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