the World Health Organization. DFAT has further supported UNICEF to improve cold chain equipment across the country. DFAT, in collaboration with NDOH and other development partners, specifically review whether the appropriate level of financial resources and attention are being allocated to right things” as referred to in the ‘’the TORs for this evaluation. Specifically, that DFAT review whether there is sufficient focus Agreed in in any partnership agreement to (i) critical See response to Recommendation 1 See response in Recommendation 1. 2018-2022 part aspects of health system strengthening, including public financial management and availability of essential drugs (ii) an unfinished agenda of traditional health challenges, including under-nutrition and immunisation and (iii) new health challenges including non-communicable diseases. DFAT, through existing internal and health sector coordination mechanisms, will ensure DFAT, GoPNG and MDPs meet to agree on a DFAT-funded programs (including those more explicit, insightful and regular means of Agreed. DFAT is committed to ensuring through MDPs) will provide and use gender reporting on gender disaggregated data, gender disaggregated information is disaggregated information. Agreed 2018-2022 extracted from existing M&E systems consistently reported and used for wherever possible, as a basis for better within its programs. We will encourage the PNG Government and planning and management. other partners to improve the availability and use of gender disaggregated data with their own programs. DFAT should make it clearer to MDPs that it DFAT has outlined M&E as a key focus area sees M&E, especially with respect to the for the health program going forward and has Agreed Agreed. 2018-2022 direct grants it provides, as a strategic developed a draft M&E Framework for the management tool rather than a means of DFAT health portfolio.
the World Health Organization. DFAT has further supported UNICEF to improve cold chain equipment across the country. DFAT, in collaboration with NDOH and other development partners, specifically review whether the appropriate level of financial resources and attention are being allocated to ‘’the right things” as referred to in the TORs for this evaluation. Specifically, that DFAT review whether there is sufficient focus in any partnership agreement to (i) critical aspects of health system strengthening, including public financial management and availability of essential drugs (ii) an unfinished agenda of traditional health challenges, including under-nutrition and immunisation and (iii) new health challenges including non-communicable diseases. Agreed in part See response to Recommendation 1 See response in Recommendation 1. 2018-2022 DFAT, GoPNG and MDPs meet to agree on a more explicit, insightful and regular means of reporting on gender disaggregated data, extracted from existing M&E systems wherever possible, as a basis for better planning and management. Agreed Agreed. DFAT is committed to ensuring gender disaggregated information is consistently reported and used for within its programs. DFAT, through existing internal and health sector coordination mechanisms, will ensure DFAT-funded programs (including those through MDPs) will provide and use gender disaggregated information. We will encourage the PNG Government and other partners to improve the availability and use of gender disaggregated data with their own programs. 2018-2022 DFAT should make it clearer to MDPs that it sees M&E, especially with respect to the direct grants it provides, as a strategic management tool rather than a means of Agreed Agreed. DFAT has outlined M&E as a key focus area for the health program going forward and has developed a draft M&E Framework for the DFAT health portfolio. 2018-2022
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