Cambodia staff: See box at left for staff names

The URC team provides technical assistance to the MOH by applying a comprehensive systems approach to strengthen the capacity of of the Cambodian health system to better plan, finance, and deliver the basic package of reproductive and child health services. In addition, the project team is working to link these system improvements to the achievement of key health outcomes.

• Management Capacity Development supports implementation and monitoring of the MOH strategic planning process. improved data use for program planning and management, and development of quality improvement activities to enhance compliance with technical standards of care. This component also encompasses piloting behavior change strategies to improve provider-patient interactions, management of Equity Funds to improve access for the poor, and strengthened referral and supervisions systems. Across the seven provinces, URC has initiated capacity-building activities in these technical areas in collaboration with various MOH departments and programs and with donors and NGO partners. URC is analyzing the performance of several health systems, results of which will provide programmatic and strategic guidance to MOH programs in areas such as:

• Health service delivery and financing for the disadvantaged population
• Quality and use of health information for planning and management
• Performance and compliance to standards related to key HIV/AIDS services
• TB program analyses to improve case detection and strengthen community DOTS
• Demand for health care services in the public and private sectors
• Donor and government financing of child health programs
  
• Outreach System Strengthening. Outreach from the health center to extend the reach of essential preventive and promotive health services to the communities increases health service utilization. URC supports analysis of key constraints to the MOH outreach system and policy and is introducing location-specific strategies to improve outreach service delivery and coverage.
• Integration and linkage of HIV/AIDS services with RH and TB supports integrating both voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) into RH services. This component will also usher in quality improvement for services related to maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS and TB.
• Program monitoring, evaluation, and advocacy provides analyses to capture information on health systems performance and assess achievement of national health objectives. This component includes working with partners to identify opportunities for scale up of successful models and strategies and providing technical assistance to USAD on monitoring and generating data for its Performance Monitoring Plan.

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Welcome to USAID-HSSC Voice, Issue 1, July 2006

Coordinated Preparation for Avian Influenza, Issue 2, August 2006

Improving the Case Detection & Cure Rate of Tuberculosis, Issue 3, October 2006

Systems Strengthening Through Health Financing, Issue 4, December 2006

Reducing the Transmission & Impact of HIV/AIDS, Issue 5, January 2007

Strengthening Health Systems by Developing Management Capacity, Issue 6, March 2007

Strengthening Health Systems Through Quality Improvement, Issue 7, May 2007