Impact by Country

Success stories

IMPACT BY COUNTRY

ICHESS supports ministries of health and their partners in Africa and Asia. The results below are drawn from our project reports and the technical assistance delivered under the Global Fund BIRCH initiative, UNICEF, WHO and national governments.

Operational plan execution rose from 40% to 56% (2024–2025)
Budget mobilization rose from 51% to 64.5%
750 CHWs trained in event-based community surveillance
Financial Sustainability Plan targeting 50% national financing by 2035

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84.6% of community health system foundational elements in place (2024)
FCFA 480 million mobilized by the Government for community relay incentives (2024)
Financial Sustainability Plan targeting 56.5% national financing by 2035

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Foundational elements in place rose from 44% to 64% in one year
Trained CHWs doubled, from 371 to 748
Government commitment to finance community health from 20% (2026) to 100% (2035)

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62.5% of key system elements in place in 2025, above the 60% target
Integrated 2025 operational plan of FCFA 4.79 billion, 53.7% mobilized
2026–2035 investment case costed at about USD 1.2 per person per year

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11,484 Boma Health Workers and 624 supervisors active at the end of 2025
Workforce target of 28,755 BHWs by 2030
Leadership, governance and supply chain became functional in 2025

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In-depth maturity diagnostic of the community health system (2024)
New 2026–2030 community health roadmap aligned with the national strategy
First national mapping of community health investments

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3 support missions and 4 analytical deliverables handed to the Ministry of Health
First geo-referenced database of community health workers in the country
2021–2025 investment mapping as the basis for a future investment case

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Development of the fifth National Health Development Plan (PNDS) 2020–2024
Plan costed at USD 348 million (USD 74 per capita)
Roadmap towards universal health coverage by 2030

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70 national and regional experts trained in health systems analysis
Investment case for free primary health care finalized and politically validated
Reform operationalized in 5 demonstration districts before national scale-up

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Analysis of the determinants of eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Country case studies documenting successful experiences
Global guide for EMTCT of HIV in low-prevalence countries

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Annual HIV Analytical Barometer on the performance of HIV interventions
Study of community dynamics (SACO) during the Mpox epidemic, with UNICEF
Tanahashi-model analysis of immunization coverage in 4 provinces

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Health system analysis and identification of priority reforms
Investment case for the Universal Health Coverage Benefit Package
Estimation of the costs and impact of the UHC package of interventions

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We welcome collaboration with ministries of health, development partners, donors and research institutions. Contact us to explore how our expertise in health systems strengthening, epidemiological modeling and real-time monitoring can support your programs.

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IMPACT BY COUNTRY

Measurable results across Africa and Asia

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

NIGER

MAURITANIA

CHAD

SOUTH SUDAN

MADAGASCAR

GUINEA-BISSAU

DJIBOUTI

MALI

THAILAND, SRI LANKA, MALAYSIA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

PAKISTAN

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