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HEALTH FOR PEACE INITIATIVE

HEALTH FOR PEACE INITIATIVE. LESSONS FOR EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. Senegal. The Gambia. Guinea Bissau. Guinea. CONCEPT. Commitment to address priority concerns of populations through health

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HEALTH FOR PEACE INITIATIVE

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  1. HEALTH FOR PEACE INITIATIVE LESSONS FOR EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Presented by Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On Behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  2. Senegal The Gambia Guinea Bissau Guinea By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  3. CONCEPT • Commitment to address priority concerns of populations through health • Health as bridge linking countries for social and economic development within a peaceful environment • Framework for a Sub-regional Initiative By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  4. BACKGROUND • The general health profile of the four countries is • characterised by: • High infant & under-five mortality rates • High population growth & fertility rates • Low life expectancy • High prevalence of endemic communicable diseases (malaria, acute respiratory tract infections, diarrhoea, etc) • HIV/AIDS/ and other sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis and meningitis By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  5. HEALTH INDICATORS OF PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  6. GOAL & OBJECTIVE OF THE HEALTH FOR PEACE INITIATIVE • GOAL • Build peace in the Sub-region through • promoting health • OBJECTIVES • Strengthen co-operation in health among • countries • Improve coverage and effectiveness of targeted areas of co-operation By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  7. FEATURES OF THE INITIATIVE (I) • Institutional Framework • Heads of States Level - Leadership, Political & Financial Support • Ministers of Health Level - Policy, Overall Co-ordination, Resource Mobilisation & Agreed Plan of Action • Technical Officers Level - Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  8. FEATURES OF THE INITIATIVE (II) • Responsibilities • The Gambia co-ordinates Roll Back Malaria (RBM) actions and activities • Guinea-Bissau co-ordinates national immunization days (NIDs) • Guinea (Conakry) co-ordinates management of epidemics and complex emergencies • Senegal co-ordinates monitoring of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  9. FEATURES OF THE INITIATIVE (III) • Overall co-ordination undertaken by Ministers of Health • Technical co-ordination through biannual meetings of technical officers • Evaluation and reporting on the progress and achievements through annual meetings of partners By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  10. FEATURES OF THE INITIATIVE (IV) • Increasing involvement of NGOs, Private Sector & Research Institutions • WHO at all levels (Country, Region & Headquarters) providing support • UNICEF providing support • UNDP, World Bank, European Community and other Bilaterals actively engaged By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  11. CROSS BORDER APPROACH (I) • ADVANTAGES • Improves health management information systems • Disease surveillance becomes more efficient • Strengthens common intervention strategies • Improves access to effective services by populations • Improves interpersonal relations between and among staff By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  12. CROSS BORDER APPROACH (II) • CHALLENGES • Health Policies not harmonised • Different official languages • Different political systems • Inadequate country budgetary allocations • Sub-regional instability By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  13. PROPOSED BUDGET2000 - 2001 By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

  14. PROGRESS TO DATE • PROGRESS • Simultaneous launching of NIDs by countries • Heads of State Summit in Dakar, Senegal, second quarter 2000 • Roundtable Conference in Dakar, Senegal, second quarter, 2000 • CONSTRAINTS • Difficulties in resource mobilisation • Different government systems • Instability in the Sub-region • Co-ordination mechanisms yet to be fully operational By Hon. Abdoulie M Sallah Secretary of State for Health, The Gambia On behalf of the Sub-regional Initiative

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