Technical Technical Cooperation and Cooperation and

Capacity Capacity DevelopmentDevelopment

Health Sector ExperienceHealth Sector ExperiencePhilippinesPhilippines

4 July 20114 July 2011

OutlineOutline

Development Cooperation in Development Cooperation in PhilippinesPhilippines

EU Support to the Health SectorEU Support to the Health Sector Technical Cooperation in HealthTechnical Cooperation in Health

EU Bilateral ProgrammeEU Bilateral Programme

Focal sector: Focal sector:

Access to quality basic social services – Access to quality basic social services – Health Health

Non-Focal sectors: Non-Focal sectors:

1)1) Trade related assistanceTrade related assistance

2)2) GovernanceGovernance

3)3) Mindanao Peace ProcessMindanao Peace Process

Technical Corporation & Capacity Technical Corporation & Capacity Development integral part of health and Development integral part of health and tradetrade

EU Health Sector EU Health Sector SupportSupport

Key partner in national health sector reformsKey partner in national health sector reforms Lead partner in the establishment of SWAp Lead partner in the establishment of SWAp

(SDAH)(SDAH)

3 ongoing 3 ongoing programmesprogrammes 1.1. Health Sector Policy Support Programme IHealth Sector Policy Support Programme I

(2006 -2011; € 33 M)(2006 -2011; € 33 M) In support of FOURmulaOne for HealthIn support of FOURmulaOne for Health Support to central/national level (DoH, DBM) Support to central/national level (DoH, DBM)

& provincial/local level (16 convergence & provincial/local level (16 convergence provinces)provinces)

Sector Budget Support, WB trust fund & EU Sector Budget Support, WB trust fund & EU TA for DoH and provinces (TA for DoH and provinces (€€ 10.4 M) 10.4 M)

EU Health Sector EU Health Sector SupportSupport

2.2. Mindanao Health Mindanao Health Sector Policy Support Sector Policy Support ProgrammeProgramme (2007-2012; € 15 M)(2007-2012; € 15 M)

Support to 13 out of 21 roll-out provincesSupport to 13 out of 21 roll-out provinces

WB trust fund & EU TA for LGUs (WB trust fund & EU TA for LGUs (€€ 4.2 M) 4.2 M)

3.3. Health Sector Policy Support Health Sector Policy Support ProgrammeProgramme HSPSP II (2011-2014; € 36 HSPSP II (2011-2014; € 36 m)m)

In support of Aquino Health Agenda to In support of Aquino Health Agenda to achieve Universal Health Careachieve Universal Health Care

Sector Budget SupportSector Budget Support

2 more in the pipeline2 more in the pipeline

Technical CooperationTechnical Cooperation(2007-2010)(2007-2010)

Address key reform targets in the areas of Address key reform targets in the areas of HSRAHSRA

TA in form of international and national TA in form of international and national experts working within national and local experts working within national and local gov structuresgov structures

Contracted by EU DelegationContracted by EU Delegation Management unit within DoH with team Management unit within DoH with team

leader and support staffleader and support staff Strong focus on CD, but also transactional Strong focus on CD, but also transactional

supportsupport

Technical CooperationTechnical Cooperation(2007-2010)(2007-2010)

TC Ownership and AlignmentTC Ownership and Alignment TA is managed by and reporting primarily TA is managed by and reporting primarily

to respective gov. agencyto respective gov. agency Demand driven as expressed by Demand driven as expressed by

gov. agencies and local gov. unitsgov. agencies and local gov. units Coordination of TA providers Coordination of TA providers

throughthrough TA Coordination TA Coordination

Team (TACT)Team (TACT)

Technical CooperationTechnical Cooperation(since 2011)(since 2011)

TC/CD under HSPSP Phase IITC/CD under HSPSP Phase II Sector Budget SupportSector Budget Support Implementing agency: Department of Implementing agency: Department of

HealthHealth No separate TA contracted by EU No separate TA contracted by EU

DelegationDelegation Development and implementation of Development and implementation of

Capacity Development Plan for DoH Capacity Development Plan for DoH integral part of Financing Agreementintegral part of Financing Agreement

Contracting and management of Contracting and management of TA in the TA in the hands of DoHhands of DoH

DoH Budget

ChallengesChallenges

Long government procurement Long government procurement processesprocesses

High incidence of failed biddingsHigh incidence of failed biddings Currently limited registration of TA Currently limited registration of TA

providersproviders Contracting of international Contracting of international

expertise?expertise?