Beneficiary Interview: Health Services Improvement Project in Tajikistan

Ashurbi Saidova, Chief Doctor of the Yusupova Village Health Center, Yovon District, Tajikistan tells about the Health Services Improvement Project. The Project focuses on improving the service delivery and effectiveness of quality in primary healthcare facilities, including those in remote areas. By providing training to medical personnel, renovating and equipping healthcare facilities and, most importantly, by providing hands-on guidance and incentive payments to health workers for better results through an approach called “performance-based financing”, the project aims to increase both the coverage and the quality of basic primary health care services.