The World Bank Group has approved $135 million in financing for Senegal to strengthen its health system and improve access to care for vulnerable populations, according to a statement to APA on Thursday.
The financing, earmarked for the “NAATANGUE 2030” program, comprises a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA), along with grants of $20 million from the Global Financing Facility (GFF) and $15 million from the Health System Transformation and Resilience Fund (HSTRF).
The program is designed notably to improve care for women, children and adolescents, through expanded access to quality emergency obstetric and neonatal care, as well as strengthened screening and continuity of care.
It also aims to extend health insurance coverage to vulnerable populations, while improving the availability of essential medicines, the deployment of health workers in underserved areas and the use of health data.
“NAATANGUE 2030 reflects our shared commitment with the Senegalese government to shield target populations from precarity and to ensure that every woman, child and adolescent can access quality health services,” said Djibrilla Issa, Division Director for several West African countries, as quoted in the statement.
According to him, the program will help build “a stronger, more equitable health system that is better prepared to face future health challenges,” in line with the World Bank Group’s goal of expanding access to quality health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030.
The document notes that the approach adopted is based on results-based financing, underpinned by structural reforms aimed at durably improving the quality of services, equity and the resilience of Senegal’s health system.
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