Health systems support in the DRC
Appui au Système de Santé en RDC | ASSR
Reducing mortality and morbidity of women, adolescents, children and newborns and building human capital through a stronger health system and empowered communities.
ABOUT ASSR
In French, ASSR stands for Appui au Système de Santé en RDC, which translates into Health Systems Support in DRC. It is an 18-month project funded by the Department for International Development using UK aid that is building on the accomplishments of the recently completed Accès au Soins de Santé Primaire, known locally as ASSP, which was also funded by UK aid and was implemented during the preceding six years.
Project Goal
The overall project goal is to improve the health of women, adolescents, and children through support for disease prevention, delivery of health care and health systems strengthening. It is structured around the six pillars of health systems strengthening, specifically: enhanced health service delivery and quality, improved and sustained human resources, enhanced and appropriate use of medicines and technologies, increased affordability of health services, enhanced health information systems and, lastly, enhanced leadership and governance.
Implementation Period
April 2019 to October 2020
Duration
18 months
Project Cost
£35,000,000
Donor
Funded by DFID using UK aid
The project supports 9.7 million people across 50 health zones.
ASSR works in four provinces: Kasaï, Kasaï Central, Maniema, and Nord-Ubangi.
people served
health zones
provinces
“That the project has exceeded the Q1 target suggests that we may have underestimated the residual effects of the ASSP project and hints at the longer-term effect the ASSP project had on service utilization.”
ASSR Q1 Report
Number of pregnant women who received three doses of IPT while attending antenatal care
Number of 1-yr-old children vaccinated against measles
Number of Couple Years of Protection achieved through family planning service provision
Number of deliveries attended by a skilled birth attendant
Service utilization for curative services
Number of pregnant women and children under one year of age who received a long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets through routine distribution
Percent of sexual and gender-based violence survivors arriving at a health facility within 72 hours who have received PEP Kits
Average number of CODESAs that were operational
ASSR Programs
ASSR progams are building on the successes of the recently completed ASSP project. Click on any link below for more detailed information.
Medicine
Family Planning
Safe Deliveries
Immunizations
Hospital Management
DHIS2
Malaria
Improving Access
Leadership & Governance
Gender & SGBV
Partners
IMA World Health was selected as the consortium lead to implement the ASSR project in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. In addition to acting as consortium lead, IMA oversees project implementation at the provincial level in Maniema and Nord Ubangi, while Sanru is responsible for project implementation in Kasai and Kasai Central. Two technical partners provide assistance at the national level: Pathfinder (Reproductive Health and Family Planning) and BAO Systems (Health Information Systems).
read more about our work to improve access to primary health care in the drC through ASSP
DFID and the SIDA allocated £182,899,146 to support the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s efforts to improve the health of its citizens. Accordingly, IMA World Health was selected as the lead organization to implement ASSP and in collaboration with the MOH. In addition, four implementing partners support the program at the provincial level: SANRU, World Vision, CARITAS and International Rescue Committee. Finally, four technical partners provide assistance at the national level: Tulane University (Operational Research), Pathfinder (Reproductive Health and Family Planning), HISP (Health Information Systems) and IntraHealth (Human Resource Information Systems).
Quarter 1 Results
Number of pregnant women who received three doses of IPT while attending antenatal care:...
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Quarter 1 Results
Number of pregnant women who received three doses of IPT while attending antenatal care: 58,495Number and percentage of 1-yr-old children vaccinated against measles: 78,123Number of Couple Years of Protection (CYPs) achieved through family planning service provision:...
Saved by my Son: A Tushinde Ujeuri Success Story
"The support from the Tushinde program has restored my will to live." Tushinde Ujeuri Project brings hope to one survivor of sexual and gender-based violence in DRC It was mid afternoon, and my 10 year-old son and I were walking home from working in the fields. When...
Combatting Malnutrition in DRC: A Nutrition Success Story
Community relays in Ndesha, Kasai Central are successfully combatting malnutrition in the DRC thanks to ASSP's nutrition training. Combatting Malnutrition One Maman at a TimeMado Betu was a young child of two years and four months but was frail and unable to walk when...
