National Health Policy 2017 - 2030 and Strategic Shifts

1. National Health Policy 2017 - 2030 and Strategic Shifts الوطنيه

2. The content of the presentation • Introduction • Policy Vision • Policy Mission • Policy Values • Policy Guiding Principles • Conceptual Framework • Key Policy Transformational Shifts • Policy Objectives • Areas of Action • Framework and means for monitoring policy implementation

3. Introduction • The latest version of the National Health Policy was developed in 2007 • A group of experts reviewed and identified key gaps and challenges • Based on the review, the Ministry has developed the following documents as essential inputs for the evaluation of the national health policy: • Family Health Policy Document • Policy system document • Road map for health in all policies • Global Health Strategy

4. Policy Vision Sudan is a healthy nation with the highest attainable level of health and well-being for everyone

5. Policy Mission To attain universal health coverage and the highest possible standard of health and wellbeing for all people in Sudan through addressing inequalities and adopting people-centred and Health in all policies approachesthereby achieving sustainable developmental goals and contributing to the overall social and economic development of the country.

6. Policy Values • Equity • Solidarity • Sustainability • Transparency • Efficiency • Participation • Accountability • Resilience • Right to health • Universality • Partnership

7. Policy Guiding Principles • Comprehensive approach • Coordination • Shared responsibility • Strengthening decentralization • Policy coherence • Evidence based approach • System thinking • People-centered • Community oriented

8. Conceptual Framework of Sudan National Health Policy 2017-2030 Policy Guiding principles Comprehensiveness Shared responsibility Policy coherence Coordination Evidence based Decentralization Systems thinking Community oriented • Addressing SDH people centered Policy Statements HS Building Blocks Social Determinants of Health • To attain the highest possible standard of health and well-being for all Sudanese in a flexible manner according to accountability standards • Ensure a healthy life and well-being for all at all ages Policy Goal Policy Objectives Cover all Sudanese by ESHP Avail people centered Family health approach Decrease burden of CDs &NCDs Decrease maternal and under 5 morbidity and mortality of Reduce Inequities Strengthen the health governance Strengthen resilience of health and community systems Raise life expectancy

9. Key Policy Transformational Shifts/ Directions • From narrow policy TO comprehensive policy • From Ministry of health policy TO National health policy • From multiple and isolated policy foci TO coordinated and integrated health policy making • From Health services and skill mix skewed towards curative TO comprehensive integrated and responsive health care based on PHC with a functional referral system

10. Key Policy Transformational Shifts/ Directions • From Disease oriented focus TO health prevention, promotion and well-being • From top down/government based TO multi-stakeholder/community/bottom-up policies • From out of pocket financed health care TO prepaid financed health system with protection of marginalized and vulnerable population.

11. Key Policy Transformational Shifts/ Directions • From a narrow medical education TO comprehensive public health (including community and family practice) oriented under and post medical education .

12. Policy Objectives • To cover all Sudanese citizens by the essential health package through prepayment arrangements to be financially and socially protected (Universal Health Coverage). • To avail people-centered family health services to all the population across all states and localities. • To decrease the morbidities and mortalities of communicable and non-communicable diseases • To decrease maternal and under 5 morbidities and mortalities.

13. Policy Objectives • To strengthen the resilience of health and community systems to adapt, absorb and transform in response to different types of emergencies and changes. • To strengthen the health governance to advance towards UHC and achieve the SDGs • To improve wellbeing and raise life expectancies of everyone in Sudan • To reduce inequities in health and promote the right to health

14. Areas of Action • Social determinants of health • Health system building blocks

15. Framework and means for monitoring policy implementation • Develop a comprehensive health surveillance system • Strengthening the decentralized health system • Design and implement horizontal and vertical reform for federal and state ministries of health, focusing on redefining roles and responsibilities, structures, and adapt to the broader concept of NHP

16. Framework and means for monitoring policy implementation • Produce regular national health and wellbeing reports which will be discussed and endorsed by the legislative counsels and national health sector coordination counsel. • Working with different ministries to provide all the information required for the health report (what are the key policies, decisions, activities implemented over the past three years that have an impact on the health and well-being of the population and society)

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