Monitoring of Private and Public Health Centers (AF0027)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Afghanistan Action Plan 2019-2021
Action Plan Cycle: 2019
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Public Health
Support Institution(s): Relevant civil society organizations
Policy Areas
E-Government, Health, Public Participation, Public Service Delivery, Social Accountability Measures & Feedback Loops, SubnationalDescription
What is the public problem that the commitment will address?
Low quality service delivery and ignoring the health standards in some health centers are problems in Afghanistan health sector and public trust in health sector has declined
This situation made our public pay lump sum amount of money for better and effective treatment outside Afghanistan whereas, economically deprived people cannot afford better and effective treatment outside Afghanistan.
What is the commitment?
A check list of minimal standards to scrutinize the quality of service delivery will be prepared by ministry of health. All health centers are obliged to comply with those minimal standards. Joint public and CSO experts monitor the health care centers to assess whether the standards are being met find out the bottle necks and difficulties and recommend solutions to the ministry of health within specific timeframe. Later the team re-monitors to check whether the recommendations have been implemented. In case the recommendations have not been considered or implemented, further steps according to law and procedures of ministry of health will be taken.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem?
Identification and evaluation of health care problems in service delivery by ministry of health and implementation of recommendations in a specific time frame to bring reforms can uplift/improve quality of health services delivery.
Through supportive scrutiny, hospitals and health care centers will be obliged to work on quality service delivery.
The followings can also be considered:
1. Establish and publish minimal standards for health centers to aware citizens about the level of expectations in terms of facilities, medical equipment, staff from health centers.
2. By engaging CSOs in monitoring whether standards are being implemented, it instigates more accurate monitoring from health centers.
3. By conveying recommendations to health centers and existence of check list to examine implementation or nonoccurrence of minimal standards will promote accountability in health care services.
4. Minimal standards are developed by citizens and civil society in consultation with health care center staff, and other health professionals. This increases role of public in improvement of health care services.
Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values?
Quality improvement frame work (minimal standards) for health services delivery in participation with CSOs. It is related to civic participation and accountability
Additional information
National Health Policy
National Health Strategy
Commitments
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Revise Law on Recruitment and Authority of Attorneys General
AF0014, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Revise Law on Local Government
AF0015, 2019, Legislation & Regulation
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Establish Anti-Corruption Commitment
AF0016, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Draft Beneficial Ownership Legislation
AF0017, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Portal for Processing Legislative Documents
AF0018, 2019, Capacity Building
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CSO Monitoring of Education
AF0019, 2019, E-Government
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Develop Electronic Complaint System for Local Government
AF0020, 2019, Capacity Building
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Reform and Strengthen Education Data
AF0021, 2019, Access to Information
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Participation in Local Budgeting
AF0022, 2019, Fiscal Openness
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Electronic Revenue Collection System
AF0023, 2019, Capacity Building
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Co-Create University Curriculum
AF0024, 2019, Education
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Reform Promotion System for Police Officers
AF0025, 2019, E-Government
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Monitoring Framework for Medicine Wholesalers
AF0026, 2019, E-Government
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Monitoring of Private and Public Health Centers
AF0027, 2019, E-Government
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Participation in National Budget
AF0028, 2019, Fiscal Openness
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Open Justice for Anti-Corruption
AF0029, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Women's Empowerment Plan
AF0030, 2019, Gender
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Establishment of Women Grand Council
AF0031, 2019, Gender
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Mechanism of Public Partnership in Inspection Process
AF0001, 2017, Capacity Building
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Law on Processing, Publishing and Enforcing Legislative Documents
AF0002, 2017, Legislation & Regulation
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Courts to Address Violence Against Women
AF0003, 2017, Access to Justice
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Public-Police Partnership Councils
AF0004, 2017, Capacity Building
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Registering Assets of Government Officials
AF0005, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Scheme for Establishing Health Service Accreditation Entity
AF0006, 2017, Capacity Building
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Urban Improvement National Policy
AF0007, 2017, Infrastructure & Transport
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Protection Policy for Women Under Conflict and Emergency Situations
AF0008, 2017, Fiscal Openness
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Civil Society Monitoring Plan for Education and Higher Education
AF0009, 2017, Education
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Plan for the Establishment of a Joint Committee Overseeing the Implementation of the Anti-Corruption Strategy
AF0010, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Strengthen the Information Mechanism in 60 Governmental Agencies
AF0011, 2017, Access to Information
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Implementing Open Contracting
AF0012, 2017, Access to Information
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Public Participation in Road Network Projects
AF0013, 2017, Infrastructure & Transport
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