JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE – JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE – IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND
STATUS OF CHILDREN YOUTH AND STATUS OF CHILDREN YOUTH AND DISABLED PERSONSDISABLED PERSONS
INTERROGATION OF DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS WITH A VIEW TO MONITOR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
12 AUGUST 2005
09:30 TO 13:30
M201, MARKS BUILDING, PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN
Outline of the presentationOutline of the presentation
Budget Activities Challenges Achievements Spending patterns Conclusion
BUDGETBUDGET2005/062005/06
Directorate: Child & Youth Health = R9 526 000 – Budget breakdown
• Office of the Director: R1 629 000• Child Health: R2 062 000• EPI: R3 906 000• Youth and Adolescent: R1 929 000• TOTAL: R9 526 000• Total includes Compensation of Employees = R5 335 000
Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care, Management, Treatment and Support Plan for children = R2 281 000
HIV and AIDS - Youth Programme = R1 941 000
TOTAL BUDGETTOTAL BUDGETTOTAL BUDGET
Child and Youth Health R9 526 000
Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care, Management, Treatment and Support Plan for Children
R2 281 000
HIV and AIDS Youth Programme R1 941 000
TOTAL
R13 748 000
WHAT ARE FUNDS USED FOR?WHAT ARE FUNDS USED FOR?
Child Health Activities aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality rates of
the under 5-years thereby improving quality of life Main activities:
– Training of health care professionals and community workers on child health issues
– Meetings, workshops and conferences– Provincial child health support visits– Health facility surveys (monitoring and evaluation)– Policy development and dissemination workshops– Inter-sectoral collaboration activities– Development of IEC material– Awareness campaigns
WHAT ARE FUNDS USED FOR?WHAT ARE FUNDS USED FOR? … …Youth & Adolescent Health Reorientation and sensitization of health workers on Youth
Friendly services Supporting provinces in National workshops, meetings, etc. Intra- and Inter-departmental collaboration activities on youth
related issues Implementation of Peer Education in all provinces Develop Health Regulations on Traditional Circumcision Finalisation and dissemination of National Strategy on
Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy Developing, purchasing and dissemination of identified
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material specific for young people
HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support Support the people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS
CHALLENGESCHALLENGES
High staff turnover Lack of provincial budget for Child Health and Youth & Adolescent Health Lack of transport Poor intra-departmental and inter-sectoral collaboration Biennial Health Facility Surveys inhibited by lack of resources Slow implementation of the School Health Policy IEC material not available in other languages Provincial restructuring hampers national/provincial interaction Dedicated staff not appointed for specific programmes Lack of Specialist Technical support Reporting and monitoring of programmes at provincial level - mechanism
not in place to inform the National office on activities taking place at provincial level
Lack of information - data elements not included in DHIS, e.g. teenage pregnancy rate
ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS
Child Health Training support to provinces on implementation of IMCI Provincial support visits provided to KZN, North West and
Eastern Cape Provinces Support the Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care, Management
Treatment and Support Plan for children in updating IMCI practitioners
Strong political support – IMCI, School Health Services, EPI, Early Childhood Development
Hosted inter-provincial meetings:– IMCI Case Management Coordinators– Household and Community component working group
Policies and guidelines awaiting approval by National Health Council
ACHIEVEMENTS…ACHIEVEMENTS…
Developed IEC material for key diseases e.g Diarrhoea Implementation of SHS gradually gaining momentum in the
various provinces Participation in the National Integrated Plan on Early
Childhood Development – coordinated by the National Department of Education
Participation in inter-sectoral activities on children’s issues e.g National Children’s Day, Child Protection Week, Child Labour, and Child Abuse and Neglect
Participation in National, regional and international conferences on child health issues e.g United Nations Study on Violence against Children and the Children’s Bill
ACHIEVEMENTS…ACHIEVEMENTS…
Youth & Adolescent Health Linkage with Health Promotion to promote Healthy Lifestyle
campaign Continuous Intra- and Inter-departmental, inter-sectoral and
provincial collaboration Close collaboration with the National Youth Commission Developed IEC material on abstinence Conducted site visits to funded Faith-based organisations
rendering abstinence programmes Supported provincial training on young care givers Facilitated quarterly Life Skills meetings for national and
provincial partners Awarded and approved tender for translation of youth specific
IEC material
SPENDING PATTERNSSPENDING PATTERNS
Expenditure mostly on programme administration
Budget spent from April 2005 to July 2005:– Child and Youth Health = 28.47% – HIV and AIDS Youth Programme = 18.41%
CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION Striving to actualize human rights based approached in all
interventions as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Committed to reducing morbidity and mortality rates from preventable causes (Millennium Development Goals)
Participating in inter-sectoral interventions to ensure a holistic approach to child and youth care
Supporting relevant NGO participation to enrich community involvement/participation in improving health promoting behaviour at household level
Care and protection of children and youth is everybody’s business –
“IT TAKES THE WHOLE VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD”.
THANK YOUTHANK YOU