PANEL DISCUSSION

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PANEL DISCUSSION
Translating Regional Interventions into Country
Activities

• Experiences of the Regional Adolescent
  Reproductive Health
• Rufina Latu
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)

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Aim of Translating Regional Interventions

• To maintain focus of the Regional Intervention at
  country level
• To adapt to local interventions that address
  local needs, and maintain links with UNFPA
• To manage local interventions to produce results

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ARH in the Pacific since 2001
UNFPA
SPC
9 Pacific island countries FSM Fiji Samoa Ki
ribati Solomons Tonga Marshalls Vanuatu T
uvalu
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HOW DO WE TRANSLATE?Stage 1 Establishing a
programme

• Understand the Regional Intervention
• Analysis of the local situation
• and Involve Local Stakeholders
• Identify Priority Needs and Issues and Develop a
  Country-specific Programme

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HOW DO WE TRANSLATE?Stage 2 Implement
Manage the program

• Translating requires a Continuous Process to
  ensure that plans are being implemented
• Establish a Management System
• Functional Monitoring Plan
• Where are we?
• Are we implementing according to Plans within
  the framework of regional intervention?
• Look for opportunities and challenges
• Turn challenges and issues into opportunities
• Adjust plans

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HOW DO WE TRANSLATE?Stage 3 Keeping the
Momentum

• Translating requires that Mechanisms are in Place
  to provide support and assistance to achieve
  results
• Provide back up support Advise and guidance
• Capacity Building
• Continuous dialogue and communication
• Constant review of progress and provide feedback
• Maintain and expand partnership
• Networking with Stakeholders and Partners
• ARH-RH Integration
• Sustainability integrate into existing
  programmes
• Share success stories and lessons learned ?
  Replicate
• Encourage Innovative Activities

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ARH Management Plan

• UNFPA Direction
• Regional Project at SPC
• Project Advisor
• Project Administrator
• ARH Coordinators
• Selected by Ministries of Health
• TOR

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Elements of a Comprehensive ARH Program Programme
Monitoring
Information Education

• ARH Services
• Counseling
• Clinical

Coordination and Management
Supportive and Enabling Environment
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ARH Model (Pacific experience)
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Challenges

• Needs versus Resources
• Expansion to other provinces
• Maintain momentum
• Management of country projects
• Sustainability plans

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Translation Summary

• Understand regional project ICPD and MDGs
• Analyse local situation in the context of socio-
  cultural structures, resources,
  systems
• Prioritise needs develop local program
• Maintain links with SPC UNFPA
• Build an effective management system
• Regular reviews
• Build sustainability plans
• The exercise calls for partnership, networking,
  resource sharing and coordination at all levels.