strengthening public health capacity to respond to myanmar
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StrengtheningPublicHealthCapacitytoRespondtoMyanmar’sDiseaseTransition
Yangon22November2017
TejRamJat,PhDProgramme ManagerPublicHealthHelpAgeInternational,Myanmar
Myanmar:Overview• Population- 51,486,253(Census
2014)• Ongoingepidemiological
transitionincreasingtheburdenofNCDs.
• 94%adultslivewithatleast1riskfactorofNCDs(STEPS2014).
• 68%deathsduetoNCDs(WHO-
2017).• Limitedcapacitiesforresearch,
policy,programmingforpreventionandcontrolofNCDs.
AbouttheProject• Objectives- TostrengthentheUPHandwiderhealth
stakeholdersforevidence-basedpolicydevelopmentandpolicyanalysisonNCDsandtoimproveinstitutionalcapacitiesformanagingthetransitiontowardsNCDsinMyanmar.
• 5yearproject,3.5MillionEuro- FundedbyEuropeanUnion,co-fundedbyAgeInternationalandWorldDiabetesFoundation.
• Partners:HelpAge International,UniversityofPublicHealth,UniversityofMedicine2andThammasatUniversity.
• WorkingverycloselywithNCDUnitofMinistryofHealthandSports,GovernmentofMyanmar.
ExpectedResultsResult1:Enhancedresearchandevidence-basedpolicyanalysistoinformthegovernment’sresponsetothehealthtransitioninMyanmar.Result2:Greaterknowledgeamong1,500policymakersandpublichealthimplementersacrossMyanmaronhowtoaddresstherisingburdenofNCDs.Result3:Increasedin-countrypolicydialogueandconsultationwithawiderangeofMyanmarstakeholdersontherisingchallengeofNCDs.Result4:StrongerUniversityofPublicHealthacademiccapacitytodeliverhighqualityteachingandresearch,guidedbyclearinstitutionalstrategy.Result5:EffectiveUniversityofPublicHealthoperationalcapacityincludingprojectandfinancialmanagement.Result6:ActiveprofessionallinkageswithhealthinstitutesinothercountriesandSouth-Southcollaboration.
MajorStrategicComponents
Research- Assessmentofresearchgapsanddevelopingpriorityresearchagenda- Enhancedresearchtoinformpolicyandprogrammaticresponsetoaddresshealthtransition
Policy- Increasedpolicydialogueandconsultation- Enhancedevidencebasedpolicyanalysis- DevelopingNationalStrategicActionPlanonNCDs
CapacityBuilding- Greaterknowledgeandskillsamongpolicymakersandpublichealthimplementers- CapacitybuildingforPENexpansion- StrongerUPHtodeliverhighqualityteachingandresearch
Communication- Widerdisseminationofresearchevidencethroughworkshops,publicationsanddifferentcommunicationmediaforawarenessandpolicyinitiatives
StrengtheningPublicHealthCapacityto
RespondtoMyanmar’sDiseaseTransition
ProgressandAchievementsResearchComponent
• CompletedassessmentofresearchgapsonNCDs(literaturereviewandqualitativeinterviews)
• ConductedKAPsurveyonmentalhealth(MentalHealthLiteracyinCommunity)
• FormedResearchAdvisoryCommittee,organizedtwomeetingofRACtodiscussonthefindingsofresearchgapassessmentandtodeveloppriorityresearchagendaonNCDs
• DevelopedpriorityresearchagendaonNCDs• StartedworkondevelopingstudydesignonNCDmorbidity• Startedworkondevelopingstudydesignforqualitative
studyonmentalhealth
ProgressandAchievementsPolicyComponent
• OrganizedapolicyintroductorymeetingbyTUandConsultants- Yangon,October2015
• ExperienceSharingWorkshoponHealthCareSystemandPolicyDevelopmentinNCDs,ExperiencesandLessonslearnedfromThailand- Yangon,January2016
• WorkshoponPolicyAnalysisandPolicyDevelopmentProcesswithfocusonNCDs- NayPyi Taw- October2016
• Developedandformallyreleased(MOHS)theNationalStrategicActionPlanforprevention&controlofNCDsinMyanmar:2017-21
ProgressandAchievementsPolicyComponent
• HealthpolicyworkshopforfacultyandresearchersfromUPH,otheruniversitiesandNCDunit,Yangon,25-27April2017
• HealthpolicyworkshopforfacultyandresearchersfromUPH,Yangon,6-8September2017
• Workshoponhealthpolicyandsystemsresearch,24-26October2017
• MeetingofNCDstakeholdersforestablishingnationalNCDnetworkincludingnon-healthactors
ProgressandAchievementsCapacityBuildingComponent
LearningExchangewithThammasat University:- LearningExchangeProgram(1)onPrimaryCareServicesand
CounselingonNCDs(14-18,September2015)Bangkok,Thailand
- LearningExchangeProgram(2)onPENsitehealthcenterandplanningonhealthpolicyatUPH(29-30October2015),Yangon
- LearningExchangeProgram(3)PrimaryCareServices&Servicedelivery(2-6Nov2015),Bangkok,Thailand
- LearningExchangeProgram(4) onhealthcaresystemandpolicydevelopmentinNCDs:experiencesharingfromThailand(12th Jan2016),Yangon,UnionofMyanmar
ProgressandAchievementsCapacityBuildingComponent
LearningExchangewithThammasat University:- LearningExchange(5)Monitoring&EvaluationofNCDs
Programmes (23rd -27th May2016),Bangkok,Thailand- LearningExchange6:NCD- SurveillanceandServices,
(17th-20thJanuary2017),Bangkok,Thailand- LearningExchange7:NCDspreventionprogramsunder
UniversalHealthCareCoverage,(11-13September2017),Bangkok,Thailand
ProgressandAchievementsCapacityBuildingComponent
• CapacitybuildingandadvocacyforPENExpansion
- MeetingonformulationofStrategicPlanforScalingUpofPENinMyanmar(18th Feb2016),Yangon
- WorkshopondevelopmentofplanforscalingupofPENinMyanmar(1st March2016),NayPyi Taw
- PENScalingupMeeting,Yangon(29th July2016)
- MeetingforinitiationofPENexpansion&DevelopmentofNationalStrategicPlanonNCDsmeeting- UM2,Yangon,28th October,2016
ProgressandAchievementsCapacityBuildingComponent
• AdvocacyWorkshopsonNCDsandPENExpansionin5StatesandRegions
State/Region Date Number ofParticipants
Yangon 09 August 2016 100Bago 12 August 2016 153Nay Pyi Taw 16 August 2016 60Mandalay 19 August 2016 120Mawlamyaing 24 August 2016 70
ProgressandAchievementsCapacityBuildingComponent
• DevelopedtwomanualsforPENScaling-uptraining• CentralteamtrainingforPENscaling-up(1st and2nd Feb2017),
Yangon(23participants)• RefreshercourseforTOTofPENManualguidelineforCentral
Team,UPH,Yangon,7th March2017• PackageofEssentialNon-communicableDiseases
Interventions(PEN)TrainingofTownshipLevelMedicalandPublicHealthOfficials(Firstbatch)- 14th-16th March2017,NayPyi Taw(50participants),(Secondbatch)- 28th-30th March2017,Yangon(41participants),(Thirdbatch- 62Participants),25-27October,NayPyi Taw
• 9supervisionvisitsconducted• Trainingontrends,prevention&controlofNCDsforUniversity
ofCommunityHealth,Magway- June2017(128participants)
ProgressandAchievementsCapacityBuildingComponent
• SupportedforpublichealthcurriculumreviewforUPHand5medicaluniversities
• Organizedtwodaynationalseminaronpublichealthcurriculumreview:3-4May2017
• Organizedstakeholderconsultativeworkshoponmentalhealth- 27June2017
• Strengthenedphysicalfacilitiesfortraining/learningat:
- UPH,UM2andPENSite(Myaungdagar RHC)
ProgressandAchievementsCapacityBuildingComponent
• TrainingonProjectCycleManagement- AdministrativeStaff:30Sept.to2Oct.2015(15participants)
- AcademicStaff- 11to13Nov.2015(20participants)
• Trainingforadministrativestaffonfinancialmanagement- 29– 30March2016(15participants)
ProgressandAchievementsCapacityBuildingComponent
• EstablishedE-libraryatUPH,2017• Participationincourseonsystematicreviews,Australia,October,2017
• ParticipationinstrategicmeetingsandconferencesonNCDsandageing
• Conductedonein-countrylearningexchangeansharingoncervicalcancerguidelines,October2017
• ArrangedonemeetingwithUniversityofHongKongfordevelopinglinkagesandsouth-southcollaboration,September2017
ProgressandAchievementsCommunicationComponent
• Knowledgeandevidencedisseminationworkshops:
- TwodisseminationworkshopsforSTEPSNCDriskfactorssurvey(NayPyi Taw- 4th February2016andYangon- 17th March2016)
- ExperienceSharingWorkshoponTobaccoControlinMyanmar(Yangon- UPH11July2016)
- DisseminationSeminaronfindingsofMentalHealthassessment(7thJuly2016)
ProgressandAchievementsCommunicationComponent
• IECMaterialDevelopedandDistributed:
- STEPSSurveyreport
- STEPSFactSheets(EnglishandMyanmarVersion)
- STEPSDataSheet
- Projectbrochures
- BookletsonoverviewofNCDsinMyanmar
- Researchgapassessmentreport
ProgressandAchievementsCommunicationComponent
IECMaterialDevelopedandDistributed:- FirstpolicybriefonoverviewofNCDs- SecondpolicybriefonPENimplementationinMyanmar
- Thirdpolicybriefonmentalhealthunderprogress
- PosteronNCDsdeveloped- PamphletonNCDspreventiondeveloped
ProgressandAchievementsCommunicationComponent
• ElectronicandSocialMedia
- Projectwebsite(2017)
www.sphcmyanmar.org
- Created(2016)andregularupdatingaFacebookpagefortheprojectforsharingnewupdatesandawarenessraising
https://www.facebook.com/SPHCMyanmar/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
- Shortfilmontheproject(2017)
http://sphcmyanmar.org/audio-and-video-resources/
ProgressandAchievementsCommunicationComponent
- HighlightingourworkandNCDrelatedissuesinprintandelectronicmediainMyanmar
- ContributingnewsitemsregularlyforSPHIPnewsletterforlargervisibility
- ContributingnewsitemsregularlyforHelpAgeregionalnewsletterforlargervisibility
- Presentingourworkindifferentconferencesforknowledgesharing
Thanks.