Joint Annual Performance Review 2007 - Ministry of Health

adequate and timely supply of medical equipment and drugs according to the real
need, especially those essentially required for functioning and providing CPA and
MPA services;
c) Strengthen the human resource development and management according to the real
need of each health facilities;
d) Motivate and expand the media campaign for health education and health promotion
and encourage the active participation of the community in health activities and
health sector development;
e) Improve the quality of health services at all health facilities at all levels;
f) Expand the implementation of health equity fund and the community-based social
health insurance initiative to increase the accessibility of the poor and pro-poor,
especially those in rural-remote areas;
g) Continue to strengthen partnership and transparency as well as improved
harmonization with donor community, bilateral and multilateral collaborations, nongovernmental
organizations and other health development partners, including within
the Ministry of Health itself: departments, national centers, national programs and
PHD; and to facilitate the alignment of all activities and interventions to existing
national policies and guidelines that have already been agreed upon.
H.E. Minister also stressed that the above-mentioned top priorities required the commitment
of all level of health system to ensure that goals, objectives and activities of the AOP 2007-
2008 appropriately and adequately reflect the priorities and to link with the allocation of all
fund available toward addressing the priority issues and effectively use those fund to achieve
the expected results. This is clearly means that the procedure in developing the AOP 2007-
2008 must take into account these above-mentioned 5 priorities by clearly indicate the target
for each priorities.
H.E. Minister appealed and requested to all health development partners and relevant
institutions to continue support technically and financially to health institutions at all levels in
designing, planning and implementing health sector plan and create better collaborative
environment to achieve the above-mentioned priorities.
H.E.Minister re-iterated the gratitude to H.E. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister, Highest
Representative of Samdach Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of the Royal Government of
Cambodia for taking his precious time participating as honoree in the closing ceremony of the
28th Annual Health Congress and the 5th Joint Annual Health Sector Review that proves the
commitment and support of the Royal Government to health sector and greatly encourages
leaders, officials and health staff at all levels as well as all health development partners
including donor community, international and local organizations, bi and multilateral
collaborations and other civil society that have been helping health sector in Cambodia.
H.E.Minister also expressed his sincere thanks to and praised the congress for their
commitment and effort jointly review the health sector performance and identified the
priorities for the coming year that made the congress successful.
Finally, H.E. Minister wished H.E. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister, Highest Representative of
Samdach Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia, and all
members of the Congress the five Buddhist blessings: longevity, peace, health, strength and wisdom.
Thank You
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