WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines 2011-2016 doc

[...]... May 2011) WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines 2011-2016   25 SECTION 4: REVIEW OF WHO COOPERATION OVER THE PAST CCS CYCLE The Philippines joined WHO as a Member State on July 9, 1948.  On June 1, 1951, the Philippine Government and WHO signed a Host Agreement for the establishment of the Regional Office in Manila.  The WHO Representative Office was established in January 1973 but the WHO. .. evidence-based policy options WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines 2011-2016   27 Section 4: Review of WHO Cooperation over the past CCS Cycle 4.2  Internal review64 4.2.1 Consistency between CCS priorities and the National Health Plan WHO s support to the country in responding to the MDG challenges and achieving the national objectives for health were noted in the Performance Assessment Report...Section 1:  INTRODUCTION The WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for the Philippines (2011–2016) is the medium-term vision of the Organization’s technical cooperation for the country, responding to its realities while contributing to the Organization-wide Medium-term Strategic Plan (MTSP) for 2008–2013.  In line with the Paris Declaration on Aid Harmonization, the CCS contributes to the Department of Health’s... organizations; (3) review of the midterm assessment for the MTSP as answered by senior management of the Department of Health 26   WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines 2011-2016 Section 4: Review of WHO Cooperation over the past CCS Cycle • insufficient monitoring of the implementation of various surveillance systems that were introduced by WHO; • need for regular updates on new resources... due to the current payment mechanisms of PhilHealth 11.  Maldistribution of skilled health workers 12.  Poor quality of data and information 13.  Unfinished health sector reform agenda WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines 2011-2016   21 SECTION 3: DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPS 3.1  Aid environment in the country The Philippines is classified as a lower Middle Income Country. .. 2.5.3 Health workforce While the overall supply of doctors and nurses is not a problem in the Philippines, there is large scale out-migration, the country being one of the largest suppliers of trained nurses in the world.  Among the consequences of these external job opportunities are the mushrooming of nursing schools in the country, many of which are not at par with the standards required for nursing... Health Cooperation, Department of Health Database as of September 2010 WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines 2011-2016   23 Section 3: Development Cooperation and Partnerships and remaining gaps; (2) the creation of the Joint Appraisal Committee ( JAC) to review and appraise the Provincial Investment Plans for Health and Annual Operational Plans for all F1 convergence sites; and (3) the. .. Mission report of a joint UNFPA /WHO mission in collaboration with the Department of Health to review the status of access to a core set of critical, life-saving maternal/reproductive health medicines in the Philippines June 2009 WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines 2011-2016   9 Section 2: Health and Development Challenges Postnatal (newborn).  While the country is presently “on track”... the contribution of the United Nations system to the overall ODA in the Philippines is minimal; however, the Government still acknowledges the importance of the United Nations in the country In 2007, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) affirmed its commitment for a One United Nations System in the Philippines by 2010.  To date, ‘Delivering as One’ has yet to be fully implemented in the. .. Developed by WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre) in 2008, the Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) was piloted for feasibility and enhancement in seven cities in the Philippines.   In relation to the Urban HEART, the Short Course on Urban Health Equity was piloted in the Philippines in partnership with the Department of Health and the Development Academy of the Philippines.   . Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines 2011-2016 3 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION The WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for the Philippines (2011–2016) is the medium-term vision of the. 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines (2011–2016) serves as the medium-term vision of the Organization’s technical cooperation for the country responding. Government of the Philippines, 2005. WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for the Philippines 2011-2016 7 Section 2: Health and Development Challenges 2.3 HEALTH STATUS OF THE POPULATION The projected