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Outcome 1.1 Improved access to quality essential health services irrespective of gender, age or disability status (GPW 13)

Output 1.1.1 Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages

Completed

Product/Service: Support for the implementation of the national essential package of health services (health security)

Technical Area: Service Delivery

Deliverables: Revised State package of essential health services inclusive of a range of services to address humanitarian needs in line with the National essential package of health services

Output 1.1.4 Countries’ health governance capacity strengthened for improved transparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities

Completed

Product/Service: Support training of relevant personnel on UHC and Management

Technical Area: Governance

Deliverables:

Output 1.1.4 Countries’ health governance capacity strengthened for improved transparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities

Completed

Product/Service: Development of National Strategic Plan II Annual Operational Planning guidelines

Technical Area: Governance

Deliverables: Approved Annual Operational Planning Guidelines

Output 1.1.4 Countries’ health governance capacity strengthened for improved transparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities

Completed

Product/Service: Operationalization of the national health strategy (support operational planning) to include early recovery strategy (health security)

Technical Area: Governance

Deliverables: HDN actions incooperated in the 2019 Annual Health Sector Operational Plans and Humanitarian Response Plan for the three North East priority States (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe)

Output 1.1.5 Countries enabled to strengthen their health and care workforce

Completed

Product/Service: Facilitate redistribution of staff based on staffing needs assessment

Technical Area: Health Workforce

Deliverables:

Output 1.1.5 Countries enabled to strengthen their health and care workforce

Completed

Product/Service: HRH management, redistribution and capacity building (health security)

Technical Area: Health Workforce

Deliverables: Functional Health Workforce Registry in the three North East priority states(Borno, Adamawa and Yobe)

Output 1.1.5 Countries enabled to strengthen their health and care workforce

Completed

Product/Service: Assess health workforce situation, assess staffing needs for efficient service delivery

Technical Area: Health Workforce

Deliverables: Functional Health Workforce Registry in the three North East priority states(Abia,Niger and Osun)

Outcome 1.2 Reduced number of people suffering financial hardship (GPW 13)

Output 1.2.1 Countries enabled to develop and implement equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress towards universal health coverage

Completed

Product/Service: Support establishment/strengthening of Coordination Units and TWGs for health financing

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Functional Coordination units and TWGs for health financing at Federal and selected States. Improved knowledge of Health personnel on health financing and management at FMOH and State Ministries of Health

Output 1.2.1 Countries enabled to develop and implement equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress towards universal health coverage

Completed

Product/Service: Enhance capacity of SHIS in Edo

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables:

Output 1.2.1 Countries enabled to develop and implement equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress towards universal health coverage

Completed

Product/Service: Support development of Health Financing Policy & Strategy in selected states

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Approved Health Financing Policy & Strategy in selected States

Output 1.2.2 Countries enabled to produce and analyse information on financial risk protection, equity and health expenditures, and to use this information to track progress and inform decision-making

Completed

Product/Service: Support Health Account Studies at Federal and State levels

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Approved National/State(Abia,Niger,Osun) Health Accounts 2017

Output 1.2.3 Countries enabled to improve institutional capacity for transparent decision-making in priority-setting and resource allocation, and analysis of the impact of health in the national economy

Completed

Product/Service: Facilitate the generation of evidence to advance reprioritization to increase allocation and releases to the health sector.

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Finalized fiscal space analysis for Federal and 2 States . Approved National and Sub-National Business and Investment Cases for UHC

Outcome 1.3 Improved access to essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and devices for primary health care (GPW 13)

Output 1.3.3 Country and regional regulatory capacity strengthened, and supply of quality-assured and safe health products improved, including through prequalification services

Completed

Product/Service: Strengthen reporting system for blood transfusion in Nigeria

Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products

Deliverables: DHIS-2 module for blood reporting & Blood Regulatory framework

Output 1.3.3 Country and regional regulatory capacity strengthened, and supply of quality-assured and safe health products improved, including through prequalification services

Completed

Product/Service: Support NPHCDA LAB Task team to review, harmonize and update laboratory data tools & Laboratory Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) manual

Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products

Deliverables: Revised Preventive Maintennace Manual

Output 1.3.5 Countries enabled to address antimicrobial resistance through strengthened surveillance systems, laboratory capacity, infection prevention and control, awareness-raising and evidence-based policies and practices

Completed

Product/Service: Review National Drug policy 2005 to incorporate emerging AMR needs

Technical Area: Antimicrobial Resistance

Deliverables: Approved National Drug Policy

Output 1.3.5 Countries enabled to address antimicrobial resistance through strengthened surveillance systems, laboratory capacity, infection prevention and control, awareness-raising and evidence-based policies and practices

Completed

Product/Service: Patient safety including strengthening of Infection Prevention and Control, Antimicrobial resistance surveillance (health security)

Technical Area: Antimicrobial Resistance

Deliverables: Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines developed

Outcome 2.3 Health emergencies rapidly detected and responded to (GPW 13)

Output 2.3.3 Essential health services and systems maintained and strengthened in fragile, conflict and vulnerable settings

Completed

Product/Service: Support, coordination and policy dialogue within the health sector for development and implementation of the humanitarian/development nexus and Institutional systems reforms including IHR (health security)

Technical Area: Emergency Preparedness & Response

Deliverables: Functional Humanitarian Development Nexus(HDN) Coordination Forum in the three North East priority States (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe)

Outcome 4.1 Strengthened country capacity in data and innovation (GPW 13)

Output

Completed

Product/Service: Develop UHC tracking strategy including UHC indicators that feed into the global indicators

Technical Area: Information Systems

Deliverables: A monitoring and evaluation system on UHC is established

Output

Completed

Product/Service: Strengthening the Health Information System Governance/coordination structures (Borno,Adamawa,Yobe)

Technical Area: Information Systems

Deliverables: Functional Health Data Governance Council and Health Data Coordination Committee; M&E plan

Activity details

Outcome 1.1 Improved access to quality essential health services irrespective of gender, age or disability status (GPW 13)

Output 1.1.1 Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages

Ongoing

Product/Service: Quality and safety of health services delivery strengthened at all levels of care

Technical Area: Service Delivery

Deliverables: Quality and safety of health services delivery strengthened at all levels of care

Output 1.1.2 Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to deliver on condition- and disease-specific service coverage results

Ongoing

Product/Service: Improved availability of essential interventions for Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health

Technical Area: NCDs & Mental Health

Deliverables: Improved availability of essential interventions for Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health

Output 1.1.4 Countries’ health governance capacity strengthened for improved transparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities

Ongoing

Product/Service: Second National Strategic Health development Plan Implemented

Technical Area: Governance

Deliverables: TA & Support for the Annual Operational Planning at federal & selected States

Output 1.1.4 Countries’ health governance capacity strengthened for improved transparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities

Ongoing

Product/Service: Second National Strategic Health development Plan Implemented

Technical Area: Governance

Deliverables: Second National Strategic Health development Plan Implemented

Output 1.1.5 Countries enabled to strengthen their health and care workforce

Ongoing

Product/Service: HRH management and planning strengthened

Technical Area: Health Workforce

Deliverables: HRH management and planning strengthened

Outcome 1.2 Reduced number of people suffering financial hardship (GPW 13)

Output 1.2.1 Countries enabled to develop and implement equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress towards universal health coverage

Ongoing

Product/Service: Strengthened health financing equity and investment governance and coordination structures including policy and strategies

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Strengthened health financing equity and investment governance and coordination structures including policy and strategies

Output 1.2.1 Countries enabled to develop and implement equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress towards universal health coverage

Ongoing

Product/Service: Strengthened health financing equity and investment governance and coordination structures including policy and strategies

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Establish functional Health Financing coordination platforms, Units, TWGs

Output 1.2.2 Countries enabled to produce and analyse information on financial risk protection, equity and health expenditures, and to use this information to track progress and inform decision-making

Ongoing

Product/Service: Effective and sustainable pooling of fund for coverage of Nigerians on prepayment schemes expanded through National and State Health Insurance Schemes

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Develop legal and operational frameworks for establishment and consolidation of fund pools

Output 1.2.2 Countries enabled to produce and analyse information on financial risk protection, equity and health expenditures, and to use this information to track progress and inform decision-making

Ongoing

Product/Service: Effective and sustainable pooling of fund for coverage of Nigerians on prepayment schemes expanded through National and State Health Insurance Schemes

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Effective and sustainable pooling of fund for coverage of Nigerians on prepayment schemes expanded through National and State Health Insurance Schemes

Output 1.2.2 Countries enabled to produce and analyse information on financial risk protection, equity and health expenditures, and to use this information to track progress and inform decision-making

Ongoing

Product/Service: Effective and sustainable pooling of fund for coverage of Nigerians on prepayment schemes expanded through National and State Health Insurance Schemes

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Support the development and review of appropriate benefit package for health insurance and contributory schemes

Output 1.2.2 Countries enabled to produce and analyse information on financial risk protection, equity and health expenditures, and to use this information to track progress and inform decision-making

Ongoing

Product/Service: Effective and sustainable pooling of fund for coverage of Nigerians on prepayment schemes expanded through National and State Health Insurance Schemes

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Effective and sustainable pooling of fund for coverage of Nigerians on prepayment schemes expanded through National and State Health Insurance Schemes

Output 1.2.3 Countries enabled to improve institutional capacity for transparent decision-making in priority-setting and resource allocation, and analysis of the impact of health in the national economy

Ongoing

Product/Service: Adequate domestic revenue generation for health from public and private sources in Nigeria including the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund to achieve Abuja declaration

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Adequate domestic revenue generation for health from public and private sources in Nigeria including the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund to achieve Abuja declaration

Output 1.2.3 Countries enabled to improve institutional capacity for transparent decision-making in priority-setting and resource allocation, and analysis of the impact of health in the national economy

Ongoing

Product/Service: Adequate domestic revenue generation for health from public and private sources in Nigeria including the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund to achieve Abuja declaration

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Support the expansion of the BHCPF beyond 1% of CRF of government to include other sources

Output 1.2.3 Countries enabled to improve institutional capacity for transparent decision-making in priority-setting and resource allocation, and analysis of the impact of health in the national economy

Ongoing

Product/Service: Adequate domestic revenue generation for health from public and private sources in Nigeria including the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund to achieve Abuja declaration

Technical Area: Health Financing

Deliverables: Advocate for increased government annual appropriation for health

Outcome 1.3 Improved access to essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and devices for primary health care (GPW 13)

Output 1.3.1 Provision of authoritative guidance and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products, essential medicines and diagnostics lists

Ongoing

Product/Service: Improved governance and stewardship of pharmaceutical services and other health technologies including Sector Policies, Strategies, Plans, Standards, Norms, Guidelines for Essential Medicines, Blood and Blood Products, Tra

Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products

Deliverables: Develop/review policies, strategic plans & guidelines for Essential medicines, Blood and Blood Products, Traditional medicines and Diagnostics products

Output 1.3.1 Provision of authoritative guidance and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products, essential medicines and diagnostics lists

Ongoing

Product/Service: Improved governance and stewardship of pharmaceutical services and other health technologies including Sector Policies, Strategies, Plans, Standards, Norms, Guidelines for Essential Medicines, Blood and Blood Products, Tra

Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products

Deliverables: Improved governance and stewardship of pharmaceutical services and other health technologies including Sector Policies, Strategies, Plans, Standards, Norms, Guidelines for Essential Medicines, Blood and Blood Products, Tra

Output 1.3.3 Country and regional regulatory capacity strengthened, and supply of quality-assured and safe health products improved, including through prequalification services

Ongoing

Product/Service: Strenghten pharmacovigilance, post marketing survellance and good procurment and supply chain practices

Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products

Deliverables: Revise current pharmacovigilance policy and regulation and support PV and PMS activities in the country

Output 1.3.3 Country and regional regulatory capacity strengthened, and supply of quality-assured and safe health products improved, including through prequalification services

Ongoing

Product/Service: Strenghten pharmacovigilance, post marketing survellance and good procurment and supply chain practices

Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products

Deliverables: Strenghten pharmacovigilance, post marketing survellance and good procurment and supply chain practices

Output 1.3.3 Country and regional regulatory capacity strengthened, and supply of quality-assured and safe health products improved, including through prequalification services

Ongoing

Product/Service: Strengthen regulation of all medical products including Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products

Deliverables: Strengthen regulation of all medical products including Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Outcome 2.2 Epidemics and pandemics prevented (GPW 13)

Output 2.2.3 Mitigate the risk of the emergence and re-emergence of high-threat pathogens and improve pandemic preparedness

Ongoing

Product/Service: Lab capacity for emerging and re emerging diseases strengthened

Technical Area: Emergency Preparedness & Response

Deliverables: Lab capacity for emerging and re emerging diseases strengthened

Output 2.2.3 Mitigate the risk of the emergence and re-emergence of high-threat pathogens and improve pandemic preparedness

Ongoing

Product/Service: Lab capacity for emerging and re emerging diseases strengthened

Technical Area: Emergency Preparedness & Response

Deliverables: Support Lab diagnostic capacity strengthening through training & procurement

Outcome 4.1 Strengthened country capacity in data and innovation (GPW 13)

Output 4.1.1 Countries enabled to strengthen data, analytics and health information systems to inform policy and deliver impacts

Ongoing

Product/Service: Quality data generation, management and use for decision making

Technical Area: Information Systems

Deliverables: Quality data generation, management and use for decision making

Output 4.1.2 GPW 13 impacts and outcomes, global and regional health trends, Sustainable Development Goals indicators, health inequalities and disaggregated data monitored

Ongoing

Product/Service: Capacity building for analysis and presentation of morbidity and mortality data and UHC indicators of access, coverage and quality and development of national health observatory

Technical Area: Information Systems

Deliverables: Capacity building for analysis and presentation of morbidity and mortality data and UHC indicators of access, coverage and quality and development of national health observatory

Outcome 3.1 The primary health care approach renewed and strengthened to accelerate universal health coverage (GPW 14)

Output 3.1.1 WHO strengthens country capacity and provides guidance on the design, delivery, quality and measurement of integrated -services

Ongoing

Product/Service: Support for the design and implementation of condition-specific (e.g., for NCDs and mental health) clinical guidelines, care pathways, and referral processes across service delivery platforms.

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Output 3.1.3 WHO strengthens countries’ national capacity to develop implementable national strategies for UHC

Ongoing

Product/Service: Support the development, costing, implementation, management, and monitoring & evaluation of robust National Health Policies, Strategies, and Plans through an inclusive sectoral and multi-sectoral policy dialogue process, ensuring the plan is comprehensive and adequately covers NCDs, health security, and other key policy priorities related actions, in concert with national fiscal, social protection, education, employment, nutrition, and economic policies.

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Outcome 3.2 Health and care workforce, health financing and access to quality-assured health products substantially improved (GPW 14)

Output 3.2.3 WHO supports countries to implement measures for better access to, and use of, safe, effective and quality-assured health products

Ongoing

Product/Service: Support Strengthen country capacity for technology transfer for mRNA and diagnostics for local production

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