Health Systems Strengthening
Leveraging impactful, multisectoral partnerships improves care delivery and utilizes a “harmonized multistakeholder” approach that fosters collaboration across partners to reduce redundancy, deconstruct silos and identify potential private/public partnerships. These collaborations include working with local government health ministers, addressing specific local challenges with local know-how and experts.
Working with decision makers and action takers to leverage all our strengths
Strengthening of the capacities of health professionals and the NCD Health Systems in Djibouti in partnership with Caisse Nationale de Securité Sociale (CNSS) , Djibouti
Jon Fairest, Head of the GHU and Deka Ahmed Robleh, Managing Director, Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale, Djibouti.
A scientific forum about Non Communicable Diseases was organized jointly between Sanofi and CNSS in Djibouti for Healthcare Professionals to bring them knowledge about NCDs and how to better diagnose and treat them.
In Djibouti, the Health Minister created a national program to combat NCDs. The CNSS and Ministry of Health asked the GHU for support strengthening the capacities of HCPs focused on diabetes and hypertension care, where Djibouti is limited by the small number of time-pressed specialists training other HCPs.
Zimbabwe - Community screening with OPHID.
Building on local success aligned to Minister of Health prioirities
Integrating the response to HIV and NCDs, Partnering with The Organization for Public Health Interventions and Development (OPHID)
Early NCD diagnosis and treatment is a priority for healthy aging with HIV. In Zimbabwe, NCD and HIV programs tend to be implemented vertically, leaving NCDs in people living with HIV undiagnosed.
Collaborating with the Minister of Health in Zimbabwe, we worked with OPHID to leverage existing TB/HIV programs and integrate NCD screening with routine HIV services at the primary care level. Helping to identify undiagnosed NCDs and link clients to treatment improves health outcomes for HIV patients with NCDs.