Haiti COVID-19 Response

The development objective of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Strategic Preparedness and Response Project for Haiti is to prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and strengthen national systems for public health preparedness. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Emergency COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Response, aims to provide immediate support to minimize imported cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) , to limit local transmission through containment strategies and to strengthen clinical care capacity and critical core functions of the health system to provide the best care possible for people who become ill despite a surge in demand. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Containment interventions; (ii) Communications activities supporting preparedness; and (iii) Reinforcement of healthcare services provision capacity. 2) The second component, Health System Strengthening, aims to support the strengthening of public health systems for pandemic preparedness, focusing on the key areas identified in the last Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of country International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacities for Haiti. 3) The third component, Implementation Management and Monitoring and Evaluation, aims to finance activities to support the capacity of the central Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) units and Departmental health authorities in the coordination, implementation management and supervision of the Project (including fiduciary aspects and monitoring and evaluation, safeguards and reporting of Project activities and results), and the carrying out of project audits.