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[Barbara Klugman <bklugman@sn.apc.org>]

The Initiative for Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms
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I am co-ordinating an international research and advocacy Initiative 
for Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms and am looking 
for contacts in different African countries who're working in this 
field, particularly focusing on

* health financing 
* public/private partnerships
* priority setting in relation to the primary care package
* decentralisation of services
* integration of services at primary care level
* service accountability and consumer / community participation in 
  design and monitoring of policy and service implementation and to
  assess if and how these impact on sexual and reproductive rights
  and health services.

In addition to networking with colleagues, we will contract people in 
different countries to gather material for that. 

I look forward to hearing from you,
Yours,

Barbara Klugman
Women's Health Project
P O Box 1038
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: +27-11-489-9910; home 8846037
Fax: +27-11-489-9922
mailto:bklugman@sn.apc.org
http://www.wits.ac.za/whp


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The Initiative for Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms 

Aims

This research and advocacy initiative aims 
* to strengthen understanding amongst activists and decision-makers
  of the role of health sector reform [HSR] in facilitating or under-
  mining efforts to achieve sexual and reproductive rights and health
  [SRRH] policies and programmes.
* identify and advocate for strategies to maximise positive outcomes
  with regard to sexual and reproductive health and services.

Issues

The key foci are:
* health financing 
* public/private partnerships
* priority setting in relation to the primary care package
* decentralisation of services
* integration of services at primary care level
* service accountability and consumer / community participation in
  design and monitoring of policy and service implementation

Process 

Phase 1: (January 2002 - June 2003) 
* Region-wide networking to identify and link academics, advocates
  and governments in the public health, health financing, gender
  mainstreaming, law, population and SRRH fields;
* Literature reviews and information gathering through Africa, Asia,
  Latin America and internationally to learn lessons and identify
  gaps in knowledge;
* Hosting of expert consultations and a multi-disciplinary colloquium
  to assess findings, explore synergies and identify opportunities
  for research and advocacy. 

Phase 2: (July 2003 - July 2006)
* Identifying and implementing strategies for action through dia-
  logues with international and national decision-makers and capacity
  building workshops with SRRH NGOs;
* Multi-country studies to explore the identified gaps in knowledge. 

The Initiating Team is:
Argentina  CEDES: Silvina Ramos, Mariana Romero, Mónica Gogna
India: Independent researchers - Sundari Ravindran, Ranjani K. 
Murthy; MIDS - Padmini Swaminathan
Malaysia  Arrow: Rashidah Abdullah
South Africa  Women?s Health Project: Barbara Klugman, Julia 
Moorman, Mary Kawonga, Zeng Msimang
in co-operation with the Department of Reproductive Health and Re-
search of the World Health Organization


CALL FOR INFORMATION: Reply form 

Organisation / Institution (if appropriate):
Name:
Names of any other colleagues who should be included:
Brief (maximum 50 words) description of current work in this field:
E-mail:
Web site:
Postal address (including country):
Can we include the above on our website Yes __ No __
Can we distribute the above to others in the field? Yes __ No __
[For WHP's purposes but not for website:]
Phone number including state / city codes:
Fax number including state / city codes:

Suggestions, information, references, or contacts you have:
about initiative as a whole:
about specific topics:

Contact details
?Rights and Reforms? Women?s Health Project
P O Box 1038
Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
Fax: +27-11-489-9922
mailto:rightsandreforms@sn.apc.org
http://www.wits.ac.za/whp/rightsandreforms 

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