taking stock, thinking strategically john p skibiak director, rhsc
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Taking Stock, Thinking Strategically
John P SkibiakDirector, RHSC
Tracing our Genealogy
Interim Working Group (2000) Istanbul and the Supplies Initiative (2001) The Forum (2002) Working Group on the Fund/Partnership
(2003) RH Supplies Partnership (2004) RH Supplies Coalition
To ensure that every person is able to obtain and use quality and affordable RH supplies, which include contraceptives for family planning and condoms for HIV/AIDS prevention, as well as other supplies to sexual and reproductive health.
Our Vision
Improve access to and choice … through public, private, and commercial sectors,
Increase political commitment and financial resources …,
Strengthen global, regional, and country systems …,
Improve coordination and use of global-, regional- and, country-level information, knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned,
Formulate other strategic responses as needed
Our Goals
Mission of the RHSC
Ensure that every person is able to obtain and use quality and affordable RH supplies, which include contraceptives for family planning and condoms for HIV/AIDS prevention, as well as other supplies to sexual and reproductive health.
Structure of the RHSC
Secretariat
Resource Mobilization and
AwarenessWorking Group
Systems StrengtheningWorking Group
Total Market Working Group
RHSC
Executive CommitteeRHSC Chair
Expectations and Priorities, some common themes
Nurturing the “brain trust” for better tools, better programs Maximizing impact at country level Facilitating member goals and activities Bringing about change through unity of purpose and action
Meeting Outcomes
Reach consensus on priorities and next steps, so that we can use these as the basis for formulating a workable, realistic action plan.
Identifying the practical implications to the RHSC of the actions we would like to see: Management Membership Money Measurement
Open up the discussion on achieving impact at country level.