REVISED CMA III - Ministry of Health

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• The Ministry and its agencies will issue policy guidelines to agencies for contracting with private providers as necessary, with the mandatory involvement of the appropriate statutory bodies. • NGOs will be engaged in the implementation framework of the MOH and different agencies. Efforts will be made to ensure that health sector funds are available to support NGO/CSO projects and participation at all levels. 14
3. Planning and Budgeting The health sector program is based on the concept of a Sector Wide Approach (SWAp), with comprehensive planning, programming, budgeting and reporting for the sector encompassing all sources of funding (Treasury, Internally Generated Funds, NHIF, SBS and Earmarked Funds). The objectives in planning and budgeting include to manage the rapidly changing funding environment in the sector, with earmarked the dominant funding modality and fragmentation as a whole increasing; and to integrate all resources into sector planning and management processes and ensure that all parties commit to an indicative resource framework in line with MOH timelines. The Planning and Budgeting Process All formal agreements between the Ministry of Health and its agencies will be adhered to. The Ministry of Health will ensure that the resource allocation principles and process address the changing organisational framework and funding structure of the sector. The key activities in the planning and budgeting process are as follows: • There will be a sector dialogue with agencies, the NHIA and partners to agree on priorities for the budget year from the health sector program; one of the monthly Sector Working Group meetings will be dedicated to this. • Budget guidelines for the sector will be drawn based on the guidelines from MOFEP, with ceilings for agencies -‐ resource allocation principles and guidelines will be used to determine the amount of resources to allocate to the Agencies. • Agencies will prepare their respective annual work plans and budgets based on the guidelines and agreed priorities and ceilings; together with procurement plans and cash flow forecasts for collation at the national level. • The MOH will sign annual service agreements with the various provider agencies. The Budget Committee The Ministry of Health’s Budget Committee is made up of representatives from all the Agencies and Authorities. The Budget Committee will meet quarterly and will: • Develop the framework, guidelines, tools and timetable for planning and budgeting. • Project the resource envelope for the health sector and oversee mobilization of internal and external resources. • Review the criteria for resource allocation to Agencies. • Attend the budget hearing with the Ministry of Finance. 15
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