Health Sector Development Plan 2015/16-2019/2020.

The Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP) is a strategic instrument adopted by the Ministry of Health, whose goal is to accelerate movement towards Universal Health Coverage with essential health and related services needed for promotion of a healthy and productive life. The following specific objectives are defined: 1) To contribute to the production of a healthy human capital for wealth creation; 2) To address the key determinants of health; 3) To increase financial risk protection of households; 4) To enhance health sector competitiveness in the region and globally. These objectives define the health sector focus, for it to contribute to the National Development Agenda. To achieve these, the health sector development priorities are defined around strengthening the national health system including governance; disease prevention, mitigation and control; health education and promotion, curative services; rehabilitation services; palliative services; and health infrastructure development. To address the key determinants of health, the Plan outlines strategic interventions to be undertaken. They include the implementation of programme areas on safe water, environmental health and sanitation, food and nutrition services, veterinary services and environmental pollution control.
To help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition, these shall be key intervention: (i) create awareness at community level on right foods to eat for good nutrition status and promote their production; (ii) screen for malnutrition in all age groups and ensure appropriate care and rehabilitation for the identified individuals; (iii) support growth promotion and monitoring in the first two years of life at community level. Measures on school feeding are envisaged as well, with specific focus on promotion of good nutrition in schools and communities.
The following key interventions are foreseen in other programme areas: awareness creation on indoor air pollution prevention, proper liquid, solid and gaseous waste management; community sensitization on safe water use; ensure water quality testing and surveillance; promote improved hygiene and sanitation at household level and in public places; screening and management of zoonotic conditions.