Joint Annual Performance Review 2007 - Ministry of Health

SUMMARY REPORT ON
2006 HEALTH SECTOR PERFORMANCE
The year 2006 was the fourth year of implementation of the Health Sector Strategic Plan
(HSP) 2003-2007. In HSP 2003-2007, six Key Areas of Work were laid out, in which
strategies for strengthening Cambodia’s health sector are to be implemented. These are: (1)
Health Service Delivery; (2) Behavioral Change and Communication; (3) Quality
Improvement; (4) Human Resources Development; (5) Health Financing; and (6) Institutional
Development.
For each of these, well-defined strategies were developed, with clear indicators and ambitious
targets. In this Joint Annual Performance Review 2007, it can be seen that the significant
health investments of the Royal Government and its partners continue to show important
results in terms of health sector performance.
The Health Sector Priorities 2006-2007
Last year, the Joint Annual Performance Review 2006 extended and refined the five Health
Sector Priorities from the previous year. The Health Sector Priorities for 2006-2007 have been
to develop linked Child Survival and Reproductive Health interventions, including HIV/AIDS
through focusing activities and resources throughout the health sector on:
• Emergency Obstetric Care
• Attendance at Delivery by Trained Health Providers
• Implementation of the 11 Child Survival Scorecard Interventions
• Reproductive Health including Birth Spacing Services
The 2006-2007 Priorities represent a continuation of the 2005-2006 Priorities, with the IMCI
priority expanded to include all Child Survival Strategy interventions from the Child Survival
Scorecard. Thus, nutrition, ITBN and tetanus interventions are now included in addition to
IMCI. Indeed, because of the integrated nature of the Child Survival Strategy, its
interventions overlap with both IMCI and the other 4 Health Sector Priorities Interventions.
Child Survival Strategy Interventions
2005-2006 HS Priority
Infant and Young Child Feeding
Initiation of Breastfeeding
Exclusive Breastfeeding
Complimentary Feeding
Oral Rehydration Therapy
IMCI; Full MPA
Antibiotic for Pneumonia
IMCI; Full MPA
Insecticide Treated Bednets
Malaria Treatment
IMCI
Vitamin A
IMCI
Measles Vaccine
IMCI
Tetanus Toxoid
Skilled Birth Attendance
Attendance at Delivery
Progress towards the 2006-2007 priorities marks an essential step toward the strategic goals
for the health sector set forward in the Health Sector Strategic Plan 2003-2007 and the four
health related strategic goals of the National Strategic Development Plan 2006-2010 (infant
and child mortality, maternal mortality, tackling communicable diseases, and an effective
health system).
Each of the 5 priorities have been supported by activities within each of the 6 Key Areas of
Work (Health Services Delivery, Behavior Change and Communication, Quality
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