While there is significant scope to improve Agreed. The WHO has its own DFAT will include rigorous governance, the results framework with virtually all MDPs, institutional/country M&E framework based monitoring and evaluation, and reporting there is a particular need to establish a more on a biennial plan agreed with the host arrangements in the future DFAT-WHO results based agreement between DFAT and Agreed 2018-2022 country. WHO prefers donors use this Partnership Agreement currently under WHO given the importance of central framework, however, this arrangement has negotiation. This will include a shift to a position of WHO in PNG health policy been inadequate in PNG. results-based approach. dialogue and programming. Agreed. Responsibilities for delivering health services, including immunization to the people of PNG is the responsibility of the PNG Government. Australia recognises the need to improve PNG’s overall health security. Areas of Australia’s support to these areas are agreed DFAT, as part of the Australian Government’s under the Aid Partnership. DFAT will continue to work closely with the on health security, give particular PNG Government (particularly the National attention to leveraging the efforts of WHO Specifically on immunisation, DFAT has Department of Health), Gavi (including the and other UN agencies including UNICEF, to engaged in policy dialogue with the PNG Board), WHO and UNICEF to implement the raise immunisation levels in PNG. DFAT Agreed Government and Gavi, UNICEF and WHO 2018-2022 PNG Transition Program Framework, to should also liaise at the highest levels to (including at Board levels) to progress the provide technical expertise to assist PNG ensure GAVI remains engaged in PNG until Gavi PNG Transition Program Framework. As deliver immunization services and to improve essential vaccination coverage rates increase PNG has exceeded the economic threshold immunization levels in PNG. substantially and in a sustainable way. for Gavi support the Framework is the basis on which Gavi will assist PNG to improve immunisation rates through a transition period to 2020. We will continue to engage with key players to support PNG to sustainably deliver services. In particular, DFAT funds a maternal and child health technical expert located in
While there is significant scope to improve the results framework with virtually all MDPs, there is a particular need to establish a more results based agreement between DFAT and WHO given the importance of central position of WHO in PNG health policy dialogue and programming. Agreed Agreed. The WHO has its own institutional/country M&E framework based on a biennial plan agreed with the host country. WHO prefers donors use this framework, however, this arrangement has been inadequate in PNG. DFAT will include rigorous governance, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting arrangements in the future DFAT-WHO Partnership Agreement currently under negotiation. This will include a shift to a results-based approach. 2018-2022 DFAT, as part of the Australian Government’s on health security, give particular attention to leveraging the efforts of WHO and other UN agencies including UNICEF, to raise immunisation levels in PNG. DFAT should also liaise at the highest levels to ensure GAVI remains engaged in PNG until essential vaccination coverage rates increase substantially and in a sustainable way. Agreed Agreed. Responsibilities for delivering health services, including immunization to the people of PNG is the responsibility of the PNG Government. Australia recognises the need to improve PNG’s overall health security. Areas of Australia’s support to these areas are agreed under the Aid Partnership. Specifically on immunisation, DFAT has engaged in policy dialogue with the PNG Government and Gavi, UNICEF and WHO (including at Board levels) to progress the Gavi PNG Transition Program Framework. As PNG has exceeded the economic threshold for Gavi support the Framework is the basis on which Gavi will assist PNG to improve immunisation rates through a transition period to 2020. We will continue to engage with key players to support PNG to sustainably deliver services. In particular, DFAT funds a maternal and child health technical expert located in DFAT will continue to work closely with the PNG Government (particularly the National Department of Health), Gavi (including the Board), WHO and UNICEF to implement the PNG Transition Program Framework, to provide technical expertise to assist PNG deliver immunization services and to improve immunization levels in PNG. 2018-2022
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