PB 16/2021 - The Implementation of Direct Health Facility Financing (DHFF): Prospects and Challenges

Consequently, this led to the Nutrition service at the President's Office Regional delay of project implementation in primary health Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) with facilities, which hampered and undermined the coordinating policy implementation at both the regional effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare services, as and local government authority levels. [...] Consequently, this has influenced performance in the Findings critical areas of service delivery in the health sector, Overall, the DHFF was found to have positively such as enhanced infrastructure at the facility and influenced primary health services in three key ensured the availability of drugs and medical operational areas: equipment at the facility: Reliable and timely disbursement of funds. [...] Facility owners received only one-time Conclusions and Policy Recommendations training on financial management, which is not enough In conclusion, the brief has presented the prospects for a layman in the financial and procurement and challenges following the implementation of the professional. [...] Training at the the facility level are essential for the health sector to facility level can be customized for HFGCs and service reap the potential of DHFF. [...] The areas, have limited computer access and suffer from the MoHCDGEC and PORALG may liaise with the Universal limited and often unreliable internet connection, hence Communication Service Access Fund (UCSAF) and impede the effectiveness of DHFF as it leads to development partners to boost internet connectivity duplication of work.