| Project Detail |
The development objectives of the Second Health and Social Protection Project for Kyrgyz Republic are to (i) improve health outcomes in four health priority areas in support of the Den Sooluk (DS) national health reform program 2012-2016; and (ii) enable the government?s efforts to enhance effectiveness and targeting performance of social assistance and services. The project has three components. The first component is support for implementation of DS program of reforms. This component will support the implementation of the DS program through a Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp). The areas focused are as follows: improving the delivery of core services as defined in DS, health system strengthening, Support to the State Guaranteed Benefits Package (SGBP), and strengthening fiduciary capacity in the health sector. The second component is strengthening the policy and administrative capacity of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). The objective of the component will be to enable the government?s efforts to enhance effectiveness and targeting performance of social assistance and social services aimed at supporting the poor and the vulnerable. This component has following two sub-components: improving the effectiveness of the social safety net, and support to strengthening the national policy towards vulnerable groups, including people with special needs. The third component is contingency emergency response (no funds allocated). The objective of this component is to improve the government?s response capacity in the event of an emergency. |
