Washington will allocate more than CFA 18 billion to this project, which aims to reduce the number of preventable maternal and child deaths and support the implementation of the National Malaria Control
Program (NMCP).
The Senegalese Minister of Finance and Budget, Mamadou Moustapha Ba, and Mrs. Paloma Adams-Allen, USAID Deputy Administrator, signed on Tuesday in Dakar, the letter of execution for the financing of the NDAMIR 3 Project in the amount of $31 million, or about CFA 18.8 billion.
The objective of this project is to reduce the number of preventable deaths of mothers and children and to support the implementation of the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), with a view to improving
the management of health risks through community-based health insurance schemes.
“This important financial support from the U.S. government once again reflects the trust and friendship between our two countries and demonstrates the dynamism of Senegalese-American cooperation. By agreeing to finance this ambitious project, you are once again supporting the Government of Senegal’s efforts to develop the health
sector,” Mr. Ba said.
In his speech, the Minister of Finance and Budget highlighted “the success of the NDAMIR 2 Project which, having brought together the PNLP and the Project for the Improvement of Mother and Child Health and the Health Information System (PASMESSIS), has made it possible to strengthen the capacities of the regions of Kaffrine, Kaolack and Ziguinchor in the implementation of high-impact interventions for the reduction of maternal, infant and neonatal mortality.
Through this project, USAID has supported the government of Senegal in the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (CMU) through mutual health insurance, said Mamadou Moustapha Ba who “remains optimistic”
about the success of the new NDAMIR 3 Project.
According to the Minister, this project covers the 2023-2026 period of the New Strategy of the Bureau of Health of USAID, which, according to him, favors a perfect alignment with sectoral policies and the budget
cycle for an effective and efficient investment.
Mr. Ba also noted the “positive results” recorded in other sectors, notably Education, thus justifying the financing of a new program to strengthen Initial Reading for All (RELIT) in the amount of 30 million dollars.
Mamadou Moustapha Ba also congratulated USAID for its willingness and commitment to use the direct funding mechanism called Government to Government (or G To G) in the implementation of the cooperation program between the two countries.
« This approach makes it possible to align U.S. assistance with national priorities, to reduce transaction costs, increase accountability, make local actors responsible and ensure the sustainability of results,” he said, calling for the strengthening and expansion of this mechanism to other sectors.
“For its part, the Government of Senegal is committed, in addition to the counterpart in kind, to make available to the ministries benefiting from the programs sufficient financial resources to support activities in the framework of projects carried out under the direct financing mechanism,” the Minister of Finance and Budget said, adding
that “the State of Senegal will spare no effort to ensure that the cooperation program we signed and which will govern our bilateral relations until 2026 will be a total success.”
For her part, Mrs. Paloma Adams-Allen looked forward to a long and fruitful collaboration that reflects the ties that unite and promote real and meaningful development for the Senegalese people.
“We look forward to deepening our partnership to ensure that our programs continue to align with Senegal’s priorities. The United States is committed to supporting the people of Senegal and their longstanding commitment to democracy and democratic institutions,” she said.
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