Reproductive Health Affinity Group (RHAG) - Health Partnership Group生殖健康亲和组（RhAG）健康伙伴集团.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AFFINITY GROUP (RHAG) Background During the period 1995-2000, the support of international community (UN, bilateral, INGO) for RH care was pretty much but still lack of coordination The sponsor agencies lack of update on direction from health sector in general and RH care sector in particular. Information sharing about purposes, support areas and activities between organizations still limited. Background (cont) Arise problems: There are duplications of support content, support areas. Many organizations support in developing materials with the same content, for the same subject… Some materials which was developed with support from international agencies, were not relevant to the Government’s priorities for the period. Background (cont) Arise problems: MOH, MCH department lack of information about objectives, contents, areas that organizations are working on. Sharing information on innovative practices, news model in the world is restricted. Background (cont) The need for establishing a partner group to work in RH care field for sharing information, avoiding cross-cutting activities, gather resources to contribute with the MOH in the implementation of RH strategy Since 2000, some international agencies have organized meetings for sharing information about their respective areas (every 6 months or quarterly). Shift meetings appoint chairs and secretaties (taking minutes notes). MCH department has been the guest for quite some time. Background (cont) The core agencies of these meetings are: UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, Pathfinder, SC, Path, Netherlands embassy… Some international NGOs and Vietnam’s have also participated… Each meeting lasts for half a day. Contents often include: Programs often include: updates on the implementation of each organization (highlights), RH news updated from the world if available. Occasionally, representative of MOH (MCH department) presented new documents, or update important documents