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Afghanistan

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, Subnational

IRM Review

IRM Report: Pending IRM Review

Starred: Pending IRM Review

Early Results: Pending IRM Review

Design i

Verifiable: Pending IRM Review

Relevant to OGP Values: Pending IRM Review

Potential Impact: Pending IRM Review

Implementation i

Completion: Pending IRM Review

Description

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

  1. Revise law on recruitment and authority of attorneys general

    AF0014, 2019, Anti-Corruption Institutions

  2. Revise law on local government

    AF0015, 2019, Legislation & Regulation

  3. Establish anti-corruption commitment

    AF0016, 2019, Anti-Corruption Institutions

  4. Draft beneficial ownership legislation

    AF0017, 2019, Beneficial Ownership

  5. Portal for processing legislative documents

    AF0018, 2019, Capacity Building

  6. CSO monitoring of education

    AF0019, 2019, E-Government

  7. Develop electronic complaint system for local government

    AF0020, 2019, Capacity Building

  8. Reform and strengthen education data

    AF0021, 2019, E-Government

  9. Participation in local budgeting

    AF0022, 2019, Participation in Budget Processes

  10. Electronic revenue collection system

    AF0023, 2019, Capacity Building

  11. Co-create university curriculum

    AF0024, 2019, Education

  12. Reform promotion system for police officers

    AF0025, 2019, E-Government

  13. Monitoring framework for medicine wholesalers

    AF0026, 2019, E-Government

  14. Monitoring of private and public health centers

    AF0027, 2019, E-Government

  15. Participation in national budget

    AF0028, 2019, Participation in Budget Processes

  16. Open justice for anti-corruption

    AF0029, 2019, Anti-Corruption Institutions

  17. Women's empowerment plan

    AF0030, 2019, Gender

  18. Establishment of Women Grand Council

    AF0031, 2019, Gender

  19. Mechanism of Public Partnership in Inspection Process

    AF0001, 2017, Capacity Building

  20. Law on Processing, Publishing and Enforcing Legislative Documents

    AF0002, 2017, Legislation & Regulation

  21. Courts to Address Violence Against Women

    AF0003, 2017, Gender

  22. Public-Police Partnership Councils

    AF0004, 2017, Capacity Building

  23. Registering Assets of Government Officials

    AF0005, 2017, Asset Disclosure

  24. Scheme for Establishing Health Service Accreditation Entity

    AF0006, 2017, Capacity Building

  25. Urban Improvement National Policy

    AF0007, 2017, Infrastructure & Transport

  26. Protection Policy for Women Under Conflict and Emergency Situations

    AF0008, 2017, Gender

  27. Civil Society Monitoring Plan for Education and Higher Education

    AF0009, 2017, Education

  28. Plan for the Establishment of a Joint Committee Overseeing the Implementation of the Anti-Corruption Strategy

    AF0010, 2017, Anti-Corruption Institutions

  29. Strengthen the Information Mechanism in 60 Governmental Agencies

    AF0011, 2017, Capacity Building

  30. Implementing Open Contracting

    AF0012, 2017, E-Government

  31. Public Participation in Road Network Projects

    AF0013, 2017, Infrastructure & Transport