Restoring Essential Services for Health and Advancing Preparedness for Emergencies Project

The development objectives of Restoring Essential Services for Health and Advancing Preparedness for Emergencies Project for Honduras are to: (i) improve utilization of reproductive and child health services in priority regions, (ii) strengthen public health capacities for emergency preparedness, and (iii) in case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Strengthening of adolescent, maternal, and child health services, aims to strengthen the supply and demand for adolescent, maternal and child health services in prioritized regions in the country with the greatest needs. 2) The second component, Public health preparedness, response, and stewardship capacity, aims to strengthen the capacity of the Honduran health system to prevent, detect and respond to health emergencies. 3) The third component, Project Management, will finance activities to strengthen the capacity of Ministry of Health (SESAL’s) central units and regional health authorities in the coordination, implementation management and supervision of the project. 4) The fourth component, Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC), will provide funding following an eligible crisis or emergency, drawing from the uncommitted credit resources under the Project from other components to cover emergency response.