Health Systems Strengthening
CPI's health work is rooted in the foundational principles and approaches of Health Systems Strengthening (HSS). We support our partners to build and strengthen the key pillars of effective health systems: service quality, delivery and utilization, the health workforce, medical supply systems, leadership and governance, health information systems and research, and health care financing.
We support health providers, including governments and community-based organizations, to work effectively in partnership, harnessing their respective strengths to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) - ensuring that all people have access to needed promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that people do not suffer financial hardship when paying for these services.
We support health providers, including governments and community-based organizations, to work effectively in partnership, harnessing their respective strengths to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) - ensuring that all people have access to needed promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that people do not suffer financial hardship when paying for these services.
Key Projects
Primary Health Care Project
Period: May 2015 - December 2022 (Phases 1 and 2)
Donor(s): Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Geographic Coverage: Four townships in Kayin State, Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 256,436 people
Community Partners International (CPI) leads the Consortium for Health in Eastern Burma (CHEB), one of two consortia implementing the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)'s Primary Health Care (PHC) Project in southeastern Myanmar. The PHC Project supports health systems strengthening and convergence through maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services delivered by the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) and ethnic and community-based health organizations (ECBHOs) in Kayin State, Myanmar. CPI is working with three ECBHOs operating 79 community-based primary health care clinics in four townships in Kayin State that serve a target population of more than 250,000 people in 513 conflict-affected, under-served and hard-to-reach villages. The project aims to ensure: equitable provision of quality basic health care services is improved in rural areas; that communities are empowered to improve health status and governance; and that government and ethnic health systems are coordinated and strengthened.
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Period: May 2015 - December 2022 (Phases 1 and 2)
Donor(s): Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Geographic Coverage: Four townships in Kayin State, Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 256,436 people
Community Partners International (CPI) leads the Consortium for Health in Eastern Burma (CHEB), one of two consortia implementing the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)'s Primary Health Care (PHC) Project in southeastern Myanmar. The PHC Project supports health systems strengthening and convergence through maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services delivered by the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) and ethnic and community-based health organizations (ECBHOs) in Kayin State, Myanmar. CPI is working with three ECBHOs operating 79 community-based primary health care clinics in four townships in Kayin State that serve a target population of more than 250,000 people in 513 conflict-affected, under-served and hard-to-reach villages. The project aims to ensure: equitable provision of quality basic health care services is improved in rural areas; that communities are empowered to improve health status and governance; and that government and ethnic health systems are coordinated and strengthened.
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Better Health Together - Services Component
Period: January 2019 - December 2020
Donor(s): Access to Health Fund
Geographic Coverage: Kayin and Mon States
Approx. Population Coverage: 305,127 people
Community Partners International (CPI) is leading the Better Health Together project to implement the health services delivery component of the Access to Health Fund in Kayin and Mon States, Myanmar. Through the project, CPI is working to strengthen five ethnic and community-based health organizations (ECBHOs) to improve access to health care for vulnerable communities through the roll-out of an Integrated Package of Health Services (IPHS) across a network of 53 clinics, serving more than 300,000 people in 11 townships. The IPHS encompasses prevention and treatment of infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis (TB), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), nutrition, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and non-communicable diseases. Alongside improving access to early diagnosis and treatment, the project will enhance the accountability and responsiveness of health service providers, and will also seek to improve and expand TB prevention, detection and treatment.
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Period: January 2019 - December 2020
Donor(s): Access to Health Fund
Geographic Coverage: Kayin and Mon States
Approx. Population Coverage: 305,127 people
Community Partners International (CPI) is leading the Better Health Together project to implement the health services delivery component of the Access to Health Fund in Kayin and Mon States, Myanmar. Through the project, CPI is working to strengthen five ethnic and community-based health organizations (ECBHOs) to improve access to health care for vulnerable communities through the roll-out of an Integrated Package of Health Services (IPHS) across a network of 53 clinics, serving more than 300,000 people in 11 townships. The IPHS encompasses prevention and treatment of infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis (TB), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), nutrition, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and non-communicable diseases. Alongside improving access to early diagnosis and treatment, the project will enhance the accountability and responsiveness of health service providers, and will also seek to improve and expand TB prevention, detection and treatment.
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Better Health Together - Health Systems Strengthening Component
Period: March 2019 - December 2020
Donor(s): Access to Health Fund
Geographic Coverage: Kayah, Kayin, Mon and Southern Shan States
Community Partners International (CPI) is leading the Better Health Together project to implement the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) component of the Access to Health Fund in Kayah, Kayin, Mon and Southern Shan States in Myanmar. CPI is working closely with ethnic and community-based health organizations (ECBHOs) in these areas through the Ethnic Health System Strengthening Group (EHSSG) to strengthen the health system and capacity, and increase access to quality health care services for conflict-affected, hard-to-reach and under-served communities. CPI's role is to provide technical assistance and fund management, and to support coordination and collaboration between the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) and EHSSG.
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Period: March 2019 - December 2020
Donor(s): Access to Health Fund
Geographic Coverage: Kayah, Kayin, Mon and Southern Shan States
Community Partners International (CPI) is leading the Better Health Together project to implement the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) component of the Access to Health Fund in Kayah, Kayin, Mon and Southern Shan States in Myanmar. CPI is working closely with ethnic and community-based health organizations (ECBHOs) in these areas through the Ethnic Health System Strengthening Group (EHSSG) to strengthen the health system and capacity, and increase access to quality health care services for conflict-affected, hard-to-reach and under-served communities. CPI's role is to provide technical assistance and fund management, and to support coordination and collaboration between the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) and EHSSG.
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Advancing Community Empowerment in Southeastern Myanmar
Period: Aug 2017 - Aug 2022
Donor(s): USAID
Prime Organization: Pact
Implementing Partners: Community Partners International, Mercy Corps, Save the Children
Geographic Coverage: Southeastern Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 567,000+
Community Partners International (CPI) is a member of the Advancing Community Empowerment in Southeastern Myanmar (ACE) Project consortium funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact. The ACE Project supports communities in their empowerment processes by reducing vulnerabilities, promoting community participation in decision making, and strengthening mechanisms for more responsive and accountable local governance. CPI is implementing the Health Systems Strengthening component of the ACE Project, supporting the Ethnic Health Systems Strengthening Group (EHSSG) of ethnic and community-based health organizations (ECBHOs) in southeastern Myanmar. CPI is helping these ECBHOs to improve health care access and service delivery, and provide a basic essential package of health services to their communities through a network of 176 clinics.
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Period: Aug 2017 - Aug 2022
Donor(s): USAID
Prime Organization: Pact
Implementing Partners: Community Partners International, Mercy Corps, Save the Children
Geographic Coverage: Southeastern Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 567,000+
Community Partners International (CPI) is a member of the Advancing Community Empowerment in Southeastern Myanmar (ACE) Project consortium funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact. The ACE Project supports communities in their empowerment processes by reducing vulnerabilities, promoting community participation in decision making, and strengthening mechanisms for more responsive and accountable local governance. CPI is implementing the Health Systems Strengthening component of the ACE Project, supporting the Ethnic Health Systems Strengthening Group (EHSSG) of ethnic and community-based health organizations (ECBHOs) in southeastern Myanmar. CPI is helping these ECBHOs to improve health care access and service delivery, and provide a basic essential package of health services to their communities through a network of 176 clinics.
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Strategic Purchasing Project
Period: July 2018 - December 2020
Donor(s): Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation, Access to Health Fund, Open Society Foundations
Implementing Partners: Karen Ethnic Health Organizations Consortium
Geographic Coverage: 31 villages in Kayin State and Bago Region, Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 10,304 people
This innovative project seeks to test and investigate health service purchasing models that can help ethnic and community-based health organizations operating in hard-to-reach areas of Myanmar to secure sustainable funding from a broader range of sources, including national and international governments, to deliver a basic essential package of primary health services to target communities in their areas. Acting as the 'purchaser', Community Partners International (CPI) has entered into a 'purchaser-provider' agreement with four community-based clinics operated by the Karen Ethnic Health Organizations Consortium (KEHOC): three in Kayin State (Kyainseikgyi, Kawkareik, Myawaddy townships) and one in Bago Region (Shwegyin township). Under this agreement, these clinics will provide a package of 40 preventive, promotive and curative primary health services encompassing maternal and child health, infectious disease, sexual and reproductive health, non-communicable disease, general health, school health, nutrition and basic dental care to over 10,000 local people registered as patients at these clinics. This purchaser-provide arrangement will continue for a period of 18 months, enabling CPI and KEHOC to identify gaps and weaknesses in the service and purchasing model, establish cost profiles for the per capita delivery of services, and track care pathways and health outcomes of the patients receiving care. CPI is publishing a series of learning briefs to track the progress of the project, and plans to targeted research studies during the project lifetime.
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Period: July 2018 - December 2020
Donor(s): Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation, Access to Health Fund, Open Society Foundations
Implementing Partners: Karen Ethnic Health Organizations Consortium
Geographic Coverage: 31 villages in Kayin State and Bago Region, Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 10,304 people
This innovative project seeks to test and investigate health service purchasing models that can help ethnic and community-based health organizations operating in hard-to-reach areas of Myanmar to secure sustainable funding from a broader range of sources, including national and international governments, to deliver a basic essential package of primary health services to target communities in their areas. Acting as the 'purchaser', Community Partners International (CPI) has entered into a 'purchaser-provider' agreement with four community-based clinics operated by the Karen Ethnic Health Organizations Consortium (KEHOC): three in Kayin State (Kyainseikgyi, Kawkareik, Myawaddy townships) and one in Bago Region (Shwegyin township). Under this agreement, these clinics will provide a package of 40 preventive, promotive and curative primary health services encompassing maternal and child health, infectious disease, sexual and reproductive health, non-communicable disease, general health, school health, nutrition and basic dental care to over 10,000 local people registered as patients at these clinics. This purchaser-provide arrangement will continue for a period of 18 months, enabling CPI and KEHOC to identify gaps and weaknesses in the service and purchasing model, establish cost profiles for the per capita delivery of services, and track care pathways and health outcomes of the patients receiving care. CPI is publishing a series of learning briefs to track the progress of the project, and plans to targeted research studies during the project lifetime.
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Moving Myanmar's Health System Forward Initiative
Period: 2018 - Ongoing
Donor(s): CPI Core Fund
Geographic Coverage: Myanmar
Through the Moving Myanmar's Health System Forward (MMHSF) Initiative, Community Partners International (CPI) is helping to coordinate and build capacity among key stakeholders in Myanmar supporting efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030, ensuring that all people can access good quality health care without suffering financial hardship. Under the stewardship of the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS), CPI is supporting coordination between ministries, members of parliament (MPs), UN and development agencies, ethnic health organizations (EHOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and the private sector. CPI is helping to strengthen stakeholders' technical knowledge and capacity to support the achievement of UHC and the inclusive, equitable and accountable implementation of Myanmar's National Health Plan.
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Period: 2018 - Ongoing
Donor(s): CPI Core Fund
Geographic Coverage: Myanmar
Through the Moving Myanmar's Health System Forward (MMHSF) Initiative, Community Partners International (CPI) is helping to coordinate and build capacity among key stakeholders in Myanmar supporting efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030, ensuring that all people can access good quality health care without suffering financial hardship. Under the stewardship of the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS), CPI is supporting coordination between ministries, members of parliament (MPs), UN and development agencies, ethnic health organizations (EHOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and the private sector. CPI is helping to strengthen stakeholders' technical knowledge and capacity to support the achievement of UHC and the inclusive, equitable and accountable implementation of Myanmar's National Health Plan.
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