Baseline Assessment of Egypt's Deconcentrated Health Sector: A Case Study of Beheira Governorate
The Egyptian Decentralization Initiative (EDI) is an AECOM/USAID project designed to support Egypt's emergent vision of a more decentralized government. USAID works at local and central levels of government to support Egypt's efforts towards decentralization. Egypt has a legacy of centralized government, but the national government recently decided to promote decentralization by empowering the local administration as part of a larger national development strategy. To ensure access to quality health care services, the government is considering how to deliver and finance services in a way that involves local communities in identifying priorities and making decisions. At EDI's request, the team assessed the deconcentrated health sector, analyzed the administrative structure in the Beheira governorate, and completed a comprehensive baseline assessment in preparation of a health specific national decentralization strategy.