Joint Annual Performance Review 2007 - Ministry of Health

Gender in Health Sector
by: Ms. Chin Cheav
Vice Chairwoman of the
Gender Mainstreaming Action Group (GMAG) of the MoH.
National Health Congress and Joint Annual Performance
Review
05 – 07 March 2007
Background of GMAG
• The MoH established the GMAG on 11
March 2005 and reassigned on 13
January 2006.
• It was established to promote gender
equity in health sector including equity
between female and male health staff and
promoting gender responsive health
services.
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Roles of the GMAG
• Coordinate, cooperate and advocate to
promote gender equity in the health sector
• Provide knowledge about gender to health
personnel at all levels
• Participate in promoting qualified female
health staff to decision making positions.
Roles of the GMAG (Con't)
• Participate in developing and providing
recommendations on AoPs in order to
ensure it responds to gender needs
• Monitor, evaluate and provide
recommendations on health activities to
ensure they are gender responsive
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Key Issues
• Gender is not yet systematically mainstreamed into
all policies, plans or programs
• Limited gender concepts among health personnel
• The GMAG has limited resources –both financial
and non financial - to mainstream gender
• Lack of technical support on institutional
arrangement and capacity building of the GMAG
Achievement
• Provide training on gender mainstreaming to
344 health personnel
• Advocate for qualified female health
personnel to obtain appropriate posts
• Develop and disseminate the MoH's Five
Year Gender Strategic Plan
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