THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL

ORGANIZATIONS (BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND

DOMESTIC) IN HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY

Bikash Gyawali

B.Sc optometry, Mph1

INTRODUCTION

Which is the biggest Non government

organization(NGO)in the world?

Red Cross

What is NGO boom?

India witnessing NGO boom, there is 1 for every600 people - Times of India said

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WHAT IS AN NGOS ?

An NGO is a “private organization that pursues activitiesto relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor,protect the environment, provide basic social services, orundertake community development.”

(-Michael Edwards and Alan Fowler / World Bank (Operational Director 14.70)

Some alternative terms used for NGOs

Volunteer sector

Transnational social movement organizations

Private voluntary organizations

Non-state actors (NSA's)

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IN GENERAL

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is any non-

profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a

local, national or international level

Include organizations engaged in public service, based

on ethical, social, religious

Formal/ Informal groups or organization

( Formal groups -military units, corporations, churches, court

systems, trade, universities, sports teams and charities)

(Informal groups - employees of an organization who have a common

interest)4

NGOS IN INDIA

The Society For Participatory Research In Asia (PRIA )

survey 2015 reveals that

26.5% of NGOs are engaged in religious activities

21.3% work in the area of community and/or social

service

About one in five NGOs works in education

7.9% are active in the fields of sports and culture

6.6% work in the health sector5

TYPES OF NGO

Types of NGO

Service Empowering

Charitable Participatory

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Role of NGO

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THE ROLE OF NGOS IN DEVELOPMENT

Providing goods and services

Assisting the government achieve its development

Helping citizens to voice their aspirations, concerns

and alternatives for consideration by policy makers

Helping to enhance the accountability and

transparency of government and local government

programs and of officials 8

Supplementing

GO

Health legislation

Role of

NGO

Pioneering

EducationService

Education

complementary role

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Contd.

ROLE OF NGOS (BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND

DOMESTIC) IN HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY

Community health promotion and education (suchas hygiene and waste disposal)

Managing emerging health crises (HIV/AIDS, HepatitisB)

Community social problems (juvenile crimes, run-away, street children, prostitution)

Environmental (sustainable water and energy resources)

Economic (micro loans, skills training, financialeducation and consulting)

Development and operation of infrastructure(construction of hospitals and healthcares, school, publictoilets etc. and infrastructure construction)

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CONT.

Women's issues (women's and child health care, rights,counseling, literacy issues)

Maintaining the international health relations

Conducting and funding the medical and public healthresearch for improvement of health service

To maintain the intersectoral coordination in healthcare delivery system

Supporting innovation, demonstration and pilot projectsin healthcare delivery system

Conduct reviews and assessment of existing healthprograms 11

CONT.

Technical assistance and training for health care

delivery

Advocacy for and with the government programmes

of health care from partners and advisors as well as

sponsors

Can provide valuable resources in promoting health

care

Implementing the mutually agreed programme of

collaboration

Assist national policy formation in health care

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IMPACT OF THE NGO SECTOR

It is now estimated that over 15 percent of total

overseas development aid is channeled through NGOs

(World Bank-2015)

Total NGO numbers are hard to pin down for good

reason;

Current estimates put the number of NGOs around;

6,000 and 30,000 national NGOs in developing countries

29,000 approximate international NGOs

Community based organizations across the developing and

developed world that number in the hundreds of thousands

(World Bank, Economist)

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