Joint Annual Performance Review 2007 - Ministry of Health

and this has been agreed upon in principle on November 14, 2006. A set of draft implementation
guidelines and a draft MoU are being developed for the Priority Mission Group (PMG) scheme and the
MBPI.
Standard numbers of staff for referral hospitals and health centers have been determined and included in
the Complementary Package of Activities (CPA).
Excellencies, Lok Chum Teav, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Distinguished National and International Guests,
Honorable Members of the Congress,
Despite the aforementioned achievements as a result of implementation of the health sector strategic
plan, the MoH recognizes that there remains a lot of work that are essential and crucial and that are the
key factor in accomplishing success in the health sector, as well as in achieving the Royal Government’s
millennium development goals, which will need a concerted effort and collaboration. These include:
1) Preparing a second long-term health sector strategic plan 2008-2015 and continuing to
strengthen and improve the preparation and implementation of the Annual Operational Plan, as
well as to strengthen monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and systems at all levels of the
country’s health system.
2) Continuing to strengthen and improve the provision of sufficient funds and to distribute and use
the budgets available in an effective and efficient manner, as well as to strengthen the supply of
materials, equipment and drugs according to needs and in a timely manner, especially the supply
of essential drugs and medical equipment necessary for the functioning of CPA and MPA
services.
3) Strengthening the development, management and distribution of human resources according to
the actual needs of each health facility.
4) Promoting and expanding health education and promotion campaigns and active community
participation in health sector development.
5) Promoting the improvement of quality of care and treatment services at all levels of health
facilities.
6) Expanding the implementation of health equity funds and community based health insurance
more broadly so as to increase access to appropriate services for poor people, especially those in
remote areas.
7) Continuing to strengthen partnership and transparency and promote progress in harmonization
with the donor community, bilateral and multilateral cooperation, NGOs and other development
partners, including agencies within the MoH such as departments, units, national programs and
provincial/municipal health departments, as well as to coordinator the alignment of all activities
and interventions in line with agreed upon policies and strategies.
Excellencies, Lok Chum Teav, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Distinguished National and International Guests,
Honorable Members of the Congress,
In response to the issues mentioned above, one of the main tasks that the Health Congress and the Joint
Annual Performance Review Meeting needs to accomplish is identifying health sector priorities for the
years 2007 and 2008. The main priority that should be the theme to be discussed is interventions on
maternal, infant and child health, with emphasis on strengthening and improvement of care and
treatment service at all levels, particularly at health centers and referral hospital level, through the
implementation of child survival strategy 2006-2010 and the national reproductive health strategy 2006-
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