Human Rights and Gender Equality in Health Sector Strategies
How to Assess Policy Coherence
World Health Organization 2011
Available online PDF [163p] at: http://bit.ly/itKCAr
This tool, developed in collaboration between WHO, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is designed to support countries to strengthen national health strategies by applying human rights and gender equality commitments and obligations.
The tool poses critical questions to identify gaps and opportunities in the review or reform of health sector strategies
Table of contents
A. GETTING TO KNOW THE TOOL
1. Introduction
2. Approach
B. PROCESS – PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR USING THE TOOL
1. Opportunities to use the tool
2. Preparatory arrangements and sources of information
3. Information gathering and analysis
4. Sharing the findings
C. ANALYSIS TABLES
ASSESSMENT LEVEL 1: State obligations and commitments to human rights and gender equality
HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY IN HEALTH SECTOR STRATEGIES – HOW TO ASSESS POLICY COHERENCE
ASSESSMENT LEVEL 2: Legal, policy and institutional framework for human rights and gender equality
2.1 The constitution
2.2 Legislation
2.3 National development plans (and/or poverty reduction strategies)
2.4 Institutional framework for human rights and gender equality
ASSESSMENT LEVEL 3: Health sector strategy
3.1 The process of assessment, analysis and strategic planning
3.2 Leadership and governance (stewardship)
3.3 Health systems building block: service delivery
3.4 Health systems building block: health workforce
3.5 Health systems building block: medical products, vaccines and technologies
3.6 Health systems building block: information
3.7 Health systems building block: financing
ANNEXES
Annex 1 – Resources
Annex 2 – Feedback questionnaire
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