Post on 23-Jan-2018
THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS (BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND
DOMESTIC) IN HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
Bikash Gyawali
B.Sc optometry, Mph1
INTRODUCTION
Which is the biggest Non government
organization(NGO)in the world?
Red Cross
What is NGO boom?
India witnessing NGO boom, there is 1 for every600 people - Times of India said
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WHAT IS AN NGOS ?
An NGO is a “private organization that pursues activitiesto relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor,protect the environment, provide basic social services, orundertake community development.”
(-Michael Edwards and Alan Fowler / World Bank (Operational Director 14.70)
Some alternative terms used for NGOs
Volunteer sector
Transnational social movement organizations
Private voluntary organizations
Non-state actors (NSA's)
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IN GENERAL
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is any non-
profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a
local, national or international level
Include organizations engaged in public service, based
on ethical, social, religious
Formal/ Informal groups or organization
( Formal groups -military units, corporations, churches, court
systems, trade, universities, sports teams and charities)
(Informal groups - employees of an organization who have a common
interest)4
NGOS IN INDIA
The Society For Participatory Research In Asia (PRIA )
survey 2015 reveals that
26.5% of NGOs are engaged in religious activities
21.3% work in the area of community and/or social
service
About one in five NGOs works in education
7.9% are active in the fields of sports and culture
6.6% work in the health sector5
THE ROLE OF NGOS IN DEVELOPMENT
Providing goods and services
Assisting the government achieve its development
Helping citizens to voice their aspirations, concerns
and alternatives for consideration by policy makers
Helping to enhance the accountability and
transparency of government and local government
programs and of officials 8
Supplementing
GO
Health legislation
Role of
NGO
Pioneering
EducationService
Education
complementary role
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Contd.
ROLE OF NGOS (BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND
DOMESTIC) IN HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
Community health promotion and education (suchas hygiene and waste disposal)
Managing emerging health crises (HIV/AIDS, HepatitisB)
Community social problems (juvenile crimes, run-away, street children, prostitution)
Environmental (sustainable water and energy resources)
Economic (micro loans, skills training, financialeducation and consulting)
Development and operation of infrastructure(construction of hospitals and healthcares, school, publictoilets etc. and infrastructure construction)
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CONT.
Women's issues (women's and child health care, rights,counseling, literacy issues)
Maintaining the international health relations
Conducting and funding the medical and public healthresearch for improvement of health service
To maintain the intersectoral coordination in healthcare delivery system
Supporting innovation, demonstration and pilot projectsin healthcare delivery system
Conduct reviews and assessment of existing healthprograms 11
CONT.
Technical assistance and training for health care
delivery
Advocacy for and with the government programmes
of health care from partners and advisors as well as
sponsors
Can provide valuable resources in promoting health
care
Implementing the mutually agreed programme of
collaboration
Assist national policy formation in health care
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IMPACT OF THE NGO SECTOR
It is now estimated that over 15 percent of total
overseas development aid is channeled through NGOs
(World Bank-2015)
Total NGO numbers are hard to pin down for good
reason;
Current estimates put the number of NGOs around;
6,000 and 30,000 national NGOs in developing countries
29,000 approximate international NGOs
Community based organizations across the developing and
developed world that number in the hundreds of thousands
(World Bank, Economist)
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