agency.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $2,900,000

The purpose of this award is to implement Health Sector Finance Reform (HSFR), including health insurance programs, at the national, regional, zonal/woreda, and health facility levels to improve access to and delivery of HIV/AIDS and other helath services. The program will address access, equity and efficiency issues by focusing on the consolidation of health sector reforms, supporting the FMOH in the implementation of national health insurance and generating evidence to inform policy changes. COP 13 funds will be used to continue supporting GOE in implementing the national social health insurance program, scaling-up the Community-based Health Insurance(CBHI), provide technical support for the roll-and wider implementation of HSFR. Hence, the program will focus on: 1) consolidation of health sector reforms in all regions and expansion to new health facilities, 2) supporting the FMOH to implement the social health insurance schemes targeting governmental and non-governmental organizations employees (the formal sector), insurance schemes for the informal sector and community-based health insurance programs, 3) strengthening evidence generation and use for policy decision-making, 4) building the institutional capacity of the National Health Insurance Agency and Regional branch offices of the Agency.The project will also strengthen supportive supervision, documentation, publications and sharing of research findings including conducting HSFR projcet end line assessments. In addition, the project will support FMOH to conduct the fifth Ethiopian National Health Accounts( NHA) and institutionalization of the NHA methodology.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $700,000
Human Resources for Health $300,000
Motor Vehicles: Purchased $400,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
enumerations.Malaria (PMI)
Child Survival Activities
Safe Motherhood
Tuberculosis
End-of-Program Evaluation
Family Planning