Programme Consultant, CHESTRAD

‘Access, Effectiveness, Results and Accountability’ Deepening Southern Engagement in Global Health

2nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern Civil Society in Global Health

Accra International Conference Center Opposite the Parliamentary Buildings Accra, Ghana 3rd – 9th March 2012

Where is the Action?

The words are the same The voices sound concerned and sincere The baby cries, the mother dies But where is the action? Global discussions and meetings Regional perspectives and findings When will it change? The talk continues The baby cries, the mother dies, But where is the action?

We must involve users, we must do more research It is complex, but we have the theory We must communicate the talk, and talk the walk Accumulating air miles from one meeting to the other The baby cries, the mother dies, where is the action?

Action is difficult Action will challenge people, organization and systems It requires thinking out of the box, yet working within it The ball goes round, the buck gets passed and the talk goes on Who will bell the cat? The United Nations, governments, partners, global Initiatives, the end user Action needs courage to change things It requires sustained commitment and investments To make African health and development systems work Orvill Adams & Lola Dare (Brasilia, 30th July 2003)

Access, Effectiveness, Results and Accountability: Deepening Southern Engagement in Global Health 2nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern Civil Society in Global Health 3rd – 9th March 2012

Coordinating Agency: Centre for Health Sciences Training, Research and Development (CHESTRAD)

Convenors: Dr. Boluwatife Lola-Dare Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Health Sciences Training, Research and Development (CHESTRAD) Kwabena Osei-Danquah Director, Executive Board and External Relations Branch, UNFPA

Facilitators: Kris Natarajan, Senior Technical Advisor to the CEO, CHESTRAD Seyi Ibidapo, Programme Consultant, CHESTRAD

Rapporteurs: Angela Mazimba, Programme Officer, CHESTRAD Ada Nnamani, Personal Assistant to the Technical Advisor to the Honourable Minister of National Planning, Nigeria

Capacity Enabling Sessions: Enabling Southern Civil Society Engagement in Global Health Advocacy and Dialogue Family Care International, United States of America

Engaging the Global Media: Strategic Approaches for Southern Civil Society in Global Health The Financial Times, United Kingdom

Facilitated Breakout Sessions: Access and Results Sightsavers International, United Kingdom

Aid Effectiveness and Accountability Health and Rights Education Programme (HREP), Malawi Global Health Advocates, France

Pre-Dialogue Meetings: Mutual Accountability: Scorecards in Health Post-Busan HLF4 on Aid Effectiveness IHP+ Results

CS Engagement in Transformational Health Professional Education Department of Human Resources for Health, World Health Organization (WHO/OMS)

Africa Regional CS Stakeholder Consultation on ICPD Beyond 2014 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 3

Country Sponsors:

Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Nigerian National Assembly National Planning Commission Federal Ministry of Health National Primary HealthCare Development Agency

Government of the Republic of Ghana National Development Planning Commission Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Ministry of Health

With Support from:

Family Care International

GAVI Alliance

International Health Partnership + Related Initiatives (IHP+)

IHP+Results

The Financial Times

Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH)

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ICPD Beyond 2014 Secretariat African Regional Office Country Office, Ghana

The World Bank Department of Health, Nutrition and Population

World Health Organization (WHO/OMS) Department of Human Resources for Health

The 2010 Nairobi Meetings brought over 65 civil society organizations, networks and partners as well as lead agencies in global health together in an unprecedented Southern-led dialogue on global health. This 1st Dialogue and Retreat of Civil Society in Global Health in Nairobi considered the advances and initiatives in global health and identified key actions that are required to enable effective engagement of civil society in the Economic South in global health. This series of meetings also provided a platform for global agencies, initiatives and programmes – as well as Southern members or representatives on consultative fora and delegations – to review their role in global health at country, regional and global levels. The 2010 Nairobi Meetings identified many important actions.

Key recommendations include the establishment of a platform for the engagement of Southern civil society (CS) in global health among other priority actions listed below:

• The Southern CS network for health development should be created and maintained as a virtual platform for Southern civil society organizations (CSOs). • Adopt the structure developed by Southern CS in the IHP+, GAVI and GHWA for the compilation of a database of existing national health related CSOs and particularly those in close collaboration /engagement with GHIs be complied. • Country coalitions and multi-country networks CSOs need to be strengthened and engaged as members of the network to bring health and civil society NGOs together to address issues at the country level that are also relevant at the global level. • Southern CS network to work with southern delegations on boards, programmes, consultative fora and Board delegations to support their work and leadership positions with training in evidence informed advocacy and engagement as might be required to actively represent the south in their respective programs • Communications both among and between CSOs and GHIs (and other multilaterals/bilaterals) be improved through development of guidance notes on structural aspects of CSOs to ensure that the CSO mandate for engagement is clear. • Links be made with international agencies (such as WHO, UNDP, UNAIDS, etc.) for CSOs to play a strategic role in participating in committees that are engaged in health and community systems strengthening

Since the 2010 Nairobi Meetings, CHESTRAD has worked with meeting participants as well as CS networks and delegations to establish and expand a database of Southern CSOs in global health. Over 300 CSOs are currently included in this database. CSOs on the list have benefited from information sharing with the major agencies and have provided input into key documents and processes through this mechanism. In addition, a SMS alert system has been established to support CSOs where internet access is limited and/or unreliable. Through this platform, CHESTRAD has also provided comprehensive support to CSOs in this database. Although much has been achieved, much is still required to strengthen the institutional capacities of Southern CS to be even more active partners within the global health dialogue and bring the very much required country context and perspectives that make development investments effective, and country ownership an actionable deliverable, in global and resource-constrained environments.

Accra 2012 Meetings It gives us pleasure to invite you to the 2nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern Civil Society in Global Health , where the thematic focus will be “Access, Effectiveness, Results and Accountability: Deepening Southern Engagement in Global Health .”

The Accra 2012 Meetings are jointly sponsored by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the Republic of Ghana with lead agency support by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as a part of its consultation with civil society towards the 20 year review of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). It is also supported by global programmes and international agencies. It is hosted at a critical time with global and country demand for shared responsibility, country leadership, and the improved use of resources to achieve stated goals and results. It is also held within a rapidly globalizing economy and expanding democracy in countries of the economic south with greater involvement of democratic institutions including civil society and citizens.

These 2012 meetings are hosted at a time when there are significant paradigm shifts in development assistance – results and effectiveness are deemed critical for success, and a new cooperative agenda for development was identified at the 4 th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness held in Busan, South Korea at the end of 2011. It also comes at a time when accountability, both for resources and for results, is increasingly a shared responsibility between national governments and development partners, with CSOs increasingly at the discussion table not only as partners demanding accountability but also as stakeholders from whom accountability is demanded. With country ownership and leadership is identified as the bedrock for success and sustainability, Southern CS engagement and strengthening could not be more important at this time in the global health agenda.

ICPD Beyond 2014 In addition, seventeen years ago, 179 countries met in Cairo for the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The outcome of the conference, the first time all of human life was addressed comprehensively, was a twenty-year Programme of Action recognizing that every person counts, and that population is not about numbers but about people and their quality of life. Governments agreed that all human beings are entitled to a healthy and productive life without discrimination, and that promoting individual rights and dignity are paramount to economic growth and sustainable development. This compilation of universal ideals was a milestone, outlining a shared commitment to improving the lives of all people around the world through promoting human rights and dignity, supporting family planning, sexual and reproductive health and rights, advancing gender equality, insisting on equal access to education for girls, eliminating violence against women, as well as focusing on issues relating to population and protecting the environment.

As the programme’s twenty year anniversary approaches, the General Assembly of the United Nations mandated UNFPA, through Resolution 65/234 on the follow-up to the ICPD beyond 2014, in cooperation with all relevant organizations of the UN system and other relevant international organizations, as well as institutions and experts, to “undertake an operational review of the implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) on the basis of the highest-quality data and analysis of the state of population and development, taking into account the need for a systematic, comprehensive and integrated approach to population and development issues”. A major source of data and information for the operational review will derive from reviews to be undertaken by Governments, at the request of the General Assembly, of the progress achieved and the constraints faced therein in the implementation of the Programme of Action at the national and regional levels.

Based on the results of the review, two mandated reports will be prepared for both the 47 th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) in 2014 and the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the ICPD Beyond 2014 of the same year. The two reports are: ( a) a comprehensive global report on the state of population and development reflecting population trends, data and information from national, regional and other sources and (b) the report of the Secretary-General which will distil the main messages from the global report. These reports will provide an authoritative picture of the state of population and development in 2014, identify and address new or emerging challenges and opportunities for accelerating the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action and make suggestions on how to address them, including by reinforcing the integration of the population and development agenda into global development frameworks, such as the post 2015 MDGs. These reports will constitute a major reference for the discussion and implementation of population and development policies and programmes beyond 2014.

In this regard, UNFPA has partnered with CHESTRAD to hold its Africa Regional CS Stakeholder Consultation on ICPD Beyond 2014. The Africa Consultation will be the first regional meeting of CS and young people to contribute to the capacity and plan for the involvement of these stakeholders to effectively participate in the entire process, at the national regional and global levels.

Scaling Up and Improving the Quality of Health Professional Education (Civil Society Engagement) To improve population health and meet the challenges of the health related MDGs, fundamental reforms are required in both undergraduate and post-graduate education and training systems and institutions. There is a need to increase the numbers of adequately trained health professionals and to ensure that their training can address the country's health needs. Furthermore governments need to ensure that they are equitably distributed in urban, rural and remote areas and health services, from primary to tertiary levels, to provide high-quality care.

This radical transformation of health professional education puts population health needs and expectations at the centre of care and uses population health outcomes as crucial measures to assess the success of the educational process. Isolated improvements in individual educational institutions or narrowly defined health sector reforms will not be enough. The efforts of national education and health ministries will only be effective with simultaneous engagement of educational institutions, private sector providers, professional associations, civil society and communities. This pre-meeting will (a) update civil society on the process and progress of developing global guidelines on transformative medical education, discuss the outcome document of the recently conducted survey with civil society and engage participants in the identification of effective strategies for engaging civil society in the implementation platform.

GAVI Alliance Advocacy Strategy: Deepening Engagement of Southern Civil Society in Increasing Equitable Immunisation Coverage An important component of the GAVI Alliance’s Advocacy Strategy – which the GAVI Board will be considering this year – involves deepening the engagement of Southern civil society in advancing access, results and global/national accountability in increasing equitable immunisation coverage. GAVI seeks to partner with CHESTRAD and use the opportunity of the 2nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health to consult on the Strategy to ensure that it is as robust as possible, and also to strengthen CS ownership of the Strategy.

Meeting Objectives Accra 2012 presents 3 pre-meetings including the African civil society consultation on ICPD beyond 2014, CS engagement in transformative medical education and mutual accountability. Accra 2012 presents 3 pre- meetings including the African civil society consultation on ICPD beyond 2014, CS engagement in transformative medical education and mutual accountability.

The objectives of the 2 nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health are as follows:

1. Review progress on the establishment of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health 2. Host capacity enabling sessions to enhance the contribution and engagement of Southern CS in global health 3. Host an Africa Regional CS Stakeholder Consultation on ICPD Beyond 2014. 4. Engage global agencies, programmes, initiatives and boards in a review of actions and initiatives in global health, and the engagement of Southern CS in such actions 5. Work with partners to identify strategic areas and directions for capacity enabling, institutional strengthening, advocacy and accountability actions for Southern CS at country and global levels

Participants Participants at the 2 nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health are drawn in the first instance from the CS database resultant from the 1 st Dialogue and Retreat (The 2010 Nairobi Meetings), which has served as a resource for programmes, agencies and initiatives – it reflects balanced participation from Africa, Middle East and the Mediterranean, Latin America, South East Asia and the Pacific as well as Central and Eastern Europe.

Selected Northern CS participants are also identified from Europe and North America. All Southern CS representatives of delegations, boards and fora are included to ensure that they are able to share the work and progress of CS engagement in these platforms and obtain feedback from a broad range of CS constituencies in health represented within the database.

Countries are also included, extending participation to planning ministries and parliamentarians along with the CS focal point of global agencies and development partners in the spirit of mutual accountability and shared responsibility. Focal countries include the Joint Sponsors of the 2nd Dialogue and Retreat, the Governments of Nigeria and Ghana, as well as the Governments of Rwanda, Cameroon, Malawi and Afghanistan. Country team participation will include the Ministers of Health as well as Directors or focal points for immunization, health systems strengthening/IHP+, planning, finance and human resources for health.

Participation at the 2nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health is by invitation only.

Location The 2 nd Dialogue and Retreat will be held at the International Conference Centre in Accra, Ghana. The languages of the consultation are English and French.

Registration All invitees MUST register to be eligible to participate at the meeting – online registration is available for all invitees on the CHESTRAD website: www.chestrad-ngo.org . Invitees may also obtain an e-mail copy of the registration, accommodation booking and travel booking forms by sending SMS requests either to +44 7891 817 041 or +234 810 465 1212 (or by sending an e-mail inquiry to [email protected] ).

Overall Outcome This week of events promises not only to generate exciting discussions but also provide an opportunity for CS actors, regional and global initiatives, country partners and stakeholders to initiate discussions and clarify actions in advocacy, evidence management and knowledge sharing that can be jointly taken forward in 2012 and beyond.

Each meeting presents its programme linked outcomes. The strength of coming together is brought to bear in the linkages across these outcomes, and the coordinated synthesis that will emerge is a report from the 2nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health.

Deliverables The key deliverables of the week’s facilitation and coordination include:

(a) Meeting specific report highlighting the deliberations and outcome of component meetings of the dialogue.

(b) A synthesis document of Southern CS advocacy action and focus, drawing from the major outcome documents and directions, and further clarifying channels for engagement and contribution of Southern CS to the global efforts to advocate for and track both results and accountability.

(c) Initial thoughts of the directions and actions for improving the alignment and harmonization of country level advocacy and tracking action for results and accountability that can cut across major programs and initiatives in global health that are represented at the meeting.

Programme The 2nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health presents the following activities:

A. Capacity Enabling Sessions:

• Enabling Southern CS Engagement in Global Health Advocacy and Dialogue delivered by Ann Starrs, Family Care International, USA

• Engaging the Global Media: Strategic Approaches for Southern CS in Global Health delivered by Andrew Jack , The Financial Times, United Kingdom

B. Pre-meetings hosted by lead agencies and programmes to review the results of new and ongoing initiatives that have engaged Southern CS:

• Mutual Accountability: Scorecards in Health hosted by IHP+ Results

• Transformational Health Professional Education hosted by WHO’s Department of Human Resources for Health (HRH)

C. Africa Regional Consultation with CS Organizations and Youth on ICPD Beyond 2014 hosted by UNFPA :

The first regional CS and young people stakeholder meeting will share information on the ICPD Beyond 2014 operational review process; discuss the activities related to review, including the Global Survey; address topics for in-depth study; and identify thematic issues to consider.

Participants will benefit from the capacity enabling sessions hosted by Family Care International and The Financial Times. The outcome of the consultation will be concrete plans on how to best fully and effectively involve CSOs and young people in the process at the national, regional and global level.

• Build CSO and young people’s capacity to effectively contribute to the entire process, including participating in the Global Survey’s national consultations and in national delegations to the regional population conferences and the mandated global meetings. • Enable civil society and youth networks to develop concrete plans on how they will contribute, at the global, regional and national levels, to the ICPD Beyond 2014 process. • Contribute ideas for the UN Development Agenda beyond 2015 and ways to integrate ICPD Beyond 2014 into the post 2015 development agenda.

D. Main Dialogue:

• Plenary and panel sessions with countries, agencies, Southern CS representatives and members of consultative fora, boards and delegations

• Presentation of the Global Advocacy Strategy of the GAVI Alliance

• Facilitated sessions are jointly hosted by Northern and Southern CS organizations: o Access and Results o Aid Effectiveness and Accountability

• Plenary sessions led by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: o Expanding Access and Promoting Results in Healthcare o Alignment, Effectiveness, Results and Accountability (AERA) Initiative

• Parliamentary Dialogue on Access, Results, Aid Effectiveness and Accountability: o Government of the Republic of Ghana o Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

• Business meeting of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health

DETAILED PROGRAMME

rd Saturday 3 March 2012 9.00am – 1.00 pm Capacity Enabling Session 1: Ann Starrs Enabling Southern CS Engagement in Global Health Family Care International, Advocacy and Dialogue United States of America Room: Auditorium

Description: This sess ion will build the capacity of S outher n CSOs to engage in global healt h advocacy through both formal and informal mechanisms. Participants will better understand CS roles in the global health architecture and will learn strategies for increasing participation in, and coordination with, global entities.

10.30am – 11.00a m Coffee Break

1.00pm – 2.0 0pm Lunch

2.0 0pm – 6.30pm Capacity Enabling Session 2 : Andrew Jack Engaging the Global Media: Strategic Approaches for The Financial Times, Southern CS in Global Health United Kingdom Room: Auditorium

Description: This session will build the capacity of Southern CSOs to engage and leverage local, regional and international media to more effectively advocate on behalf of their CSOs. Participants will understand the power of the media and learn the secrets of how best to communicate with journalists to “sell” a story.

4.00pm – 4.30p m Tea Break

Sunday 4 th March 2012 1.00pm – 2.0 0pm Lunch

2.00pm – 4.00pm Pre -Dialogue Meeting 1 : Tim Shorten Mutual Accountability: Scorecards in Health, Post- IHP+ Results, Busan HLF4 on Aid Effectiveness United Kingdom Room: Auditorium

Description: This session will introduce accountability frameworks , with emphasis on mutual accountability and the Global Commission on Information and Accountability. It will also present highlights from the statements and outcome documents of the 4th Busan High- Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.

4.00pm – 4.30p m Tea Break

th Monday 5 March 2012 9.00am – 1.00 pm Pre -Dialogue Meeting 2 : Dr. Erica Wheeler Transformational Health Professional Education World Health Organization, Switzerland Room: Auditorium

Description: This session will present: (1) T he World Health Organization (WHO) and PEPFAR initiative on transforming and scaling up health professional education and training, and production of technical and policy guidelines; (2) Initial plans for implementation of the initiative (three pillars including the proposed role of civil society); and (3) The current collaboration with Southern CSOs to assess their views on transforming and scaling up education, and the survey of Values and Preferences of stakeholders at the country level.

Co -Chairs: Prof. Fru Angwafo , Member of Governing Council, CHESTRAD Gebbe Ndari, Coordination of Youth Chad Networks

Transforming health professional education Dr. Lola Dare, Chief Executive Officer, to strengthen health systems CHESTRAD WHO Guidelines for Transforming Health Dr. Erica Wheeler , Techn ical Officer, World Professional Education – Process and Health Organization Update Findings from the CS Survey Angela Mazimba, Programme Officer, CHESTRAD

10.30am – 11.00am Coffee Break

Implications of the findings for CS Dr . Lola Dare, Chief Executive Officer, engagements in transformational health CHESTRAD professional education

Discussion : Going forward – Deepening CS Dr. Erica Wheeler, Technical Officer, World engagement in the implementation Health Organization framework for the guidelines Dr. Lola Dare, Chief Executive O fficer, CHESTRAD

1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch

Pre -Dialogue Meeting 3 : Mr. Richmond Tiemoko Africa Regional Consultation with CS Organizations UNFPA Africa Regional Office, and Youth on ICPD Beyond 2014 Process South Africa Mrs. Noemi Espinoza UNFPA HQ, United States of America Room: Auditorium

Description: The Africa regional civil society and youth stakeholder meeting will provide an opportunity to share information on the ICPD beyond 2014 operational review process; discuss the activities related to the review, including the global survey; address topics for in-depth study from a national/regional perspective; and identify thematic issues to consider. Participants will benefit from the capacity enabling sessions previously hosted by Family Care International and The Financial Times. The outcome of the consultation will be concrete plans on how to best fully and effectively involve CSOs and young people in the process at the national, regional and global levels.

• Build CSO and youth capacity to effectively contribute to the entire process, including participating in the national exercise to complete the Global Survey questionnaire and on national delegations to the regional population conferences and the mandated global conferences. • Enable civil society and youth networks to develop concrete plans on how they will network with all relevant NGOs and youth groups at country level and contribute at all levels to the ICPD Beyond 2014 review process. • Develop advocacy and communication strategies to respond to upcoming processes- 45 th session of Commission on Population and Development (CPD) on “Adolescents and Youth”; Rio + 20 and ways to integrate the ICPD beyond 2014 review into the post 2015 United Nations development agenda.

2.00pm – 3.00pm Opening Ceremony Co -Chairs: Dr. Andrew A. Arkutu, Chairman, Ghana National Population Council Mr. Kwabena Osei -Danquah ICPD Beyond 2014 Executive Coordinator, UNFPA HQ

Good will messages from partners African Union Commission , UN Economic Commission for Africa and IPPF Africa Region Message from UNFPA Africa Regional Office Mr. Faustin Yao , Director, UNFPA Africa Sub-Regional Office Message from CHESTRAD Dr. Edugie A. Abebe , Governing Council, CHESTRAD Opening Address Hon . Alhaji Moham med Mumuni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Republic of Ghana

3.00pm – 4.00pm ICPD Beyond 2014 process

Chair: Dr. Bernard Coquelin , UNFPA Representative, Ghana

Overview Mr. Kwabena Osei -Danquah , ICPD Beyond 2014 Executive Coordinator, UNFPA HQ Highlights of the Global Survey instruments Mr. Richmond Tiemoko, Advisor on Population & Development, UNFPA Africa Regional Office

4.00pm – 4.30pm Tea Break

4.30pm – 5.30pm Strategy for Positioning NGOs and You th in ICPD Mr. Mady Biaye, Regional beyond 2014 process Advisor, UNFPA Africa Regional Office

th Tuesday, 6 March 2012 Pre -Dialogue Meeting 3 (Continued) : ICPD Beyond 2014 Room: Auditorium

9.00am – 10.30am Group Discussion s

Chair: African Union Commission

Group 1 : Alliance Building on ICPD Moderated by IPPF Africa Region

Group 2 : Position ing Youth in ICPD process Moderated by AfriYAN

Group Report Representatives from Groups 1 and 2

10.30am – 11.00 am Coffee Break

11. 00am – 1.00pm Panel : Thematic Discussion on IC PD Beyond 2014

Chair: UN Economic Commission for Africa

Presenters: Rights B ased approach to ICPD agenda Planned Parenthood Federation, Ghana Integrated sexual and reproductive health services Adolescent and youth Issues Treatment Action Campaign

Maternal Health African Union Commission

UN development agenda beyond 2015 Dr. Lola Dare, CEO, CHESTRAD

1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm – 4.00pm Way Forw ard - IC PD Beyond 2014

Chair: Mr. Kwabena Osei -Danquah, ICPD Beyond 2014 Executive Coordinator, UNFPA HQ

Group work for way forward IPPF Africa Region Y-PEER

Presentation of group report s Representatives from each group

4.00pm – 4.30pm Tea Break

4.30pm – 5.30pm Closing Ceremony

Chair: Mr. Kwabena Osei -Danquah, ICPD Beyond 2014 Executive Coordinator, UNFPA HQ

Statement from Youth Representative

Statement from Civil Society Mr. Maziko Matemba, Director, Health and Rights Education Programme (HREP), Malawi

Closing Address Dr. Andrew A. Arkutu , Chairman, Ghana National Population Council

th Wednesday, 7 March 2012 Dialogue Meeting 1 Dr. Lola Dare CHESTRAD, Nigeria Kwabena Osei-Danquah ICPD Beyond 2014 Executive Coordinator, UNFPA HQ Room: Auditorium

Objectives of the 1. Review progress on the establishment of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health Dialogue: 2. Engage global agencies, programmes, initiatives and boards in a review of actions and initiatives in global health, and the engagement of Southern CS in such actions 3. Work with partners to identify strategic areas and directions for capacity enabling, institutional strengthening, advocacy and accountability actions for Southern CS at country and global levels

9.00am – 10.30am Introductory Plenary

Chair: Kwabena Osei -Danquah, ICPD Beyond 2014 Executive Coordinator, UNFPA HQ

Objectives of the Dialogue and Outcomes of the Angela Mazimba , Programme Officer, Pre-Dialogue Survey CHESTRAD

From Nairobi to Accra: What h ave we achieved? Dr. Lola Dare, Chief Executive Officer, CHESTRAD

Accra to 2015: What should we look forward to? Kris Natarajan, Senior Technical Advisor to the CEO and Dialogue Facilitator, CHESTRAD

House Keeping and Security Briefing Seyi Ibidapo, Dialogue Facilitator, CHESTRAD

10.30am – 11.00am Coffee Break

11.00am – 1.00pm Opening Plenary Session Description: This session will frame the key themes of access, effectiveness, results a nd accountability (within the political, country and global contexts). It will also highlight the importance of partnership with civil society, including the benefits that CS brings to country ownership, results and aid effectiveness. In addition, this session will set expectations of the outcomes of the 2nd Retreat and Dialogue and the relevant processes going forward. Chair: H.E. Paul V. Obeng, Chairman, National Development Planning Commission, Republic of Ghana

Welcome Address Hon. Alban K. S. Bagbin, Minister of Health, Republic of Ghana Opening Remarks Prof. Fru Angwafo , Member of Governing Council, CHESTRAD Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA Guest of Honor H.E. John Dramani Ma hama Vice President, Republic of Ghana Special Address H.E. Senator (Dr.) David Mark, Senate President, National Assembly, Nigeria Appreciation Dr. Bernard Coquelin, UNFPA Country Representative, Ghana

1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm – 4.00pm Moderated Panel 1 : Update from CS Boards, Delegations and Consultative Fora Session Description: Southern CS Representatives to Boards, Delegations and Consultative Fora provide an update on their roles in agencies and programmes, how they interact and engage, current activities, where they are going, and how to deepen ties with the broader civil society.

Co -Chair s: Hon. Dr. Jean Kalilani, Minister of Health, Malawi Prof. Fru Angwafo , Governing Council, CHESTRAD, Cameroon

Presenters: In ternational Health Partnership and Related Mette Kjaer , IHP+ Civil Society Initiatives (IHP+) Consultative Group, Kenya GAVI Alliance CS Forum Maziko Matemba, Mem ber Steering Committee, Malawi Developing Country Delegation, The Global Fund Karlo Boras , Board Member , Serbia Communities Delegation, The Global Fund Lucy Ches ire, Board Mem ber , Kenya StopTB Blessi Kumar, Vice Chair, Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board, India World Bank - HNP CS Consultative Group Samson Kironde , HNP CS Consultative Group, Uganda Roll Back Malaria Collins Agyarko -Nti , Ghana

4.00pm – 4.30pm Tea Break

4.30pm – 6.30pm Moderated Panel 2 : Update from CS Managers of Global Agencies and Programmes Session Description: CS Focal Points and Managers representing global agencies, programmes and initiatives provide an update on their roles, how they interact and engage, current activities, where they are going and how to deepen ties with Southern civil society.

Co -Chairs: Hon. Alban K. S. Bagbin, Minister o f Health, Republic of Ghana Lucy Chesire, Executive Director, TB ACTION Group, Kenya

Presenters: International Health Partnership and Related Dr. Finn Schleimann , IHP+ Initiatives (IHP+) Secretariat, World Bank, USA World Bank Dr. Finn Schle imann, IHP+ Secretariat, World Bank, USA GAVI Alliance Geoff Adlide , GAVI Alliance, Switzerland Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Dr. C arole P resern , Director, PMNCH , Health (PMNCH) Switzerland

th Thursday 8 March 2012 Dialogue Meeting 2

Room: Auditorium

9.00am – 10.30am Moderated Panel 3 : Country Panel on Access and Results Session Description: Country representatives provide update s on their activities and plans to expand access and deliver results in key health focus areas.

Co -Chairs: Mr. Richmond Tiemoko, Advisor on Population & Development, UNFPA Africa Regional Office Karlo Boras, Executive Director, Yugoslav Youth Association Against AIDS - Youth of JAZA , Serbia

Presenters: Immunization Dr. E. A. Abani da, Director for Disease Control, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Nigeria Health Systems and Financing Dr. Frank Nyonator, Acting Director - General, Ghana Health Service, Republic of Ghana Family Planning and Contraceptive Comm odities Aimable Mwananawe, National Coordinator, Association Ihorere Munyarwanda (AIMR), Rwanda Human Resources for Health Dr. Ann Phoya, Director, SWAP Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Malawi Malaria, ACTS and ITNs Prof Fru Angwafo , Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Cameroon HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Dr. Nii Akwei Addo, Programme Manager, National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Republic of Ghana

10.30am – 11.00am Coffee Break

11.00am – 1.00pm Moderated Panel 4 : Panel on Universal Access and Financial Protection Session Description: Panelists discuss universal access, the meaning of financial protection and how we will work together to achieve universal access and financial protection.

Co -Chairs: Dr. Tony Seddoh, Lead Health Policy Adviser to Ministry of Health, Ghana Michael Gwaba, Programmes Manager, Community Initiative for TB,HIV/AIDS & Malaria, Zambia Presenters: Geoff Adlide , Director, Advocacy a nd Public Policy, GAVI Alliance, Switzerland Nathaniel Otoo, Di rector of Administration and General Legal Counsel, National Health Insurance Authority, Republic of Ghana Joan Tallada , CSO Liaison Officer , Decade of Vaccines Collaboration (DoVC) Secretariat, Spain Dr. Sam Adjei, CEO, Centre for Health and Social Services, Ghana Zan K. Yaya , President, Fédération nationale des associations de santé communautaire (FENASCOM), Mali

1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm – 3.00pm Moderated Panel 5 : Developme nt Partner Panel – Options for Expanding the Resource Base and Institutional Capacities of Southern CS Organizations Session Description: Developmental partners discuss the need to fund -- and enable funding of -- civil society, in order to ensure resource availability for CSOs. Panelists also discuss the need for institutional strengthening within CSOs amidst currently limited capacity, proposals to address and respond to these needs, and the design of their programing through 2015. Co -Chair s: Daouda Touré, UN Resident Coordinator, Nigeria Blessi Kumar, Director , Rahein (India ) Presenters: World Bank Dr. Finn Schleimann, Senior Health Specialist, World Bank and IHP+ WHO Dr. Erica Wheeler, Technical Officer, World Health Organization UNFPA Richmond Tiemoko, Advisor on Population & Development, UNFPA Africa Regional Office EuropeAid - Development and Cooperation , Representative from the Delegation European Commission of the European Union to Ghana Af rican Development Bank Group Representative from the African Development Bank Group, Ghana Country Office

3.00pm – 4.00 pm Plenary Session : GAVI Alliance Advocacy Strategy: Deepening Engagement of Southern Civil Society in Increasing Equitable Immunisation Coverage Session Description: An important component of the GAVI Alliance’s Advocacy Strateg y – which the GAVI Board will be considering this year – involves deepening the engagement of Southern civil society in advancing access, results and global/national accountability in increasing equitable immunisation coverage. GAVI seeks the to consult the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health on the Advocacy Strategy to ensure that it is as robust as possible, and also to strengthen CS ownership of the Strategy.

Chair: Prof. Adenike Grange , Nigeria

Presenter: Geoff Adlide, Director, Advo cacy a nd Public Policy, GAVI Alliance Switzerland

4.00pm – 4.30pm Tea Break

4.30pm – 6.30pm Concurre nt Facilitated Breakout Sessions Description of Participants will deepen their knowledge of access, results, aid effectivene ss and Breakout Sessions: accountability across the key health focus areas, universal access, coverage and financial protection through actively facilitated breakout sessions.

Breakout Session 1 : Elaine Ireland Access and Results Sightsavers International, United Kingdom

Breakout Session 2: Maziko Matemba Aid Effectiveness and Accountability Health and Rights Education Programme (HREP), Malawi Annick Jeantet Global Health Advocates, France Case Study Presentation s: Nigeria : Partnership for promo ting Dapo Oyewole, Technical Adviser to accountability the Honourable Minister for National Planning and Vice Chairman of the National Economic Council, Nigeria Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Chair, House Committee on Donor Agencies and Civil Society, Nigeria Rwanda : Citizens’ Accountability Aimable Mwananawe, National Coordinator, Association Ihorere Munyarwanda (AIMR), Rwanda

7.00pm – 10.00pm Reception and Celebration of International Women’s Day

Friday, 9th March 2012 Dialo gue Meeting 3

Room: Auditorium

9.00am – 10.30am Expanding Access and Promoting Results in Government of Nigeria Healthcare

Session Description: This session will discuss how Nigeria is expanding coverage with essential life -saving interventions and innovative programmes including the Midwife Services Scheme (MSS) and the Nigerian Vaccine Access Programme (NVAP). In addition, this session will discuss Nigeria’s overall goals on expanding access and promoting results in healthcare.

Co-Chairs: Eka Williams , Program Officer, Ford Foundation, Nigeria Dr. Esther Tallah, Director, Cameroon Coalition Against Malaria, Cameroon

Presenters: Nigerian Vaccine Access Programme (NVAP) Dr. Lola Dare, C hief Executive Officer, CHESTRAD, Nigeria

Midwife Services Scheme (MSS) Dr. J.G. Muhammad Ado, Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Nigeria Expanding coverage with essential life -saving Dr. Muhammad A. Pate, interventions Honourable Minister of State for Health, Nigeria

10.30am – 11.00am Coffee and Networking Break

11.00am – 12.00pm Alignment, Effectiveness, Results and Accountability Government of Nigeria (AERA) Initiative Session Description: Th is session will discuss th e AERA Initia tive , an innovative partnership involving the Committee on Appropriations of the Nigerian Senate, the National Planning Commission of Nigeria and CHESTRAD to:

1. Strengthen Parliamentary Oversight Role in budgeting, aid effectiveness, results and accountability for resources and results 2. Support the National Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance in its aid policy, budgeting, results and performance review functions 3. Endow a Civil Society Fund on Results, Aid Effectiveness and Accountability 4. Strengthen institutional mechanism for aid coordination, results and performance

Chair : Dr. S. Usman, Honourable Minister, National Planning Commission & Vice Chair, National Economic Council, Nigeria

Presenters: Dr. Lola Dare, C hief Executive Officer, CHESTRAD Senator Ahmed Maccido, Chair, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Nigeria Senator Ayogu Eze, Nigerian Senate/ECOWAS Parliament Senator, Nigeria Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Chair, House Committee on Civil Society & Donor Agencies, Nigeria Bassey O. Akpanyung , Director, International Cooperation and Development, National Planning Commission, Nigeria

12.00pm – 1.00pm Parliamentary Dialogue on Access, Results, Aid Effectiveness and Accountability

Session Description: This session will d iscuss the role of Parliament in advancing country ownership, leadership, accountability for results and resources. It will also discuss how Parliament will work with civil society to achieve the strengthened, long-term partnerships that these goals will require.

Co -Chairs: Hon. Joyce Bamford -Addo, Speaker of Parliament, Republic of Ghana Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives, National Assembly, Nigeria

Presenters: Senator Barnabas Gemade, Chair, Senate Committee on National Planning and Economic Development, Nigeria Parliamentarian , Republic of Ghana Rotimi Sanko re, Coordinator, Coordinator, Africa Public Health Alliance & 15%+ Campaign, Nigeria Parliamentarian, Republic of Ghana Hon. Bethel Amadi, C hair, House Committee on National Planning and Chairman, African Association of Parliament, Nigeria

1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm – 4.00pm Closing Plenary Co -Chairs: Hon. Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate, Minister of State for Health, Nigeria Dr. A gnes Bingawaho, Honourable Minister of Health, Rwanda

Session Summary and Key Issues from the Retreat and Ada Nnamani, Personal Dialogue Assistant to the Technical Adviser to the Honourable Minister of National Planning, Nigeria Outcome S tatement o f the Retreat and Dialogue Blessi Kumar, Director, Rahein (India) Statements from Participants and Partners Daouda Touré, UN Resident Coordinator, Nigeria (Representing Development Partners) Harmandip Ruby Sandhu -Rojon, UN Resident Coordinator, Ghana (Representing Development Partners) Temi Shenjobi, Governing Council, CHESTRAD Ishmael Kwasi Selassie, Project Officer, Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana Zan K. Yaya, President, FENASCOM (Mali)

Closing Statements Hon. Alban K. S. Bagbi n, Minister of Health, Ghana Hon. Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, Honourable Minister, National Planning Commission & Vice Chair, National Economic Council, Nigeria H.E. Paul V. Obeng, Chairman, National Development Planning Commission, Republic of Ghana Hon. Joyce Bamford -Addo, Speaker of Parliament, Republic of Ghana Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives, National Assembly, Nigeria

Closing Address H.E. Senator (Dr.) David Mark, Senate President, National Assembly, Nigeria 27

4.00pm – 4.30pm Tea and Networking Break

4.30pm – 6.30pm Business meeting of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health

Planning Committee for the 2nd Retreat and Dialogue of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health

Convenors Dr. Lola Dare Chief Executive Officer, CHESTRAD Kwabena Osei-Danquah Director, Executive Board and External Relations Branch, UNFPA HQ

Members Noemi Espinoza UNFPA ICPD Beyond 2014 Secretariat Richmond Tiemoko UNFPA Africa Regional Office Dr. Bernard Coquelin UNFPA Ghana Country Office Dennia Gayle UNFPA Ghana Country Office Sulemanu Alhassan UNFPA Ghana Country Office Doris Aglobitse UNFPA Ghana Country Office Bawa Amadu UNFPA Ghana Country Office Dapo Oyewole Technical Adviser to the Honourable Minister for National Planning and Vice Chair of the National Economic Council, Nigeria Dr. Kelechi Ohiri Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of State for Health, Nigeria Mark Igoche Special Assistant to the Senate President, National Assembly, Nigeria Hon. Yemi Arokodare Special Adviser for Special Duties, House of Representatives, National Assembly, Nigeria Hon. Jonathan Amino House of Representatives, National Assembly, Nigeria Hassan Raba Senior Legislative Assistant, Senate, National Assembly, Nigeria Austin Iyam Senior Accounting and Admin Officer, Senate, National Assembly, Nigeria Dr. Anthony Seddoh Lead Health Policy Adviser to Ministry of Health, Republic of Ghana Dr. Randy Fairbanks Ministry of Health, Republic of Ghana Kwaku Adjei-Fosu National Development Planning Commission, Republic of Ghana Mary Mpereh National Development Planning Commission, Republic of Ghana Dr. Robert Afriye Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Republic of Ghana Majeed Alhassan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Republic of Ghana Daniel Opoku-Mensah Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Republic of Ghana Samuel Ofosu Boateng Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Republic of Ghana Seyi Ibidapo CHESTRAD Angela Mazimba CHESTRAD Siyanbola Fadipe CHESTRAD Kris Natarajan CHESTRAD Lekan Ayanbeku CHESTRAD Jumoke Olusegun CHESTRAD

Facilitators Kris Natarajan Senior Technical Advisor to the CEO, CHESTRAD Seyi Ibidapo Programme Consultant, CHESTRAD

Rapporteurs Prof. Adeyinka Aderinto University of Ibadan Angela Mazimba Programme Officer, Research and Evaluation, CHESTRAD Ada Nnamani Personal Assistant to the Technical Adviser to the Honourable Minister for National Planning and Vice Chair of the National Economic Council, Nigeria

The Dialogue Facilitator 2nd Dialogue and Retreat of the Alliance of Southern CS in Global Health Centre for Health Sciences Training, Research and Development (CHESTRAD) International Mobile: + 234 810 465 1212 Email: [email protected] Website: www.chestrad-ngo.org