COPASAH at Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (GSHSR) 2016 November 14-18, 2016, Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
COPASAH (Community of Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health) had a significant presence at the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (GSHSR), 2016 convened from November 14-18 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
COPASAH South Asia Exchange and Strengthening meet on social Accountability in Health in the South Asia Region December 4-6,2016, Kathmandu, Nepal
COPASAH – Community of Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health – is a global community of practitioners who share a people –centric vision and human rights based approach to health, health care and human dignity.
Strengthening Social Accountability through Community Dialogues- Joan Kilande, Eric Wakabi (Uganda)
The Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS UGANDA) Uganda is successful in implementing the Citizen’s Engagement initiative to Stop Medicine Stock Outs (COME) that aims to fostering action, engagement and participation of the community. This initiative which was kick started in March 2014 has today shown that the community engagement can increase social […]
A Story in Words and Images from Cassa Banana Informal Settlement, Zimbabwe- TARSC, ZIMBABWE, CBCHC AND COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHERS
Background The Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC) and Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has reported on different platforms of COPASAH and in the COPASAH Communique earlier, as how Participatory Action Research (PAR) was used in the Cassa Banana community to explore, analyze and take action on priority health problems faced by […]
COPASAH at the Learning Exchange: Transparency/Accountability Strategies & Reproductive Health Delivery Systems-Accountability Research Centre(American University) E. Premdas Pinto, Renu Khana, Walter Flores
-COPASAH at the Learning Exchange: Transparency/Accountability Strategies & Reproductive Health Delivery Systems- Accountability Research Centre, School of International Service (American University), Washington DC A Learning Exchange on Transparency/Accountability strategies and reproductive health delivery systems was recently held on June 27 and 28, 2016. This learning exchange was convened by Accountability Research Center, School of International Service, […]
Cross-learning in the accountability of public health & nutrition services in South Asia- MAVC, IDS (COPASAH jointly facilitated online discussion)
Issue The health and nutrition accountability sector in South Asia is a rich and vibrant field, with a great deal to offer in terms of innovation and best practice – but it still performs relatively poorly on health and nutrition indicators. A range of accountability initiatives have been implemented in the health and nutrition sector, […]
Strengthening Mutual Exchanges and Solidarity in East Southern Africa Region-Robinah Kaitiritimba
Strengthening Mutual Exchanges and Solidarity in East Southern Africa Region – Community of Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health BackgroundCOPASAH is a global community of practitioners on accountability and social action in health. It strives for communities actively engaging in promoting account-ability and transforming health systems towards the realization of wellbeing dignity and […]
Improving Family Planning Services through Community Scorecards in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Gulbaz Ali Khan, Mudassir
An initiative in Family Planning Services from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan suggests that citizen led performance monitoring employing community scored cards is leading to improvement in health services. Improving Family Planning Services through Community Score Cards in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Community of Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health BackgroundPakistan is one of the fastest growing […]
Learning about Mobilizing Accountability: Updates from a TALEARN/COPASAH Learning Collaboration-Brendan Halloran
BackgroundAs I sit down to write about the role of social movements and grassroots organizations for state accountability, I’m drawn to reflect on the significance of today, January 25, 2016. Five years ago, thousands, and eventually millions, of Egyptians took to the street to protest a corrupt and illegitimate regime. Tahrir Square became the epicenter […]
Moving from knowledge to practice in the accountability field- Walter Flores (Guatemala)
Moving From New Knowledge to New Practice* For about ten years now, my team and I have been working on strengthening the accountability of public services for rural indigenous populations in Guatemala. During this time, we certainly have seen an evolution in the theory and practice of accountability. We started with an aim to strengthen […]
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