Title: Briefing on IMCI for MOH and USAID leadership, October 1996.

POPLINE Document Number: 125593

Author(s):

Smith B

Source citation:

Arlington, Virginia, Partnership for Child Health Care, BASICS, 1996. [3], 4, [29] p. (Report|USAID Contract No. HRN-6006-C-00-3031-00)

Abstract:

This trip pertains to a visit in October 1996 to brief the Guatemala Ministry of Health and USAID on integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI) and the negotiation of BASICS support for the MOH Integrated Health Care System (SIAS). The 2-day trip involved briefings with officials, interviews with potential candidates for work on the MOH Integrated Community Health Care System (SIAC), and review of the scope of work. Ministry of Health officials in Guatemala were more appreciative of the role of IMCI in the total health program. Officials recognized that IMCI was not in competition with the MOH's SIAC. BASICS would develop a list of candidates for the positions for SIAS and would discuss these candidates with the SIAC team. The briefings focused on how IMCI could be adapted to Guatemala's needs and circumstances and in-depth exposure to IMCI protocol and training methods with actual exercises from training modules. The briefing included the Vice-Minister of Health, the head of the SIAS team, the PAHO epidemiologist, the USAID/Guatemala health officers, the USAID/Guatemala population program manager, the head of MotherCare in Guatemala, and others. It is recommended that further USAID and BASICS negotiations be approached with cautious optimism. BASICS should move quickly with the technical directive for SIAS and contract Dr. Fidel Arevalo and a local team. The appendices include a list of contacts, the materials used in the briefing, and the scope of work.

Keywords:

Guatemala
Technical Report
Recommendations
Integrated Programs
Maternal-Child Health Services
Program Development
Developing Countries
Central America
Latin America
Americas
Programs
Organization and Administration
Primary Health Care
Health Services
Delivery of Health Care
Health