Sri Lanka: Primary Healthcare System Enhancing Project (PHSEP)

The objective of the Primary Healthcare System Enhancing Project is to improve access and quality of primary health care services across all districts of Sri Lanka. There are five components to the project, the first component being increase availability of comprehensive PHC services at PMCIs and Medical Officer of Health offices. This component includes three subcomponents: ensuring availability of essential inputs at PMCIs and MOH offices, sustaining and strengthening primary health workforce at PMCIs, and expanding the PMCI service package to include additional services. The second component is the strengthen the quality of clinical and person-centered care at PMCIs. This component includes three subcomponents: building capacity for human resources for health, scaling up integrated care platforms, and strengthening governance systems for quality assurance. The third component is the strengthen health promotion, community empowerment and citizen engagement. This component includes two subcomponents: managing health promotion and NCD risk factors and strengthening citizen engagement for preventive and curative care. The fourth component is the project management and monitoring and evaluation. This component includes two subcomponents: project management, monitoring and evaluation, and strengthening project monitoring and management capacity at Ministry Level. Finally, the fifth component is the contingent emergency response component.