Improving Results of District Health Plans in Niger

The Ministry of Public Health (MOH) in Niger has used Rapid Results Initiatives (RRIs) to achieve targets for reproductive health and nutrition. Key outcomes of this approach include: • Mobilization of regions and districts to overcome constraints to assisted deliveries, family planning (FP), nutrit...

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Main Authors: Karamoko, Djibrilla, Lorenzo-Meiro, Montserrat, Randrianarivelo, Benjamina, Harati, Elissar Tatum
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/737581579803969615/Improving-Results-of-District-Health-Plans-in-Niger
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spelling okr-10986-332482021-05-25T10:54:39Z Improving Results of District Health Plans in Niger Karamoko, Djibrilla Lorenzo-Meiro, Montserrat Randrianarivelo, Benjamina Harati, Elissar Tatum RAPID RESULTS INITIATIVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NUTRITION VACCINATION HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACEPTIVES HEALTH CENTERS The Ministry of Public Health (MOH) in Niger has used Rapid Results Initiatives (RRIs) to achieve targets for reproductive health and nutrition. Key outcomes of this approach include: • Mobilization of regions and districts to overcome constraints to assisted deliveries, family planning (FP), nutritional counseling and measles vaccination, and thus achieve Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs). • Collaboratively planned provision of mobile health services, door-to-door visits and outreach to remote and underserved areas, by health teams and communities. • Engagement of local leaders to help health centers increase coverage of services to women and children, including mapping of households with low uptake of health services; implementing social sanctions to reduce home births. • Inclusion of FP and assisted deliveries and other messages on reproductive health and nutrition in sermons of religious leaders. The Government of Niger has rated RRI as one of the top innovations in its national health plan. The MOH and the regions are bound by annual performance contracts to improve results using RRIs. 2020-01-28T15:53:57Z 2020-01-28T15:53:57Z 2020-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/737581579803969615/Improving-Results-of-District-Health-Plans-in-Niger http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33248 English HNP Knowledge Brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Niger
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topic RAPID RESULTS INITIATIVE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
NUTRITION
VACCINATION
HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN
CONTRACEPTIVES
HEALTH CENTERS
spellingShingle RAPID RESULTS INITIATIVE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
NUTRITION
VACCINATION
HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN
CONTRACEPTIVES
HEALTH CENTERS
Karamoko, Djibrilla
Lorenzo-Meiro, Montserrat
Randrianarivelo, Benjamina
Harati, Elissar Tatum
Improving Results of District Health Plans in Niger
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description The Ministry of Public Health (MOH) in Niger has used Rapid Results Initiatives (RRIs) to achieve targets for reproductive health and nutrition. Key outcomes of this approach include: • Mobilization of regions and districts to overcome constraints to assisted deliveries, family planning (FP), nutritional counseling and measles vaccination, and thus achieve Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs). • Collaboratively planned provision of mobile health services, door-to-door visits and outreach to remote and underserved areas, by health teams and communities. • Engagement of local leaders to help health centers increase coverage of services to women and children, including mapping of households with low uptake of health services; implementing social sanctions to reduce home births. • Inclusion of FP and assisted deliveries and other messages on reproductive health and nutrition in sermons of religious leaders. The Government of Niger has rated RRI as one of the top innovations in its national health plan. The MOH and the regions are bound by annual performance contracts to improve results using RRIs.
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author Karamoko, Djibrilla
Lorenzo-Meiro, Montserrat
Randrianarivelo, Benjamina
Harati, Elissar Tatum
author_facet Karamoko, Djibrilla
Lorenzo-Meiro, Montserrat
Randrianarivelo, Benjamina
Harati, Elissar Tatum
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title Improving Results of District Health Plans in Niger
title_short Improving Results of District Health Plans in Niger
title_full Improving Results of District Health Plans in Niger
title_fullStr Improving Results of District Health Plans in Niger
title_full_unstemmed Improving Results of District Health Plans in Niger
title_sort improving results of district health plans in niger
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/737581579803969615/Improving-Results-of-District-Health-Plans-in-Niger
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