Highlights & Closing Remarks_Lewis_5.13.11

EQUITY IN HEALTHMAY 2011

Addressing Equity

Always a CORE concern More sophisticated and informed

approaches Disaggregating poverty Human rights Differences within groups

Youth Women Poor Urban

Innovation and Integration

New processes for generating ideas for change New technologies: mobile communication,

maternal health, rapid malaria tests New learning areas: adolescents, urban,

agriculture, gender based violence, toilets Integration

Family Planning Community Case Management Social and Behavior Change Nutrition and Agriculture—TOPS Across sectors: planting strategies parallel to HTSP

Improving Practice

TIPsCHWsM&E: LQAS, ORTechnical areas of MNCH Incorporating Equity in project design

New/revised tools: HBLSS, DBC

Influencing Policy

Community Health Worker Guidelines Essential Newborn Care, Helping

Babies Breathe Incorporating community

engagement in health systems conceptualization and development

Keeping community perspectives and action in all policy

New Learning

Proximity does not define access Old norms become new norms in

practice Integrated FP used to be norm, now back

Growing interest in NCDs Use of entrepreneurial approaches:

CHWs and SBC Technology is constantly challenging-

SMS vs. “cloud” OR questions should be simple Comfort talking about the uncomfortable

CORE

Working Groups Intimacy and connectedness

New members New board members New friends, old friends, surprising connections

CORE small enough that we can appreciate each

others’ strengths, skills and talentAND accept and respect our differences

THANK YOU!