{"id":40124,"date":"2024-03-06T20:36:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yearbooktest1.com\/?p=40124"},"modified":"2024-06-27T22:55:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T20:55:35","slug":"rdc-la-couverture-sante-universelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afrique.yearbook-media.com\/en\/rdc-la-couverture-sante-universelle\/","title":{"rendered":"DRC \u2013 Universal Health Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all is among the government's priorities. The adoption of the strategic plan is an important step in the process of ensuring equal access to healthcare for Congolese citizens.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In the DRC, the vast majority of the population does not benefit from any form of social security. The informal sector is dominant, with irregular and unstable incomes. However, the ability to pay determines access to healthcare, particularly through reliance on family support. Social security coverage in the formal sector is weak, extending only to civil servants and employees of a few companies. Overall, the social protection system has significant gaps in coverage, especially for workers in the informal and rural economy. In 2019, only 14.11% of the population was covered by at least one social protection scheme.<\/p>\n

In December 2021, the government adopted five draft decrees intended to initiate the implementation of universal health coverage. The first draft decree concerns the creation of the regulatory authority for monitoring universal health coverage. The second concerns the creation of a public institution called the Health Solidarity Fund. The third draft decree relates to the creation of a public institution called the Public Health Promotion Fund. The fourth draft decree concerns the creation of a public institution called the National Institute of Public Health (INSP). The final draft decree concerns the transformation of a public service called the National Agency for Clinical Engineering and Health Information (ANICIIS) into a public institution called the National Agency for Clinical Engineering and Digital Health (ANICNS).<\/p>\n

The combined efforts to grant social status to health products and services also involve streamlining pricing structures and the tariffs for medicines and care. Ensuring fair pricing for health products and services requires consensual reforms, as these products and services are inaccessible to the majority of the Congolese population.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, taxes, along with other factors, are among the main determinants of the high cost of health products and services in the DRC, adding approximately 120% to the CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) value. While in other countries bordering the DRC, particularly SADC member states, products are entirely exempt from taxes, other countries apply a single rate lower than that of the DRC.<\/p>\n

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In late June 2022, the President of the Republic announced the decision to implement free childbirth, postnatal, and neonatal care as part of universal health coverage. Of Kinshasa's 35 health zones, 9 already offer free maternity care. The capital, Kinshasa, is serving as a pilot city before this measure is extended nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

An agreement called "Elikia" was signed in July 2022 by the government to allow certified state agents and officials to benefit from health care and funeral expenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In February 2022, the World Bank approved a new Country Partnership Framework for the DRC, covering the period 2022-2026. The World Bank will invest nearly $1 billion in social protection in the DRC. These investments are part of the new Country Partnership Framework (CPF). Covering the period 2022-2026, the new CPF will support the government's strategic priorities and governance reforms, with a particular focus on human development. This will include establishing a social safety net system targeting the poor, vulnerable, and conflict-affected across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Social mutuals extend to healthcare, family and maternity allowances, and old-age and survivor's benefits. However, most existing mutuals only cover healthcare, and a survey conducted in 2015 identified 109 mutuals across the country, covering barely 11% of the population.<\/p>\n

JASON SENDWE HOSPITAL: AN EXAMPLE OF PPP
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Located in Lubumbashi, Jason Sendwe Hospital is the largest hospital in the Haut-Katanga province. The rehabilitation work on the General Referral Hospital (HGR) was part of the President's 100-day emergency program. This four-story healthcare facility now has over 100 rooms equipped with modern equipment and state-of-the-art air conditioning. The Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene, and Prevention decided to transfer the management and operation of the hospital to a private partner. The Ministry of Health's project and public procurement management unit had established subscription criteria to ensure the recruitment of a reliable partner capable of meeting the needs of the Congolese people.<\/div>\n

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