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Invitation: 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
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“Contracting is like a
starting train.
If you do not catch it, you will remain in the station.” |
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“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 invites
you to a technical meeting on contracting experiences.
As a side event to the 61st World Health Assembly, the
meeting will allow 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)
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Roundtable discussion |
| Guus Eskens, Medicus Mundi International |
Closure |
Information and Documentation
| 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 |
| Cette page en
français - this page in French |
Website |
| The documentation
will be completet after the meeting. |
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Medicus Mundi International
Network:
Annual General Assembly and EB Meeting
The MMI meetings of Friday, 23rd May
2008 will be split into the General Assembly and, for
the continuing business and strategic planning, the Executive
Board Meeting to which we also invite our members and
partners attending the Assembly. We are looking forward
to a day of reporting, discussing and deciding about the
past, present and future of our Network.
For detailed information about the MMI
meetings, please contact our secretariat.
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