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I. Letter from Arlette Campbell White
Dear Friends,
Welcome to this edition of the Adapting to Change electronic newsletter. This is the 11th issue of our newsletter, and it continues to be an important part of our Program that offers a venue to share information and contributes to the development of a community of practice. This month we celebrate the successful launch of the Population and Reproductive Health Discussion Forum. We are very excited about this new feature and hope you will join in by contributing and exchanging views with your colleagues around the world on current population and reproductive health topics highlighted each month. We also invite you to visit our new Gender, Health and Poverty website at http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/genderhealthandpoverty
You can find up-to-date information about the Program (who we are and what we do) and our training activities worldwide (Dakar, Geneva, Kampala, Mexico City, Turin, Washington) at http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/healthandaids/. You can also download brochures and register for our upcoming training courses. We hope this issue of our newsletter finds you well and, as always, we welcome your input and feedback.
Best regards,
Arlette Campbell White and the Adapting to Change Program Team
II. Staff Announcements
What do we do?
We are pleased to announce that Ms. Laurence Sage has joined the team and will be taking over the newsletter from Ms. Laura Raney. Laurence has been working with the program for a number of years with the core course administration. She very much welcomes your feedback and input into the newsletter. Please email her at lsage@worldbank.org
III. Second Francophone Africa Regional Core Course - S’adapter au Changement: Population, Santé de la Reproduction, Réforme du Secteur de la Santé, Dakar, Senegal, 10-22 June 2002
The second offering of the Adapting to Change Core Course on Population, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform (S’adapter Au Changement: Population, Santé de la Reproduction, Réforme du Secteur de la Santé) will take place from 10 to 22 June in Dakar, Senegal. This course will be conducted in French and is organized in collaboration with the Francophone Network of African Partners in Population and Reproductive Health. The course objectives are to improve population and reproductive health outcomes in Francophone Africa by: ¨
- providing participants with an understanding of the changing national and international policy and program environment for their work in population and reproductive health; ¨
- sharing knowledge and tools that help participants effectively deliver reproductive health services in their countries; and ¨
- informing participants working in health systems about how the delivery of reproductive health is influenced, and can be supported by, health sector reforms.
The course is designed for French-speaking West and Central African public and private sector professionals involved in the financing, planning, implementation, and evaluation of reproductive health services in World Bank client countries; staff from the World Bank, donor agencies, international organizations, and NGOs who are working with countries to implement the reproductive health approach called for in the ICPD Programme of Action; trainers from regionally-based training and research institutions working in population and reproductive health who conduct training in this area, and wish to strengthen their capacity to do so; and academics and researchers working in the areas of reproductive health, public administration, or the social sectors.
The course brochure, including the application form, is available on our website at http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/healthandaids/, or upon request. To apply for the course, please download, print and fill out the application form and send it by e-mail, fax or mail to Mme Laurence CODJIA, Sous Directeur de l’Institut Supérieur de Santé, Centre Africain d’Etudes Supérieures en Gestion (CESAG), Boulevard du Général de Gaulle, B.P. 3802 DAKAR, Sénégal, Fax: 221-821-32-15, e-mail: ISS@cesag.sn or Mme Marguerite MONNET, World Bank Institute, Mailstop J 2-200, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20433, Fax: 202 676-0961, e-mail: mmonnet@worldbank.org The application deadline is 5 June 2002.
IV. First Face-to-Face Course on Gender, Health and Poverty: Genre et Santé: Nouvelles approches en matière de stratégies de réduction de la pauvreté, Dakar, Senegal, 24-28 June, 2002
In response to high demand, a fifth session of this highly acclaimed course will take place from 24 to 28 June in Dakar, Senegal. Whereas previous sessions were offered through distance learning (DL) at centers in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea and Senegal, this course will be taught face-to-face. ‘Genre et Santé: Nouvelles approches en matière de stratégies de réduction de la pauvreté’(‘New Agendas for Poverty Reduction Strategies: Integrating Gender and Health’) explores the critical linkages between poverty, gender inequality and health, their key policy issues and implications. The aim of this course is to assist countries in analyzing, designing, and developing better health policies and programs which reduce gender-based inequality, particularly for members of Poverty Reduction Strategy Process (PRSP) teams to enhance their understanding of how crosscutting gender and health issues can be integrated into sectoral programming.
The course is aimed at French-speaking West and Central African high level officials and policy makers working in national governments, local and international NGOs, international agencies, academic institutions and World Bank staff and others involved in developing Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) for their countries. For more information and to register, please contact Ms. .Marguerite Monnet, Email: mmonnet@worldbank.org Tel: 202 458-4286, Fax: 202 676 0961 or see our website at http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/healthandaids/. The application deadline is 10 June 2002.
Best Practice: Gender and Health – “Quality Assurance and the Role of Site Facilitators: Lessons Learned from the Field”
Quality distance learning programs use a mix of methods, technologies and networks and the following document provides an overview of the best practices for the design and delivery of a DL course. The Gender and Health learning event organizers, together with a team of site facilitators, discussed their roles, terms of reference, training and other issues based on the recent course experience. Some important insights and lessons learned were gleaned from the discussion. Learn more about these insights and experiences on the new Gender, Health and Poverty website that will be launched later this month at http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/genderhealthandpoverty
V. The Fourth Adapting to Change Global Core Course on Population, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform, Turin, Italy, 19-30 August 2002
The Fourth Adapting to Change Global Core Course on Population, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform will take place from 19 to 30 August in Turin, Italy, at the ILO Training Center. The goal of the training is to improve population and reproductive health outcomes in developing countries by strengthening the skills and capacity of key actors to make their population and reproductive health programs more efficient, equitable and financially sustainable. The course objectives are to increase participants’: ¨
- understanding of how the changing international and national policy environment impacts on their work in population and reproductive health; ¨
- knowledge and skills that they will use to deliver population and reproductive health services in their country in more efficient and equitable ways; ¨
- strategic thinking and ability to ensure that health sector reforms help rather than hinder improvements in population and reproductive health outcomes in their countries; and ¨
- capacity to develop action plans that apply course material, knowledge and tools to an issue they face currently in their work.
The course is designed for senior government officials, particularly from ministries of Health, Education, Women’s Affairs, Labor, Population and Welfare, and Finance and/or Planning, as well as representatives of NGOs, private sector organizations, the donor community, Bank staff and others working in the field of population, reproductive health and health sector reform. The fee for the two-week course is US$1,500, and participants are expected to cover the costs of their own round-trip ticket to Turin, Italy. They are also responsible for room and board expenses at the ILO Center, estimated to be approximately US$1,200.
The deadline for applications has been extended to 15 June 2002. The course brochure, including the application form, is available on our website at: http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/healthandaids/ If you would like to receive a hard copy of the brochure please contact Ms. Jo Hindricks jhindricks@worldbank.org To apply for the Adapting to Change Global Core Course 2002, please download, print and fill out the application form and fax or mail it to Ms. Laurence Sage, Admissions Officer, World Bank Institute, 1818 H Street, N.W., MS J2-200, Washington, DC 20433, Fax: +1-202-676-0961. Early application is requested. Please see the course brochure for additional information, including financing information, logistics regarding arrival in Turin, housing, visa request procedure, vaccinations, medical insurance, venue, etc. You may also address any questions to Laurence Sage at lsage@worldbank.org or Nicole Fults at nfults@worldbank.org
Topics include Gender, Poverty and Economic Growth in Africa, Gender and HIV/AIDS, Gender-based Violence, Education and Health: Cross Sector Implications, Gender Dimensions of Water, Transport and Energy, and Putting It All Together in a Poverty Reduction Strategy.
VI. Training for UNFPA and WHO Staff
From 3 to 7 December, WBI delivered a one-week course on Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform for UNFPA staff members at the United Nations Staff College in Turin. The course, based on the three-week core course and designed by WBI at the special request of UNFPA, adapted the curriculum to UNFPA staff learning needs. Participants consisted of staff members from UNFPA headquarters and field offices. Most were country representatives or deputy/assistant representatives, and many were working in settings where health reforms and/or sector-wide support for health systems were being planned or underway. The goal of the course was to equip participants with the specific knowledge and tools needed in their work on population and reproductive health in settings where health reforms, sectoral programs and poverty-reduction strategies are being implemented.
Following the successful December 2001 UNFPA staff training (also see the December issue) the Adapting to Change Program has been asked to provide additional training for UNFPA staff. This training will be held in Turin at the ILO Training Center from 28 October to 1 November. As with the pilot in December 2001, this training will provide a one-week version of the Core Course specifically tailored to UNFPA needs, in particular encompassing gender and reproductive rights, poverty, economics, tools for delivering reproductive health, and health sector reform issues with an expanded section on sector-wide approaches. For more information please contact Tom Merrick tmerrick@worldbank.org or Jo Hindricks jhindricks@worldbank.org
Due to the success of the first pilot training for UNFPA, we have been approached by WHO to deliver a similar training for its staff. Preliminary discussions about tailoring the course to WHO staff needs is currently underway. The event will take place from 9 to 13 December, 2002 in Switzerland. For more information please contact Tom Merrick tmerrick@worldbank.org or Jo Hindricks jhindricks@worldbank.org
VII. Third Annual Population and Reproductive Health Resources Fair
Last month we launched the electronic discussion forum via e-mail for the larger community of practice interested in current topics and relevant research in the fields of population, reproductive health and health sector reform. Each month we post a recently published article on a selected issue and launch a discussion moderated by the author(s). Participants can post questions and comments on the articles to which everyone is invited to respond and comment. We hope that this discussion forum will contribute to building a common understanding of new knowledge and recent research on population, RH and related issues. The moderated discussion is held for three weeks.
The first discussion forum was based on the article by Tom Merrick, Program Advisor: “ Population and Poverty: New Views on an Old Controversy”. Despite a delayed beginning – due perhaps to the new feature and technology - the article sparked an excellent exchange of ideas.
This May/June’s e-discussionfocuses on the article featured in our December newsletter: - “Impact of the proximate determinants on the future course of fertility in sub-Saharan Africa” by J. Guengant, Demographer at the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Niger, and J. F. May, Senior Population Specialist, Africa Region, The World Bank, Washington, D.C. This paper was presented at the United Nations Population Division meeting on Prospects for Fertility Decline in High Fertility Countries held in New York from 9 to 11 July 2001. It focuses on the proximate determinants of fertility to assess the future prospects for fertility decline in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The paper contends that sub-Saharan fertility will not necessarily decline as rapidly as it has been experienced elsewhere in the world.
Work done by Jean-Pierre Guengant prior to this paper has led the UN Population Division to change its assumptions for fertility decline in SSA (see the publication World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision, available on their website at: http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm). You may download a copy of the paper, soon to be published in the Population Bulletin of the United Nations, from our website at: http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/healthandaids/ under Library
The write up about the discussion forum and the articles are posted on our site: Sign up for the discussion here.
To view messages without joining or to view the key findings of the paper, please visit here.
Topics include Gender, Poverty and Economic Growth in Africa, Gender and HIV/AIDS, Gender-based Violence, Education and Health: Cross Sector Implications, Gender Dimensions of Water, Transport and Energy, and Putting It All Together in a Poverty Reduction Strategy.
VIII. Announcements and New Readings
A new set of multi-media tools designed for use in developing and giving presentations on a range of sexual and reproductive issues, offered by Family Care International. The slides are designed to help ensure that a comprehensive approach to sexual and reproductive health is maintained and encouraged. Available in English and Spanish as a CD-ROM (free of charge) and a hard copy (pricing on a sliding scale). See their website for more information or to view sample presentations: www.familycareintl.org
Contact: Rebecca Casanova, 1 + 212 941-5300, rcasanova@familycareintl.org
“Married Adolescents and Health Reform”
One of the challenges of health reform for reproductive health is how to serve the needs of such underserved groups as adolescents, both married and unmarried. In many poor countries, and among poorer groups in middle-income countries, a high proportion of girls are married in their teens. A powerpoint presentation by Elaine Murphy, Director of the Women's Reproductive Health Initiative at the Program for Appropriate Technology (PATH), maps reproductive health issues for married adolescents in health reform settings and suggests ways through which the reproductive health community can work to ensure that reforming health systems address the needs of this group.
“Curriculum Kit on Population and Development”
The Australian Reproductive Health Alliance has just announced the availability of its updated “Curriculum Kit on Population and Development”. The kit is designed for use by teachers and students, particularly those teaching and/or studying geography and similar subject areas. The kit is available from their website at http://www.arha.org.au; follow the link on the left to "activities", and scroll down to "education". For information contact Ms. Rachel Ingwersen, Publications and Information Officer, Australian Reproductive Health Alliance, Phone: +61 2 6287 4422. EngenderHealth Releases “Informed Choice Tool Kit”
The global reproductive health community has long struggled to make the values of voluntary choice and consent a reality for individuals seeking family planning services. EngenderHealth has developed an innovative and practical tool kit that will make a difference. "Choices in Family Planning: Informed and Voluntary Decision-Making," the first module in the agency's "Realizing Rights in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services" tool kit series, is designed to help reproductive health service providers acquire a deeper understanding of the elements of informed and voluntary decision-making and the factors that support or challenge it. The kit consists of three sections: a Discussion Guide, which explains key concepts in depth; a Preliminary Assessment Guide, which helps users determine a program's strengths and weaknesses; and a Next Steps Guide, which aids users in strengthening informed choice within programs. Currently a "work in progress," "Choices in Family Planning" was well received when tested in Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal, India, and Uganda. To request a copy, please contact Josephine Ventunelli at jventunelli@engenderhealth.org For more information about the agency, please visit http://www.engenderhealth.org Below please find the link to the library; You can find in our library many documents which can be searched by author, title or keywords here
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