Rwanda Health Systems Strengthening Activity: Quarterly Report (October-December, 2017)

The project, implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and its partners, has the overall goal of achieving a strengthened and expanded performance of the Rwandan health system at the national, decentralized, and community levels. The project focuses on four strategic areas with five Intermediate Results (IRs): Leadership and Advocacy, Governance, Policy, and Planning, Management, Coordination, and Implementation, and M&E, Learning, and Knowledge-Based Practices. The IRs are interrelated, and many activities are cross-cutting and implemented jointly to achieve overall results. The project continues to support innovations and build the capacity of the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to deliver quality health services for and improve the health of all Rwandan people. In the current quarter, the project achieved several major milestones. The finalization of Rwanda's fourth Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP4) was supported, and a report on the situation analysis of Human Resource (HRH) for Health staff turnover was completed and submitted to the Ministry of Health (MoH) for final review and validation. Additionally, District Health Management Teams (DHMT) meetings were supported in 20 districts out of 30. The project also made progress on challenges identified in the previous quarter. Cross-cutting focus on Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning was maintained, with accomplishments in Institutionalized health systems thinking approaches and practices, Improved multi-level GOR policy, planning, and implementation capacity, Increased revenue mobilized by the health sector through domestic and private sector sources to achieve sustainability, and Improved and expanded quality health services through more effective and efficient use of existing resources in the health system. The RHSS Project Quarterly Report highlights the project's achievements in the current quarter, including the completion of the report on the situation analysis of HRH for Health staff turnover and the support provided to DHMT meetings in 20 districts. The report also emphasizes the project's continued focus on cross-cutting interventions, collaboration, learning, and adapting, and public events planned. The project's geographic focus is on Rwanda, with a specific emphasis on the national, decentralized, and community levels. The project's timeframes are from November 17, 2014, to November 16, 2019, with the current reporting period being October-December 2017. The project's recommendations and future plans are not explicitly stated in the report, but the project's continued focus on building the capacity of the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to deliver quality health services for and improve the health of all Rwandan people is evident. The project's achievements in the current quarter demonstrate its commitment to strengthening the Rwandan health system and improving the health of all Rwandan people. The project's continued focus on building the capacity of the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to deliver quality health services is evident, and its achievements in the current quarter highlight its progress towards achieving this goal. The RHSS Project Quarterly Report provides a comprehensive overview of the project's achievements in the current quarter, including its progress on challenges identified in the previous quarter and its continued focus on cross-cutting interventions, collaboration, learning, and adapting. The report highlights the project's commitment to strengthening the Rwandan health system and improving the health of all Rwandan people, and its achievements in the current quarter demonstrate its progress towards achieving this goal.