📋 Tender Overview
Three years after the military coup in Myanmar, targeted attacks and scrutiny in the health sector by the military junta led to a partial or total lack of access to healthcare in various regions, particularly in the dry zone. Through this project, Switzerland aims to support locally-led and inclusive community-based health system in Sagaing to provide essential, emergency, quality primary health care services, while ensuring the transition to a new decentralized and inclusive health system.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Myanmar
Health
Humanitarian Assistance & DRR
Primary health care
Health systems strengthening
Protection, access & security
01.05.2024 - 30.04.2027
CHF 600’000
The project in brief
Background The Sagaing region, where there was no conflict before the coup, became one of the strongest areas of resistance against the Myanmar military since then. As a result of arbitrary air strikes, artillery barrages and arson attacks, UNHCR reports that over a million people have been displaced and 58’525 houses burnt down in the Sagaing region. Many health professionals in Sagaing joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) against the junta and played a key role in providing essential health services to the local community in times of crisis, with limited resources and equipment. Some have organized themselves into a CDM network, while others have voluntarily emerged as the community-based clinics to provide health services in difficult to reach areas. With support from Switzerland, the Suu Foundation (SF) has partnered with the largest CDM health network in Sagaing, responding to primary health needs and Cyclone Mocha. Under this project, the SF will expand the coverage of health services through the existing CDM health network and six other community-based health organizations (CBHOs) in Sagaing. The comparative advantage of Switzerland is to facilitate crosslearnings from ACCESS to health fund and Primary Health Care project, particularly with regard to ethnic and community-based health system strengthening.
Objectives Vulnerable and conflict-affected communities in Sagaing have access to primary healthcare services through a decentralized and inclusive health system.
Target groups
Pregnant / nursing mothers and their newborn children (1’000 women for family planning services, 2’500 women for antenatal care support and 350 women receiving incentives for institutional delivery and postnatal care support)
The health care providers of Chindwin Medical and Humanitarian Network (CMHN) and six Community-Based Health Organizations (CBHOs) and the communities they serve
Medium-term outcomes
Conflict-affected communities have access to primary healthcare, and especially maternal and child healthcare.
Communities are empowered through community-led interventions and accountability mechanisms as well as capacity building of community-based health workers.
Locally-led and inclusive community-based health system is strengthe
