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Health care beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of health care improvement or expansion projects
Definition
Number of individuals benefiting from the health care intervention. According to the World Health Organization, health services include all services dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease, or the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health. These may be delivered to individuals or to collectives or populations, such as mass health education. As activities in other sectors may have an impact on health, the scope of health services will be limited to those performed by people in health occupations, as defined in the International Standard Classification of Health Occupations (ISCO). For OPEC Fund operations, individuals receiving health services due to the following improvements may be counted:(a) expansion and upgrade of healthcare infrastructure (hospitals and/or clinics); (b) greenfield healthcare infrastructure; (c) support for human resources including medical training and doctors’ professional certification programs; (d) technology upgrades to increase efficiency, access, quality and delivery of healthcare services; (e) prevention and early detection programs for underserved populations; and (f) international certification (usually combined with one of the above).(IDB) . If reporting number of health services beneficiaries is not feasible, total number of beneficiaries may be estimated based on population in the coverage area or other relevant estimated methodology.
This indicator reflects the aggregate results of all projects completed in the public sector, or those that have reached Early Operation maturity in the private sector. The OFRF presents both the most recent year’s results (for the 12 months leading up to June 30th of the stated year) and three-year rolling cumulative values (for the 3 years leading up to June 30th of the stated year), to address annual data variability and provide a longer-term perspective on development results achieved.
Why it matters for the OPEC Fund
Access to quality health services is essential for improving well-being, reducing vulnerability, and enabling people to participate fully in economic and social life. The OPEC Fund supports these outcomes through operations in priority areas as outlined in the Review and Update of OPEC Fund Strategic Framework 2030—specifically Infrastructure Development and Human Capital—by financing health facilities, upgrading service delivery, and strengthening systems that improve health outcomes. This indicator aligns with SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure).