Global Presence

The IPHC Project builds on the successes of the EQUITY Project (1997-2003), which focused on improving primary health care services, including those for HIV & AIDS. IPHC focuses on working hand-in-hand with the Department of Health and local partners to improve access to, and use of, child health, reproductive health, and HIV & AIDS services. With an emphasis on strengthening management systems in planning, financial management, human capacity development, and quality assurance, the project ensures that EQUITY achievements are sustained, and, in collaboration with local stakeholders, that long-term improvements continue under local management. IPHC works in five of the country's nine provinces, contributing to effective decentralization and ultimately resulting in stronger community-based approaches to health, especially in HIV & AIDS services and support. This includes a roll-out of antiretroviral drugs, the introduction of new approaches to performance-based management in the public sector, the establishment of a system of "district charters," and the creation of district-to-district mentoring and support systems.