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THE POLICY MAKING PROCESS IN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GOVERNMENT OF PUNJABBY: LAILA RUBAB JASKANI

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT POLICY ADVOCACY,

LAHORE, PUNJAB PAKISTAN

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Major Punjab Health Sector ReformsThe Punjab Health Reforms RoadmapIntegrated Reproductive Maternal Child Health & Nutrition ProgrammeHealthwatchMulti-sectoral Nutrition Strategy

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Punjab Health Sector Policy After the 18th constitutional amendments like other sectors health and nutrition is the provincial subject and instead of this fact unfortunately there is no Punjab Health Sector Policy in Punjab. However, followings are the strategies of Punjab province undertaking by DoH;

Under the Punjab Health Sector Strategy; Integrated Reproductive Maternal Child Health & Nutrition Programme(P&D PC1 only)Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy; Multi-sectoral plans are in place

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POLICY MAKING POWERSDirector General Health Services in Department of HealthSecretary Health in Civil Secretarial General PunjabFinance Management Cell and Secretary Finance in PunjabSecretary Planning and Development Department PunjabChief Minister

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Approval of Development Projects/PCs1THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ACTS AS THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT WORKING PARTY (PDWP)

Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC)

Central Development Working Party (CDWP)

Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP)

Departmental Development Sub-committees (DDSC)

Divisional Development Working Party (DDWP)

District Development Committees (DDC)

Source: P&D Punjab website.

APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

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Executive Authority of a DoH GoP

Executive Authority is exercised by the Chief Minister Punjab.(Punjab Rule of Business,2011)

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AT WORK According to Punjab Rule of Business 2011, Functions of Health Department are as under:

1. Health management, planning and policy 2. Policy mattersPreparation of development schemes, budget, schedule of new expenditure and ADP proposalsBudget, accounts and audit matters

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POLICY AND STRETEGIC PLANNING UNIT of DoH GoP AT WORK

The basic functions of PSPU are as follows:Provide support to the stakeholders and decision-makers in the health sector through health policy analysis and strategic planningCoordinate technical assistance for developing and designing new initiativesData analysis to meet the objectivesAnalyze health financing issues and work closely with the Financial Management Cell for advising the Department of Health (DoH) on annual development planning and budgeting with a strategic visionDevelop a culture for participatory and evidence based decision making and needs based data collection in the health sector through Knowledge Management Unit (KMU)

Source: PSPU Website

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ROLE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PUNJAB in Policy Making

The Planning and Development Department, Government of

Punjab, is the principal planning organization at the provincial level.

It coordinates and monitors development programs and activities of

various departments of the provincial government.

Development and Approvals of PCs1 for development projects in

Punjab

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