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What are the Health Grants for?

Health sector efforts will be geared towards attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through: Strengthening of the national health system including governance and regulatory framework, Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Services, Communicable and Non-communicable disease prevention, mitigation and control, Health Education and Promotion (Lifestyle, hygiene, nutrition) using a multi-sectoral approach, Essential clinical care services including rehabilitation and palliative care and health infrastructure development.

To read the Official guidelines on the Health Grants click here!

LGs have the responsibility of delivering on the National Health Policy. This includes responsibilities for medical and health services such as: hospitals, but not regional referral hospitals; all HCs; government facilities; PNFP health facilities; maternity and child welfare services; communicable disease control, especially malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB and leprosy; control of other diseases; emergency referral services; vector control; environmental sanitation; health education; quality monitoring of water supplies; supervision and monitoring of the private sector; and implementation/enforcement of the various Health Acts.

In line with the Inter-governmental Fiscal Transfer Reform Programme, allocations to Local Government are formula based. The Health Grants are split into Wage, Non Wage and Development components. This creates the subgrants you can explore below: