The Joint Sector Review (JSR) forums bring together all Sector Working Group (SWG) stakeholders, including government institutions representatives and development partners, to engage in policy dialogue and to ensure ownership, accountability, and transparency of the NST 1 implementation and monitoring process.

The 2023/24 Forward Looking Joint Sector Review (FLJSR) was particular in that it was the last year of NST 1 implementation, and it takes place in the context of continued recovery from the impacts of Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, and rising prices, among other pressures.

Objectives of the Joint Sector Review

i. To discuss and validate the 2023/24 sector targets and related policy actions.

ii. To select policy related studies to be conducted in 2023/24 fiscal year.

iii. To assess progress towards implementation of the fiscal year 2022/23 policy actions.

iv. To provide the latest status on SDGs indicators already monitored by sectors and review the progress on the implementation of the plans and strategies to monitor SDG indicators that are yet to be reported on.

Methodology

Prior to the JSR meeting, a series of meetings between Health Sector Working Group (HSWG) technical team were held to prepare the working documents as per the 2023/24 FLJSR terms of reference.

On 6th June 2023, a half day FLJSR meeting was held at the Kigali Convention Center. The meeting engaged the HSWG members in a policy dialogue. It was made up of a mix of presentations and discussions, and was attended by 148 participants across government institutions, development partners, NGOs, and Civil Society Organizations.

The meeting was chaired by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and co-chaired by the Director of Health office – USAID/Rwanda as the Lead of development partners in the health sector.