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Virtual Forum on Family Planning in the Context of Decentralization

The Global Exchange Network for Reproductive Health (GEN) invites to an international virtual forum entitled “Family Planning in the Context of Decentralization:  Successes, Challenges, and the role of Leadership and Negotiation”. The forum will be held from September 28 to October 2, 2009, with financing from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

During the forum, some of the more relevant RH and FP issues as they relate to health sector reform will be reviewed. A practical approach to effective negotiation that can be useful to reach agreements aimed at developing RH and FP within these complex reform processes shall be developed.

From the invitation:

“Within this context, Reproductive Health (RH) and Family Planning (FP)
programs and services have undergone – and some are still undergoing -
very interesting changes, particularly in the way services are delivered
and delivery strategies are developed. The main purpose of the virtual
forum is to look at these changes, and how effective leadership and
negotiation can contribute to the positive development of RH and FP
within the context of health service reform and decentralization.

During the forum, we will review some of the more relevant RH and FP
issues as they relate to health sector reform.  We will then try to
develop a practical approach to effective negotiation that can be useful
to reach agreements aimed at developing RH and FP within these complex
reform processes. We will look at successful experiences, the strategies
used and the lessons we can draw from these experiences. Finally, we
will share ideas for the future and how we see RH and FP in a
decentralized health sector.

During the forum, you will have the opportunity to:

1. Share the situation of RH and FP programs in our countries within
the context of health sector reform, together with the challenges,
achievements and lessons learned.
2. Review the PICO (Person, Interests, Criteria, Options) approach to
effective agreements and negotiations for the development of RH
and FP within the context of health sector decentralization and
reform.
3. Discuss the challenges, strategies and achievements of RH and FP
program experiences in health sector reform.
4. Create a shared vision for the development of RH and FP services
in a decentralized health sector, and examine how leadership and
effective negotiation can contribute to this vision.”

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