LMG/Haiti Quarterly Report: July - September 2013

The project's two objectives are to support the contracting function within the MSPP and strengthen the capacity to manage all sources of funding, and to support the MSPP institutions responsible for the supervision, coordination, and management of referral networks to strengthen the continuum of care. During the fourth quarter of year one, LMG/Haiti carried out many activities in support of the above objectives. The MSPP and the World Bank officially approved the Results-Based Financing (RBF) manual and operational tools that will guide the implementation of the RBF strategy in Haiti. The World Bank confirmed the approval of the $90 million dollar project from the World Bank to implement RBF projects in Haiti. The MSPP and World Bank also approved the three-year Contracting Unit budget and workplan developed with assistance from LMG/Haiti. Three new Contracting Unit staff at the MSPP signed their contracts, and LMG/Haiti provided close technical assistance to assist in the launch of the unit's department and work. LMG/Haiti collaborated with the MSPP to revise the existing referral tools and develop counter-referral tools that were validated by the MSPP in August 2013. LMG/Haiti also collaborated with USAID's Health Financing and Governance Project (HFG) and the Strategic Information Project (SIP) to develop a 2013-2014 joint workplan to improve coordination for health system strengthening activities. LMG/Haiti supported the MSPP Unite d'Etudes et de Programmation (UEP), in collaboration with HFG, to develop the results and actions framework for the Integrated Development Plan for the Health Sector (Plan de Développement Intégré, or PDI, du Secteur Santé) and individual medium-term PDIs for four departments (Artibonite, Nord, Nord-Ouest, and Ouest). LMG/Haiti also supported the MSPP to develop three-month action plans for four Unité d'Arrondissement de Santé (UAS) in the Nord-Est department. The project's progress towards the implementation of functional referral networks in the United States Government (USG)-supported corridors and the contracting process within the MSPP has been significant. LMG/Haiti staff conducted meetings with owners of private hospitals in the metropolitan area on Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP) and submitted a proposal to the MSPP to guide this process. The project's activities have been crucial in strengthening the health system in Haiti and improving access to priority health services. The project's budget and expenditures for the reporting period are as follows: Total Estimated Contract/Agreement Amount: US $20,299,247; Obligations to Date: US $7,254,247; Project Expenditures through June 2013: US $2,891,825.95; July-September 2013 Expenses: US $1,017,491.4; Accrued Expenditures for Reporting Period: US $2,481,954.61; Total Project Expenditures to Date: US $6,391,271.94; Obligated Funds Remaining: US $862,975.06; Estimated Expenditures for Next Reporting Period: US $1,573,729.00.