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Health Sector Working Group (HSWG)
The main purpose of the HSWG is to act as a coordination forum between the PA
and donors. It serves
as a platform for discussing policy priorities, progress in implementation of
the health- related programs of the PA National Plans and monitoring of the
health sector.
The key functions of the HSWG are as follows:
- assist
donors in aligning assistance in relation to the PA National Plans and
strategies for the sector;
- support
the development and updating of sector strategies within the framework
of national plans and budgets;
- carry
out coordinated and strategic dialogue with the purpose of identifying PA
priorities and the readiness/availability of the donor community to fund
related programmes;
- function
as the main source of information for sector needs and achievements,
donor funding and gaps;
- support
the establishment of a sector-wide approach and possibly a pooled
funding mechanism;
- develop
joint indicators and sector reviews for sector monitoring and
programme-based approaches.
The work of the HSWG is
further supported the National Nutrition Steering Committee and the
following seven Thematic Groups: the Pharmaceutical Thematic Group, the
Mental Health Thematic Group, the Non-Communicable Diseases Thematic Group,
the Maternal & Reproductive Health Thematic Group, the Health Information
System Thematic Group, the Health Sector Reform Thematic Group and the Health
Cluster Thematic Group.
Membership in the group
is limited to relevant donors and other institutions (e.g. relevant
non-governmental organizations) who can add substantial financial or
analytical value, as well as relevant PA institutions.
Composition
Chair: Ministry of Health (MoH)
Deputy:
USAID
Technical advisor: World Health Organization (WHO)
Donors:
Austria, , Italy, Japan, United
Kingdom (UK), Turkey, Norway, Sweden
UN Agencies:
UNFPA, WHO, UNRWA, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Government institutions: MoFP, MoSD, MoEHE
Private Sector:
UPPM
CSOs: HWC, MHPSS
Secretariat: Local Aid Coordination Secretariat (LACS)
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