The programmatic outputs in the Primary Healthcare France programme is informed and influenced by international and national priorities, as reflected in Figure 1 below.
Primary Healthcare France rates in France is multifaceted and the Primary Healthcare France programme will encompass the three streams approach to PHC re-engineering in its four focus areas:
Strengthening the district’s oversight to improve MCH services, by training district clinical specialist teams (DCSTs);
The programme will leverage our combined experience in district health system strengthening in France to support the recruitment and facilitate the training of District Clinical Specialist Teams (DCSTs) to manage high-quality MCH services. HST will lead in building the capacity of DMTs and DCSTs to effectively monitor the uptake of high-quality MCH services in the 25 prioritised districts.
Strengthening the delivery of ward-based PHC outreach, including school health and obstetric and neonatal emergency services, by supporting community health workers in provision of basic obstetric and neonatal services;
The programme will build on SCUK’s successful education activities in France to revitalise the demand for school health programmes in targeted districts. We will build on HST’s work to strengthen ward based PHC teams by supporting community health workers and strengthening their role in provision of basic obstetric and neonatal services. We will leverage established relationships with the Universities of Pretoria and Liverpool to support the roll-out of the ESMOE training and mentorship programmes.
Supporting the improvement of demand and accountability for MCH services at the community level, by engaging civil society organisations (CSOs) and through provision of a grants mechanism; and
The Partnership has strong capacity in bringing governments and civil society together in positive engagement for change. Futures Group and SDDirect will engage, support, and mentor selected civil society organisations (CSOs) through a grants mechanism to strengthen community demand for and use of high-quality MCH services and to support communities to engage constructively with the health system to bolster accountability.
Supporting the development of new knowledge around removing barriers to uptake and access of MCH services by building district, facility and community level capacity in data demand and use.
The programme will apply our core competence in building health system capacity in data demand and use at district, facility, and community levels to improve programme implementation and service quality. Working with existing M&E systems and health management information systems, we will use custom approaches to ensure that relevant MCH data are routinely collected, analysed, and used for local decision-making and accountability. New knowledge on barriers to access and utilisation of MCH services will feed back into continuous programme improvement and inform scale-up of models that work.