COPASAH as a Global Learning Community
It is about two years since the idea of a community of practitioners on accountability in health emerged from an enriching discussion in 2011 held in Johannesburg (South Africa). The collective thinking process on the need of building learning from practice led to measures such as enhancing capacities of practitioners in citizen centric accountability framework, […]
COPASAH Accountability Lab
Theme – Critical Accountability Issues for Practitioners of Accountability in Health Delhi: 22nd April, 2014 The Theme: The theme ‘Critical Accountability Issues for Practitioners of Accountability in Health ‘ is fixed for the first accountability lab for facilitating clarity among practitioners on the various perspectives on accountability such as promoted by World Bank, international donor […]
Community Based Monitoring and Planning in Maharashtra, India
By Abhay Shukla, Shelley Saha, Nitin Jadhav Community based monitoring has emerged today as a powerful approach to make health services accountable and responsive. In India, the National Rural Health Mission has been supporting Community based monitoring and planning (CBMP) in several states since 2007, of which Maharashtra is one state where the process has […]
COPASAH Communique – 5th Edition – October – December 2013
We are happy to announce that the fifth edition of COPASAH Communique, the newsletter of COPASAH is out now! The fifth edition of the newsletter is a rich resource of material on community monitoring. It contains articles from India, Macedonia, Africa, Latin America and updates from the African region. This issue covers case stories, articles, […]
Webinars on Transparency and Accountability Issues
Upcoming Webinars from IBP and World Bank Upcoming webinars from IBP and World Bank!Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST Closing Feedback Loops: From Engaged Citizens to More Responsive Governments The following questions will be addressed during the session: How do we ensure that governments become more responsive to their citizens’ feedback? Can technology enable […]
The price of being accountable to patients and the Hippocratic Oath – the story of the arrest of Dr Samir Biswas in West Bengal, India
An interesting story is forwarded to you from the newspaper reports on the arrest of Dr. Samir Biswas who is charged under sedition and anti-state activities for allegedly treating the armed militants. It raises number of questions: Who is a good doctor? One who is mediator for the corporates (Pharma Companies) or the one who […]
An insight into the lives of domestic workers (housemaids) in Pakistan!
By Hina Shehzadi Pakistan being a developing country has a large number of poor population due to which people jump up to any opportunity that guarantees money. The profession of domestic workers is one of them. Approximately 8.5 million informal domestic workers, including Men, women and children, even under the age of 14 or 60 […]
State Level Workshop on Social Accountability and Community Action on Health
Gujarat, March 25 -28, 2014ObjectivesTo increase awareness among participants on health, health right, entitlements and social political determinants of health.To inform participants about concepts of social accountability and community action on health including community based monitoring.To increase awareness among the participants on various methods and tools for community based monitoring.To increase the level of skill […]
Toolkit for participatory tools for social accountability in health By TARSC, EQUINET AND COPASAH
As a follow up to the discussions we’ve been having on this e-list on community participation in building social accountability, I suggest you take a look at the report arising from a meeting held in Zimbabwe in October, facilitated by TARSC, COPASAH and EQUINET on Participatory Approaches to Strengthening People-Centred Health Systems in the east and […]
Facilitated Learning Exchange Visit- East and Southern Africa Region
Call for Applicants for Facilitated Learning Exchange VisitDeadline for Application: 7th March, 2014! The Call This call invites applications from COPASAH members in East and Southern Africa region to apply and have opportunity to participate in a facilitated learning exchange visit. The learning visit aims at providing practitioners from organizations using community monitoring for improved […]