Project description

The Tajik-Swiss Health Reform and Family Medicine Support Project (Project Sino) is assisting the Ministry of Health and districts (= rayons) of the Republic of Tajikistan in carrying forward health reforms and strengthening of family medicine services. The population of four rayons (Varzob, Dangara, Turzunsade and Shakrinov) is the prime beneficiary of the project.

The second phase of the Project (April 2006 to March 2009) builds on the experiences gained and lessons learnt during phase 1. The project goal is to contribute towards the improvement of population health status and improve access to health services, especially for poor groups. Its purpose is to continue to develop, test and implement a sustainable and accessible family medicine model in pilot areas that is equally affordable for all.

Objectives

The three expected outcomes from the project are:

• Involvement of community groups has increased thereby family medicine services in pilot rayons are further strengthened;
• Access to high quality PHC services is improved and tested models for family medicine are available;
• Relevant experiences to health policy planning and decision-making have been transferred and disseminated and activities with health sector partners are better harmonized.

Though the project is carried out at the community and district levels, it takes into account the wishes of the Government of Tajikistan for the reform of the Health Sector and the alleviation of poverty, and transfer and disseminates relevant experiences to the national level. The project contributes to develop robust and accessible high quality family medicine service.

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