Modernization and Improvement of Rehabilitation Services Project

The development objective of the Modernization and Improvement of Rehabilitation Services Project for Moldova is to: (i) strengthen noncommunicable disease care by improving prevention and rehabilitation services, with a focus on stroke and heart attacks, at all levels of the health system, and (ii) in case of an eligible crisis or emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it. The project comprises of five components. The first component, integrated care at the hospital level for noncommunicable disease (NCD) patients will focus on patients facing catastrophic health events, primarily strokes and heart attacks. The second component, integrated prevention and rehabilitation services at the primary care and population-level will support services to prevent NCDs through primary care and population-level interventions. It consists of following sub-components: (i) primary care and population-level interventions for NCD prevention and management; and (ii) preventive and supportive rehabilitation services. The third component, pandemic preparedness finances activities relating to the refurbishment of the National Agency for Public Health (NAPH) infrastructure and building additional storage facilities, as well as refurbishing the public health laboratory network infrastructure and endowing it with the necessary equipment to ensure early warning and surveillance functions. The fourth component, project management will support for project management, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) activities, including third-party monitoring. The fifth component, contingent emergency response (CERC) objective is to improve Moldova’s capacity to respond to natural and man-made disasters.