The workshop in Basel, Switzerland brought together over 60 colleagues from the Systems Performance and Monitoring Unit (SPMU) at Swiss TPH. (Photo: Joachim Pelikan / Swiss TPH)
A workshop was held on 16 to 20 July in Basel, Switzerland, bringing together over 60 Swiss TPH employees including 37 from 14 countries in West and Central Africa and the Middle East. Well-functioning health systems are fundamental for providing sustainable healthcare to populations in lowand middle-income countries. Performance assessment and monitoring in particular provide an important basis for analysing the impact of programmes on health systems strengthening. The Systems Performance and Monitoring Unit (SPMU) at Swiss TPH concentrates their efforts in these areas, with a focus on their role as Local Fund Agents (LFA) on behalf of the Global Fund. The workshop in Basel brought together members of SPMU from over 14 countries including Benin, Gambia, Senegal, Yemen, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad, Guinea, Jordania, Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria to discuss issues around procurement, financing and monitoring of health programmes. The workshop also provided an opportunity to discuss security issues related to travel and local offices, particularly in countries with extremely challenging environments. "The greatest benefit of the workshop was bringing together colleagues from around the world to exchange information and knowledge," said Mohammad Ali Saeed Mohammad, a senior finance professional at Swiss TPH in Yemen.
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