Improving the access and quality of primary health care and reproductive health services, including GBV, for populations affected by the crisis in Luambo Health Zone, Luiza Territory and Ndekesha Health Zone, Kazumba Territory, Kasai Central Province, DRC. The project aim is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the population affected by the crisis in the Kasai region, particularly in the health zones of Ndekesha and Luambo.
The response is designed to assist people affected by the crisis in the Kasai region by improving their access to basic health care with a focus on providing quality care to the vulnerable population and strengthening epidemiological surveillance in the 2 targeted health zones.
Proposed activities focus on meeting the health cluster’s strategic plan and response objectives through the provision of primary and secondary emergency and reproductive health care, psycho-social support and focuses on gender based violence prevention and response services in selected health zones.
The proposed intervention address the immediate needs of internally displaced and local population affected by the recent conflict while supporting efforts to build local capacity and strengthen systems to respond better in a protracted emergency situation. The intervention specifically targets vulnerable populations such as women, particularly of child­bearing age, pregnant and lactating women (PLW), infant and young children, and children under five years of age (CU5). Project activities will benefit in total to 9,906 people who are the target for this allocation. 

Interventions are defined according to the real needs identified by the Ministry of Health through its technical bodies and validated by the regional health cluster.

The priority areas are, the supply of health facilities with essential drugs, medical material and kits, the improvement of epidemiological surveillance and response to alerts, the improvement of blood transfusion safety, and the holistic assistance to vulnerable persons and persons subjected to the violation of their rights and lastly the strengthening of the capacities of the DRC's health system providers in accordance with the strategy of strengthening the health system through technical training and support.

On the one hand, it will be a question of strengthening the health structures to offer quality primary health care with a focus on the health of mothers and children (sexual and reproductive health) integrating the GBV care management, emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and secondly, to empower community actors to inform, sensitize and mobilize the community to detect health problems and to make a responsible reference to the relevant structures and services.

The main expected impact of the program is to improve the health status of the population through principles-based activities that promote capacity building, partnerships and holistic programs. Improving the health system capacity that will result from this program will contribute to its sustainability and resilience.

The project will address the specific needs and concerns of different gender and age groups through age, gender and diversity mainstreaming. The project will ensure interventions address specific needs of vulnerable groups, males and females and build local capacity of project beneficiaries by designing gender sensitive health interventions.