50% of Bikita and Zaka districts' rural health centres do not have access to running water, and 90% do not possess adequate sanitation facilities. The intervention, which consists of rehabilitating the water and sanitation infrastructure in four referral hospitals and 42 rural health centres, is meant to contribute to improve health delivery. It will reduce infant, child and maternal mortality, facilitate access to reproductive health services and prevent cholera and other water borne diseases related deaths.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner Schweizerisches Arbeiterhilfswerk
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    3’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    3’042’399
Project phases	Phase 1 01.02.2011 - 31.12.2013   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION HEALTH
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation Health policy and administrative management
  Cross-cutting topics	The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Project and programme contribution SDC direct implementation
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F07870