{"id":987501898,"date":"2023-02-03T08:18:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T07:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/country\/congo-democratic-republic-of-the\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:23:51","slug":"congo-democratic-republic-of-the","status":"publish","type":"country","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/countries\/congo-democratic-republic-of-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Congo (Democratic Republic of)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;!!! 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The DRC\u2019s 2021-2023 Government Action Programme includes a section called \u201cImplementation of Universal Health Coverage\u201d, which upholds the vision in the National Strategic Development Plan (PNSD) titled &#8220;Strengthening of human capital and social and cultural development\u201d.[\/et_pb_text][ba_gradient_heading title=&#8221;Important challenges&#8221; html_tag=&#8221;h3&#8243; primary_color=&#8221;#455A64&#8243; secondary_color=&#8221;#455A64&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;HEADING (50-60 characters)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/ba_gradient_heading][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TEXT &#8211; BLOCK 2 &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1em||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Universal Health Coverage Technical Coordination Committee has developed a national universal health coverage (UHC) strategic plan through a participatory and inclusive process based on a multisectoral approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DRC faces multiple challenges as it progresses towards UHC:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extending health risk coverage\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reducing the fragmentation of funding schemes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sustaining UHC funding\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defining a package of guaranteed essential services\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developing compulsory membership mechanisms\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strengthening the targeting of beneficiaries of medical assistance schemes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strengthening the management and coordination of the various schemes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][ba_gradient_heading title=&#8221;A complex structure&#8221; html_tag=&#8221;h3&#8243; primary_color=&#8221;#455A64&#8243; secondary_color=&#8221;#455A64&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;HEADING (50-60 characters)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/ba_gradient_heading][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TEXT &#8211; BLOCK 3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1em||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The traditional stakeholders in UHC implementation are the ministries of social security, health and social affairs. However, implementing UHC has been accompanied by the creation of several structures, including the Health Solidarity Fund (FSS), the Health Promotion Fund (FPS), the UHC Regulatory Agency (AR-CSU), the National Institute of Public Health (INSP), the National Agency for Clinical Engineering, Health Information and Informatics (ANICIIS). These newly created structures, currently in their implementation phase, require capacity building and mechanisms for effective coordination.Listed below are mechanisms that will collect specified funds that the FSS will pool. 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