Thank you for your interest in this short term working group which will look at identifying and unlocking the most pressing barriers to maintaining essential services. We are looking forward to our virtual meeting on Tuesday, June 16th at 9am GMT, and subsequent discussion via MyJLN <https://www.jointlearningnetwork.org/hub/> June 16-26th. If youre not yet registered on MyJLN, see attached instructions for creating an account.

During the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the world cannot afford to ignore peoples broader health needsincluding vaccinations; reproductive, maternal and child health care; HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria services; mental health, and treatment for chronic diseases. Governments and donors must ensure that essential health serviceswhich are delivered predominantly through the primary health care systemare maintained throughout the pandemic.

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What are the most pressing barriers to maintaining essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic? What is needed to overcome these barriers?

Agenda:

• Welcome + overview of Zoom functionality
• Introductions
• Technical Presentations
• Discussion and brainstorming
• Synthesis and next steps

Facilitators:

Dr. Kamaliah Mohamad Noh is a technical expert in primary health care operational policy development. She has 25 years experience at various levels of the public primary health care delivery system, at the district implementation level, the state policy level as well as heading the primary health care section of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia.

Amanda Folsom is a senior program director at Results for Development (R4D), where she leads the organizations collaborative learning practice and a portfolio of programs that support policymakers and government leaders to design and implement reforms to increase the equity, quality and efficiency of their health systems.

Pre-reads

Please find two brief pre-reads which can help inform our discussion:

1. Maintaining essential health services: operational guidance for the COVID-19 context. Accessed via https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/10665-332240 <https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/10665-332240>
2. Rapid assessment of service delivery for NCDs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Accessed via <https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/rapid-assessment-of-service-delivery-for-ncds-during-the-covid-19-pandemic>

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Additional Zoom Details

Topic: Maintaining Essential Services at the Primary Care Level

Time: Jun 16, 2020 05:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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