📋 Tender Overview
Project number:
2022.2219.8
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
2A00 Asia I
Contact person:
Bernd Appelt bernd.appelt@giz.de
Partner countries:
Nepal
SUMMARY
Goals:
The institutional capacities of government actors in the health system, in particular the Ministry of Health, the health insurance fund and the local health administrations, to implement the national health sector strategy are improved.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of Health and Population
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
59,787,470 euros
Current project:
7,500,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
2020.2133.5
Supporting the health sector strategy
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
November 30, 2000 - June 30, 2027
Current project:
01.07.2024 - 30.06.2027
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant secondary objective
Inclusion and empowerment of people with disabilities
Significant secondary objective
Mother and child health
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
12110 Health policy and health administration
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Context
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has been supporting the development of the Nepalese health sector since 1994. The social health protection projects initiated in recent years in Nepal remain underdeveloped, providing inadequate protection against catastrophic health expenditures and perpetuating inequalities in access to quality healthcare. Furthermore, systemic deficits are hindering modernization—particularly in the area of ??digitalization, which is crucial for improving the quality of healthcare and preventive care.
Objective
The institutional capacities of government actors in the health system—particularly the Ministry of Health and Population, the Health Insurance Authority, and selected local health authorities in two provinces—were improved with the aim of implementing Nepal's health sector strategy (Nepal Health Sector Strategic Plan).
Approach
S2HSS II aims to strengthen the capacities of key stakeholders in the health sector – in particular the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), the Health Insurance Board (HIB), and exemplary subnational health authorities selected in two provinces. This should ensure equitable and high-quality healthcare for all. Building on previous successes, the program focuses on three main areas:
a) Strengthening administrative capacity and improving the fina
