Australia’s support to PNG’s health sector priorities and coordination mechanisms. Australia’s support is annually monitored at the highest bilateral as well as programmatic levels, through the PNG-Australia Ministerial Forum and the PNG Government. The delivery of health services to the people of PNG is the responsibility of PNG Government. This includes addressing health system challenges such as the procurement and distribution of medical supplies. Australia recognises the need to strengthen the PNG health system so that the PNG Australia has, and will continue, to engage the In considering any future co-financing or Government can effectively and sustainably PNG Government and other MDPs to address support, DFAT should explicitly assess, as part deliver health services in long term. Areas of PNG’s health system challenges, and will of its risk management and value for money Australia’s support to these areas are agreed continue to advocate for appropriate and considerations, the extent to which under the Aid Partnership. Australia considers consistent funding for primary health care Agreed in continued stock outs of drugs and essential the sustainability and value for money of delivery. 2018 - 2022 part commodities fundamentally undermines proposed aid investments during their design, effectiveness, efficiency, equity and to ensure risks to successful delivery are DFAT will continue to consider risk, sustainability of DFAT’s overall investment in identified and mitigated. sustainability and value for money as part of rural based health services. its decision-making and investment design Specifically on medical supplies, DFAT funds a quality assurance processes. Medical Supply technical expert located in the World Health Organization to assist the PNG Government improve regulation and supply of medicines, including prescribing and dispensing supplies at the point of care. DFAT also funds a technical expert to support the rollout of mSupply, a pharmaceutical
Australia’s support to PNG’s health sector priorities and coordination mechanisms. Australia’s support is annually monitored at the highest bilateral as well as programmatic levels, through the PNG-Australia Ministerial Forum and the PNG Government. In considering any future co-financing or support, DFAT should explicitly assess, as part of its risk management and value for money considerations, the extent to which continued stock outs of drugs and essential commodities fundamentally undermines effectiveness, efficiency, equity and sustainability of DFAT’s overall investment in rural based health services. Agreed in part The delivery of health services to the people of PNG is the responsibility of PNG Government. This includes addressing health system challenges such as the procurement and distribution of medical supplies. Australia recognises the need to strengthen the PNG health system so that the PNG Government can effectively and sustainably deliver health services in long term. Areas of Australia’s support to these areas are agreed under the Aid Partnership. Australia considers the sustainability and value for money of proposed aid investments during their design, to ensure risks to successful delivery are identified and mitigated. Specifically on medical supplies, DFAT funds a Medical Supply technical expert located in the World Health Organization to assist the PNG Government improve regulation and supply of medicines, including prescribing and dispensing supplies at the point of care. DFAT also funds a technical expert to support the rollout of mSupply, a pharmaceutical Australia has, and will continue, to engage the PNG Government and other MDPs to address PNG’s health system challenges, and will continue to advocate for appropriate and consistent funding for primary health care delivery. DFAT will continue to consider risk, sustainability and value for money as part of its decision-making and investment design quality assurance processes. 2018 - 2022
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