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Innovations in SRH

Innovations in SRH. Laura Laski Chief SRHB, Technical Division UNFPA. New technologies offer opportunities to increase effectiveness in delivering services;

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Innovations in SRH

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  1. Innovations in SRH Laura Laski Chief SRHB, Technical Division UNFPA

  2. New technologies offer opportunities to increase effectiveness in delivering services; • Facilitate creating solutions to increase access to SRHR information and services, including addressing financial and geographic barriers to access; • Fast proliferation of cell phones especially in remote areas or social networking supports increased reach out; • Instrumental in expanding partnerships (with young people) or engaging with new sectors (private sector) New Technologies: opportunities to increase effectiveness in SRHR

  3. Rapid advances in telecom technologies; expansion of broadband and connectivity resulted in rapidly falling prices of hardware (computers, netbooks, cell phones, internet, phone charges) • An increasing number of governments committed for scale ups in telecom investments. For example: Government of Bangladesh Vision 2021 foresees completely digitized systems by 2021 • UNFPA has engaged in innovative initiatives: public-private partnership with Intel has the potential of bringing about massive transformational change in a short period of time. New Technologies, opportunities to increase effectiveness in SRHR

  4. Pregnant women and new-born death surveillance systems; • MDG5b+Info database for tracking SRH data; • Stock-out reporting of SRH commodities including life-saving medicines through LMIS; • Mobile technologies for routinely monitoring women’s and children’s health; notifying fistula cases • Violence against women • Mobile and sms technology for service delivery coordination; Examples: UNFPA Experiences

  5. Innovative products e.g female condom, Laerdal midwifery training models; • Innovative tools to support strategic planning, costing, budgeting and financing: UN One Health Tool; SRH e-learning game • Social media platforms for reaching young people (e.g Bali Youth Forum); increasing access to SRH/HIV info and enhancing young's people participation in SRHR • Partnership with Intel Corporation/WHO/Jhpiego in training frontline healthcare workers in using technology based solutions for data tracking/reporting and e-learning; Examples: UNFPA Experiences

  6. Initiated in 2011 and formally launched in 2012, the UNFPA partnership with Intel will help improve access, pre- and in-service training, skills and capacities of frontline healthcare workers and midwives, timely referrals, vital data registration and re-licensing. UNFPA is collaborating with Jhpeigo and WHO to produce interactive, multi-media, learning, that includes clinical decision making, with built-in assessments and feedback loops which will be uploaded on to Intel’s SKOOOL platform. Partnership with Intel/WHO/Jhpiego

  7. Reach marginalized • Do business in quicker and more efficient ways (e.gOneHealth tool). • Social networking (for AYP; HIV prevention; FGM awareness; family planning); • Increase in number of users of cell phone and internet technologies and decline in price of devices and services: • New opportunities to increase access to SRH services through e-learning and e-health; • Provide accurate, timely and latest SRH information and reach out; • Improve QoC in service delivery by training frontline healthcare workers such as midwives and CHWs (e.g programme with Intel or various other m-health initiatives). • Opportunity for UNFPA to lead Huge opportunities

  8. Most of these initiatives are relatively new. Majority have commenced in the last few years (1-5 years). Few of these have been evaluated, yet many are appearing very promising • Few programmes have gone to scale and implementation has typically been fragmented and uncoordinated • This path also signifies uncharted territory for UNFPA and most of its staff for whom some of these programmes are outside their comfort zones. Going this route for UNFPA, also means changing and adapting the culture; training and re-training the staff; Challenges

  9. ICT requires continuous updating, maintenance and investment • Participatory approach with engagement of all stakeholders from start – critical for success • ICT needs to be scaled according to the capacities of the health providers who would need to be trained in its use; • Adequately trained and motivated UNFPA staff Challenges

  10. Major opportunities for UNFPA to establish: • New, non traditional partnerships (ex. Intel); • Use ICT to bring innovative and effective new solutions to old programmatic challenges • Critical entry points need to be found in country/government led initiatives and programmes and processes so that national ownership is there which is important for sustainability; • For sustainability and scale up of successful initiatives, need to build internal capacity Directions

  11. Thank You!

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