Health System Strengthening for Human Capital Development in Eswatini

The objective of the Health System Strengthening for Human Capital Development in Eswatini Project for Eswatini is to improve the coverage and quality of key reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), nutrition and Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) services in Eswatini. The Project has four components. 1. Improve health service delivery to increase the coverage and quality of health services to build human capital component will improve health service delivery. Subcomponent 1.1. Build capacity of health care workers to deliver enhanced, high impact RMNCAH, and nutrition and NCD services across the continuum of care will support: (a) Competency-based and residential trainings for health care workers to deliver high-quality RMNCAH, nutrition, and NCD services across the continuum of care; (b) Technical Assistance (TA) and procurement of tablets/technology to develop, test, and scale up provider digital decision support tools for RMNCAH to consolidate the trainings and ensure that competencies of health care workers are maintained for enhanced decision making; (c) Specialist training and mentorship to operationalize a four-bed specialized neonatal unit; (d) Creation of a Community of Practice (CoP) for midwives to promote continuous professional development, intra-professional collaboration, and staff morale for improved maternal and neonatal outcomes. Subcomponent 1.2. Increase the availability of drugs, commodities, functioning equipment, and client data for high-quality health and nutrition service delivery in facilities will support: (a) Modernization and scale-up of an interoperable electronic record management system for service inputs and service delivery and coverage to strengthen evidence-based service planning and management; (b) Construction of an Integrated Operations Centre with upgraded fleet; (c) Limited procurement of key commodities and equipment for nutrition and NCDs; (d) Procurement of biomedical equipment and supplies for...