Reproductive and child health services are now accessible thanks to the Health Services and Capacity Building Project (PRSCS). This World Bank-funded project has increased the number of births attended by skilled health personnel by a factor of more than ten.
At the Damakanian community health center, the relief is palpable. Fatoumata Sow is now one of the beneficiaries of theProjet de renforcement des services et des capacités sanitaires(PRSCS), which aims to improve access to reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health services (SRMNI) in the Kankan and Kindia regions.
“With my health card, I no longer have to pay for treatment, and my children are monitored regularly. The medical staff are friendly and welcoming,” she says with satisfaction.
In addition, the health services and capacity-building project (PRSCS) has helped to improve the health infrastructure. Guinea‘s health system, with 81 health centers equipped with solar-powered water supply systems, also serving neighboring communities. The project has also trained 400 new health workers (15 doctors, 102 state nurses, 100 midwives, 182 technical health workers and a statistician), as well as 2,351 community relays and 232 community health workers.
The PRSCS, which came to an end in June 2024, will be extended under the new Guinea Enhancing Health System Transformation (GUEST) project, financed to the tune of $95 million, including $85 million from the International Development Association (IDA) and $10 million from the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF). The project aims to improve the quality and utilization of health services, with a particular focus on reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health and nutrition (SRMNEA-N). It will strengthen the operational capacities of health facilities in terms of human, material, energy, water and drug resources, while integrating adaptation and mitigation measures in the face of climate change.
