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Thomas Schwarz
Executive Secretary
Medicus Mundi International
Murbacherstrasse 34
CH 4013 Basel
SWITZERLAND

Phone +41 61 383 18 11
Phone WHA: +41 78 636 40 71
Mail office@medicusmundi.org

 

 

Documentation: Geneva, 22nd May 2008, 5.30-7.00 p.m.
Technical Meeting at the World Health Assembly
Venue: Salle XXII, UN Palais des Nations

Contracting experiences between non-governmental health
facilities and the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa

“Contracting is like a starting train.
If you do not catch it, you will remain in the station.”

“It is one thing putting contracts on paper,
but implementing is another thing.”


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Medicus Mundi International (MMI) is an international, pluralistic Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). It groups a dozen different NGOs specialized in the field of Primary Health Care (PHC) and district health systems. One of its strategic priorities is the promotion of the integration of private not for profit (PNFP) health facilities in national health systems.

MMI has been strongly advocating the development of contractual arrangements between private not for profit facilities and Ministries of Health. In order to promote this approach, MMI organized, on 19th May 1999, a meeting on “Contracting NGOs for Health” as a side event to the 52th World Health Assembly.

In May 2003, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on “The role of contractual arrangements in improving health systems’ performance” (WHA 56.25) promoted by MMI.

Five years later, MMI invited to a technical meeting on contracting experiences. As a side event to the 61st World Health Assembly, the meeting allowed interested WHA delegates and other participants to obtain an insight into some experiences of private not for profit health facilities with contractual arrangements and to discuss technical and political implications of these experiences for the future.

Program

Carissa F. Étienne,
WHO Assistant Director-General Health Systems and Services
Welcome
Jean Perrot, WHO Health Systems Financing Contracting NGOs for health
Bart Criel and Delphine Boulenger
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Presentation of the results of a MMI study on contracting experiences between faith-based district hospitals and the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa
Yves Sossou, AMCES, Benin
Member of Medicus Mundi International
Policy implications of the study in terms of contracting. An NGO point of view
Edson Friday Agaba, Principal Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Uganda Discussion of findings and policy implications:
A Government point of view
Bart Criel, ITM Antwerp (moderator) Roundtable discussion
Guus Eskens, Medicus Mundi International Closure

Information and Documentation

INPUTS  
Jean Perrot, OMS: La contractualisation dans le secteur de la santé PPT
Delphine Boulenger, Basile Keugong & Bart Criel, Département de Santé Publique, Institut de Médecine Tropicale, Anvers: Expériences contractuelles entre hôpitaux confessionnels de district et le secteur public en Afrique sub-saharienne Un bilan mitigé. Quelles leçons pour le futur?
PPT
Delphine Boulenger, Basile Keugong & Bart Criel, Departement of Public health
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp: Contractual experiences between Faith-Based hospitals at district level and the public sector in sub-Saharan Africa A balanced picture. What lessons for the future?
PPT
Yves Sossou, Directeur du BEC/AMCES: Evaluation des expériences contractuelles: Point de vue de l’AMCES en tant qu’ONG
PPT
OTHER DOCUMENTS  
Flyer PDF
Invitation and program PDF
Resolution of the World Health Assembly: "The role of contractual arrangements in improving health systems’ performance" (WHA 56.25, 28 May 2003) PDF
Résolution de l'Assemblée Mondiale de la Santé: "Le rôle de la contractualisation dans l’amélioration de la performance des systèmes de santé" (WHA 56.25, 28 mai 2003) PDF
World Health Assembly: Documents and Guide Website
NEW: A collection of photos Website
Cette page en français - this page in French Website

 

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