Legacy Series: FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES pptx

... Legacy Series: FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES UnderstandingCosts:AnEssentialSkillin Reproductive Health ProgramsEvidenceaboutcost of interventioniscriticalforprogramdecision‐making,becauseitprovidesevidenceaboutpotentialfor sustainability.  Reproductive health services remainalowpriorityformostdevelopingcountry health programsandfacecontinuingreductionsindonorfundingandcompetitionfromotherpriorities,suchasHIVandmalaria.Itismoreimportantthanevertounderstandcosts of interventionswhenconsideringscale‐upand sustainability (Box1)—especiallycomparability of thesecostswithexistingoralternativeservicedeliverystrategies.FRONTIERSaddressedtheneedtoincrease sustainability intwoways:i)routinelymonitoringcosts of implementingnewapproachesthroughoperationsresearch;andii)capacitybuildingtoenablepartneragenciesthemselvestoassessprogramcostsanddeterminepotentialeconomicimpact of changesassociatedwithadaptingneworrevisedways of providing services. FRONTIERScostingstudiesprovideimportantlessonsaboutways of measuringthecostsandeffectiveness of publicandnon‐governmentalprograms,systematicallyplanningforcostingduringscale‐up,andimprovingunderstanding of issuesinfluencing financial sustainability.  ... 1Systematicscreeningisatechniqueforidentifyingandmeetingunmetclientneedfor health care services. Providersuseastandardizedinstrument,generallyachecklistorset of questionstodeterminewhetheraclientneeds services otherthantheoneforwhichshecame—suchas reproductive health services, immunization,orother services. Providersthenofferadditional services duringthesamevisitormakeanappointmentorreferralfor services thatcannotbeprovidedimmediately(Foreit2006,onlineatwww.popcouncil.org/pdfs/frontiers/pbriefs/Sys_Scrn_brf.pdf). ... in Reproductive Health Program (FRONTIERS). The full set of Legacy Papers includes: Capacity Building Family Planning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Gender Integration of Services...

... component of the quality of care5" QUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES The WHO definition of reproductive health extends beyond the physical aspects of health ... level of satisfaction with the service, to complement the views of the providers of care. A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING QUALITY IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES Stages of the Health ... put forward a broad definition of quality in reproductive health services . Building on the work of Donabedian and Bruce, five components of quality of health care were identified and...

... Maternity services MCH/FP Services Cost category Cost Analysis of Reproductive Health Services at PCEA Chogoria Hospital, Kenya 11 COST ANALYSIS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES ... Analysis of Reproductive Health Services at PCEA Chogoria Hospital, Kenya 7 Cost Analysis of Reproductive Health Services at PCEA Chogoria Hospital, Kenya 8 IV. CONCLUSIONS The analysis of costs ... a focus on reproductive health services. Cost Analysis of Reproductive Health Services at PCEA Chogoria Hospital, Kenya 4 The donors who have traditionally financed hospital RH services are...

... demand for reproductive health services, and weak or failing health systems, alongside a shortage of skilled health workers. The paper recommends the effective integration of sexual and reproductive ... provides an overview of health sector reform, discussing its potential impact on reproductive health services and ways to incorporate reproductive health priorities into evolving health care systems. ... and reproductive health services Murthy, R.K.; Initiative for Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms / Initiative for Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms [School of...

... Arlington:AIDSCAP/Family Health International, 1996.15. Oliff M, Mayaud P, Brugha R,et al. Integrating reproductive health services in a reforming health sector: the case of I Askew, M Berer / Reproductive Health ... inMozambique: a matter of gender and class. Reproductive Health Matters 2001;9(17):82–90.43. Waelkens MP, de Koning K,Ormel H, et al. Integration of Sexual Health into Reproductive Health Services: Needs, ... Integration of sexualand reproductive health services: a health sectorpriority [editorial]. Reproductive Health Matters2003;11(21):6–15.98. Wawer MJ, Sewankambo N,Serwadda D, et al. Control of sexually...

... which provider disapproval of The provision of adolescent reproductive reproductive health services; and (6) the health services and information is both vitally impact of parental consent regulations ... adolescent reproductive health # Absence of restrictions limiting adolescent access to services and information# Existence of reproductive health service guidelines favorable to adolescent reproductive ... fifty-one percent of 15-Adolescent reproductive health services quarters of the marriages in India are to girlsrepresent an area of tremendous unmet need under the legal age of marriage of 18. While...

... awareness of youth friendly services. Outreach by peer educators or other community health workers has also proven to be an effective means of promoting services. Most policies were supportive of ... Assessment of Youth Friendly Reproductive Health Services Judith Senderowitz MA, Gwyn Hainsworth MED, and Cathy Solter, CNM Summary 1” t 1 Young people face greater reproductive health ... of services • Poor understanding of their changing bodies and needs • Insufficient awareness of the risks associated with early pregnancy and STIs/HIV • Little knowledge of the available services...

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... Χαρε7Address the Full Range of Young People’s Reproductive Health Care Needs Health care facilities need be aware of andaddress the full spectrum of young people’s reproductive health care needs. Preventivecare, ... people oftenseek information about reproductive health from their peers and the media, rather thanfrom teachers, health professionals, or parents.They are also more likely to obtain services from ... to make health care more acceptable to young adults byimproving the quality of existing health serv-ices, including making care more accessible.Improving the acceptability of health services has...

... communication/adolescent sexual and reproductive health coordinator of reproductive and child health section of Dar and the AYA/YFS coordinator of the safe motherhood programme of Zanzibar). In addition, ... possible indication of sexual activity. Family planning and reproductive health services have been provided as part of maternal and child health services in Tanzanian public health facilities ... and reproductive health coordinator. In March 2004, with Ministry of Health funding, the Reproductive and Child Health Section organized an advocacy meeting in Moshi town for integration of...