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1. Introduction to CWGH 2 2. CWGH Vision 3 3. Board Governance and Policy 4 ents 4. Organisational Structure 5 5. Staff and Interns 6 6. Foreword: Board of Trustees Chairperson 7 7. Executive Committee Chairperson’s Remarks 9 8. Executive Director’s Report 12 9. Advocacy and influencing the Health Agenda at National and Regional Level 16 10. Strengthening Community Feedback Mechanisms in Health 21 11. Strengthening Community Participation in Health for Improved MNCH in Zimbabwe 26 12. Core Support to Strengthening Public and Social Accountability Monitoring for HIV/AIDS Resources le of Cont in Zimbabwe 33 13. Strengthening Social Accountability Monitoring and Responsiveness to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) in the Matabeleland and ab Midlands Region 39 14. HCC as a vehicle for Social Participation in Health T in East and southern Africa 45 15. Revitalizing and Strengthening Primary Health Care & Public responsibility for Health in Zimbabwe 49 16. Big Lottery Collaborate Project: Zimbabwe Community HIV Care Project 53 17. Accountability Loop Budget Advocacy (ALBA) 57 18. Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Programme 61 19. List of CWGH National Members 67 2016 in Pictures 68 20. 2016 in pictures 70 21. CWGH Districts 72 1. Introduction to CWGH 2 2. CWGH Vision 3 3. Board Governance and Policy 4 ents 4. Organisational Structure 5 5. Staff and Interns 6 6. Foreword: Board of Trustees Chairperson 7 7. Executive Committee Chairperson’s Remarks 9 8. Executive Director’s Report 12 9. Advocacy and influencing the Health Agenda at National and Regional Level 16 10. Strengthening Community Feedback Mechanisms in Health 21 11. Strengthening Community Participation in Health for Improved MNCH in Zimbabwe 26 12. Core Support to Strengthening Public and Social Accountability Monitoring for HIV/AIDS Resources le of Cont in Zimbabwe 33 13. Strengthening Social Accountability Monitoring and Responsiveness to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) in the Matabeleland and ab Midlands Region 39 14. HCC as a vehicle for Social Participation in Health T in East and southern Africa 45 15. Revitalizing and Strengthening Primary Health Care & Public responsibility for Health in Zimbabwe 49 16. Big Lottery Collaborate Project: Zimbabwe Community HIV Care Project 53 17. Accountability Loop Budget Advocacy (ALBA) 57 18. Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Programme 61 19. List of CWGH National Members 67 2016 in Pictures 68 20. 2016 in pictures 70 21. CWGH Districts 72 CHAPTER CHAPTER t 2016 t 2016 epor 1.0 Introduction to CWGH 2.0 CWGH Vision epor Annual R Annual R To be a leader in organizing and HEALTH has long been one of the most important social concerns of Zimbabwean people. Major gains were championing communities' right to achieved in the 1980s through joint and complementary action between the health sector and communities. However, the combined impact of AIDS, structural adjustment programmes and real reductions in the health health and equitable health services budget and in household incomes, has reversed many of these gains. The quality of health care has in Zimbabwe. declined, and health workers and their clients have become demoralized. Communities have had to take on more and more responsibility for looking after the ill, by providing home-based care, paying for their health care and dealing with their health problems. But despite this critical involvement, they have been little more Mission Statement than passive observers of changes to the health system itself. To enhance community participation in By the late 1990s a wave of strikes strategies for implementing these comprising a chair, vice chair, health through advocacy, networking amongst health workers signalled priorities. secretary and three committee and capacity development for the that health workers were also not members from among the local attainment of the Right to Health and happy with the situation. While a lot The participating civic groups civil society groups. These local Equitable Health Services in of attention was given to the strikes decided to form a network of CWGH fora co-ordinate local by doctors and nurses, those o r g a n i s a t i o n s c a l l e d t h e activities including education and Zimbabwe. working at clinic level and in Community Working Group on health action, and link civil society communities also lost wellbeing H e a l t h ( C W G H ) , w i t h a groups with all health providers and morale. As 2000 approached, responsibility to add weight to (public, private, traditional, NGO) Core Values “health for all” seemed like an their input in health policy and local authorities on health empty promise. negotiations and maximize the issues. They inform their members Accountability effect of their joint actions in the of national and local CWGH Being answerable to our beneficiaries, As a result of this situation several health sector. In March 1998 they activities, policies and issues; national civic organizations, came together and discussed the promote health actions within their donors, other stakeholders and our coordinated by the Zimbabwe feedback they had received. The organizations and area; and take structures Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) CWGH members invited the up health issues raised by were motivated to come together in a s s o c i a t i o n s o f h e a l t h communities with health providers. 1997 to review the current state of professionals and representatives Transparency affairs in the health sector and look of government, churches, the The CWGH also advocates for the Openness in the execution of our at ways in which communities could private sector, NGOs and establishment of health centre duties (doing things above board) achieve greater control of their own traditional health providers in committees and district health health. order to identify conflict or b o a rd s t h a t i n v o l v e l o c a l Professionalism consensus over community views councillors, civic groups and The first step was to carry out and strategies. The result was a health providers to enable Being diligent, disciplined and abiding research on communities' and civic final report, Community Views on participation and effective links by ethics organizations' perceptions of health S t r a t e g i e s f o r H e a l t h i n between members of the public and health services in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe, which summarized This was done in 1997. The survey the perspectives and experiences and health providers. It advocates Integrity brought up concerns about the of CWGH and communities for hospital advisory boards to Being truthful, reliable, honest with inadequacy of public funds for o r g a n i s i n g f o r h e a l t h i n include civil society organizations, good social standing health, the declining quality of Zimbabwe. particularly those that represent public health services, the negative hospital users. This enables civil attitudes of providers and the After the establishment of the society participation in the Teamwork weakness of current mechanisms CWGH, it started working on a planning and implementation of Ability to work together towards the f o r e x p re s s i n g c o m m u n i t y number of programs including health activities in a more participation in health. After the establishing local CWGH fora at same goal regardless of personal substantive manner, including in finalization of the Survey Report in district level. These fora comprise differences (co-operation and respect of CWGH activities. The January 1998, a meeting of representatives of all civic groups collaboration) constituent organizations was held in the local authority area and in CWGH was initially registered as a to review the outcomes; examine the immediate surrounding peri- Trust in 2002 and later transformed the health, and health care, urban, rural and urban areas. as a Private Voluntary Organisation Non-partisan priorities they implied; and suggest They have an elected committee in early 2014. Not aligning ourselves to any political party 2 Community Working Group on Health Community Working Group on Health 3 CHAPTER CHAPTER t 2016 t 2016 epor 1.0 Introduction to CWGH 2.0 CWGH Vision epor Annual R Annual R To be a leader in organizing and HEALTH has long been one of the most important social concerns of Zimbabwean people. Major gains were championing communities' right to achieved in the 1980s through joint and complementary action between the health sector and communities. However, the combined impact of AIDS, structural adjustment programmes and real reductions in the health health and equitable health services budget and in household incomes, has reversed many of these gains. The quality of health care has in Zimbabwe. declined, and health workers and their clients have become demoralized. Communities have had to take on more and more responsibility for looking after the ill, by providing home-based care, paying for their health care and dealing with their health problems. But despite this critical involvement, they have been little more Mission Statement than passive observers of changes to the health system itself. To enhance community participation in By the late 1990s a wave of strikes strategies for implementing these comprising a chair, vice chair, health through advocacy, networking amongst health workers signalled priorities. secretary and three committee and capacity development for the that health workers were also not members from among the local attainment of the Right to Health and happy with the situation. While a lot The participating civic groups civil society groups. These local Equitable Health Services in of attention was given to the strikes decided to form a network of CWGH fora co-ordinate local by doctors and nurses, those o r g a n i s a t i o n s c a l l e d t h e activities including education and Zimbabwe.