Cambodia - Health Equity and Quality Improvement Project (Anglais)

Health remains an important challenge as well as a development priority for Cambodia. On one hand, Cambodia is one of the few countries globally that achieved both MDG targets of maternal and child mortality. On the other hand, 32 percent (or approximately...  Voir la suite Health remains an important challenge as well as a development priority for Cambodia. On one hand, Cambodia is one of the few countries globally that achieved both MDG targets of maternal and child mortality. On the other hand, 32 percent (or approximately 0.5 million) of children under five are stunted even today. The maternal mortality ratio decreased from 472 in 2005 to 170 in 2014 (number per 100,000 live births) but remains high. Similarly, the under-five mortality rate decreased from 83 per 1,000 live births in 2005 to 35 per 1,000 in 2014. Despite these dramatic improvements in maternal and child health, inequities in health outcomes persist among different socioeconomic statuses, geographical area, and between urban and rural populations. The government recognizes the need to go beyond improved survival rates to maximizing the potential of the country’s human capital. For over 15 years, the World Bank has supported the health sector with its own financing as well as that of other development partners pooling funds through the World Bank. This has led to joint ownership, shared success and strong coordination among development partners and with the government, which is a unique feature in Cambodia and was instrumental in the rapid improvement in coverage and quality of health care services. The emphasis of past projects has been to improve access to health services while improving the results-based focus of financing through innovative instruments such as Health Equity Fund and Service Delivery Grants, with the specific goal of improving the quality of health service delivery and utilization of services by the poor.  Réduire