Government Service Strengthening

Government Service Strengthening

LAMB seeks influence through the following considerations:

What policies and systems do we most want to and are most able to influence?
Who can we influence that have themselves the ability to influence policy?
How can we influence those that matter?

Policies and systems where we can contribute

Women

Women/ Pro-poor

Pro-poor/ Appropriate care

Systems

Integration: mutually accountable community, health services, authorities
Continuum of care: household, clinic, hospital with training, support, referrals
Staff recruitment and retention. (Rec committee, English-medium school, )
Protocol driven clinical services
Management (Not innovative, but important)
Triage for severity of illness
Task shifting to Medical Assistants
Training Centre methods: skills- and values-based
Community organization engagement
Regular teaching/ in-services for all staff. Keeping up-to-date.
Nurse empowerment
Nurse-doctor teamwork
Hands on nursing, by local standards
Chaplaincy/ counseling/ spiritual care

LAMB Partnerships through which LAMB can influence

Donor agencies – USAID, JICA, DFID, CIDA, UNICEF, KOICA
International funders/ organisations – Engender Health, PLAN, Concern, White Ribbon Alliance, UNFPA, WHO, CRWRC
National organizations – BRAC, OGSB, ICDDR,B, GK
GOB officials –both national and district level
International public health schools, BRAC School of Public Health

Ways to Influence

LAMB Credibility

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