(and PNG, as well as other governments) to have those MDPs operating effectively and efficiently in PNG. 5) Importantly, GoPNG itself states that Australia’s partnerships with MDPs is and ‘’commendable encouraged’’ (albeit possibly requiring some fine tuning in terms of how financial flows are recorded in GoPNG’s financial statements). 11. Actions that 1. DFAT can significantly strengthen the 1. DFAT’s partnership with MDPs move from a collection of 59 DFAT itself can development effectiveness of its partnership with individual or funding arrangements to a more ‘’projects’’ take to MDPs by having a more explicit, overarching, coordinated overarching program with an explicit, strengthen results framework for engaging with multilaterals. coherent, strategy or vision. performance Efforts to do this in the past should be renewed: management. current thinking and planning by Post of the future 2.If DFAT is to engage in policy dialogue in the technically program provides an opportunity to do this. demanding and complex area of health sector support and reform, that staff are appropriately resourced (and then 2. Health issues in PNG are technically complex. made accountable) including with access to technical DFAT can therefore strengthen its engagement expertise, and resources to strategically examine with MDBs and health outcomes if it has the right developments at the provincial and sub-national level resources, at the right time, to engage in policy where service delivery occurs. dialogue and results management. 3.That clearer and simpler arrangements are made so that DFAT’s insights into the on the ground strengths - and weaknesses - of MDP operations in PNG are 3. Australia could further strengthen its influence strategically, proactively, and consistently conveyed to the on the performance of MDPs by having a clearer Australian representatives in the Executive Boards of those and more direct line of communication about the six MDPs. successes and weaknesses of MDPs on the – – ground in PNG with the headquarters of those MDPs.
(and PNG, as well as other governments) to have those MDPs operating effectively and efficiently in PNG. 5) Importantly, GoPNG itself states that Australia’s partnerships with MDPs is ‘’commendable and encouraged’’ (albeit possibly requiring some fine tuning in terms of how financial flows are recorded in GoPNG’s financial statements). 11. Actions that DFAT itself can take to strengthen performance management. 1. DFAT can significantly strengthen the development effectiveness of its partnership with MDPs by having a more explicit, overarching, results framework for engaging with multilaterals. Efforts to do this in the past should be renewed: current thinking and planning by Post of the future program provides an opportunity to do this. 2. Health issues in PNG are technically complex. DFAT can therefore strengthen its engagement with MDBs and health outcomes if it has the right resources, at the right time, to engage in policy dialogue and results management. 3. Australia could further strengthen its influence on the performance of MDPs by having a clearer and more direct line of communication about the successes – and weaknesses – of MDPs on the ground in PNG with the headquarters of those MDPs. 1. DFAT’s partnership with MDPs move from a collection of individual ‘’projects’’ or funding arrangements to a more coordinated overarching program with an explicit, coherent, strategy or vision. 2.If DFAT is to engage in policy dialogue in the technically demanding and complex area of health sector support and reform, that staff are appropriately resourced (and then made accountable) including with access to technical expertise, and resources to strategically examine developments at the provincial and sub-national level where service delivery occurs. 3.That clearer and simpler arrangements are made so that DFAT’s insights into the on the ground strengths - and weaknesses - of MDP operations in PNG are strategically, proactively, and consistently conveyed to the Australian representatives in the Executive Boards of those six MDPs. 59
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