THE WORLD BANK Solomon Islands 93398 Health Sector Support Project Improving public expenditure management and performance monitoring Improve the Ministry of Health’s national and provincial health in the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. planning and budgeting systems. Background Improve the Ministry of Health’s The status of the health sector in Solomon Islands deteriorated significantly from 1998-2003 during monitoring and evaluation a period of civil conflict known as the ‘tensions’. The health sector has continuing problems, with capabilities to properly gauge some indicators remaining among the worst in the Pacific. Solomon Islands is still experiencing progress of NHSP objectives. challenges related to both technical quality of services and the capacity of the health system to Strengthen the management deliver services effectively and efficiently. skills of senior managers and provincial directors within the Ministry of Health. About the Project The overall objective of the Health Sector Support Project (HSSP) is to support the Solomon Islands Government in achieving priority health goals through effective, efficient, and equitable Location: The project will mainly services that respond to the population’s needs. take place within Honiara with affects on health services The HSSP is working in alignment with frameworks established by the Solomon Islands Ministry of throughout Solomon Islands. Health’s National Health Strategic Plan (NHSP), which was formulated in 2006. The NHSP lays out the government’s priority areas and actions for the health sector. In order to implement this plan, Approval Date: 20 March 2008 the Solomon Islands Government formulated a detailed program for the improvement of the health sector from 2008-2011—the HSSP—to which the World Bank Group and AusAID are both Closing Date: 31 July 2011 providing technical assistance. Total Project Cost: US$1.5 million The first component is based around public expenditure management. This component will work to improve the Ministry of Health’s national and provincial health planning along with the Donors: World Bank Ministry’s budgeting systems. This will be achieved through the contribution of technical (International Development assistance and help towards the completion of the first Medium Term Expenditure Framework Association)—US$1.5 million (MTEF). Improvements in public health sector expenditure management include tasks—such as planning and budget execution—to help ensure the domestic and external resources available for Implementing Agency: Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and health go to supporting strong, viable local health services of benefit to the majority of Solomon Medical Services Islanders. The second component aims to improve monitoring and evaluation of sector performance. This Contact: World Bank will enable the Ministry to track the achievements of NHSP objectives and enable a reallocation of Task Team Leader resources towards priorities that aren’t being addressed. Susan Ivatts Health Specialist Component three focuses on training and capacity building aimed at strengthening the sivatts@worldbank.org management skills of provincial health directors and senior managers. This is being done to increase the efficiency of strategic planning and execution within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. Component three also finances a portion of the Ministry’s strategic human www.worldbank.org/pi resource training plan.