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CAPACITY BUILDING WITH WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
NHF section has been collaborating with World Health Organization (WHO) to organize workshops
and activities related to health financing and Universal Health Coverage.

One of the activities was the ‘Stakeholders’ Engagement Plan for MHSR Workshop’. This workshop
was organized by NHF section and conducted by Proffessor Fatima Suleman who has vast experience
in implementing health system reforms in South Africa. It was held in Putrajaya from 6 to 8 February
2017 and participants were from various sections of Planning Divisions and other Divisions in MoH.

This workshop was intended to build the capacity on the development of effective strategic
communication plan and evaluation of the effectiveness of the strategic communication activities.
Strategic communication is critical to ensure a smooth transition during any health system transformation
process including the implementation of VHI.

During this workshop, NHF section had gained knowledge on the basic principles of stakeholder
engagement and it had assisted in developing the stakeholders’ engagement plan to share the MHSR
key findings with all the relevant stakeholders.

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WHO Workshop on ‘Stakeholders’ Engagement Plan for MHSR’, Putrajaya on
6 to 8 February 2017

Source: National Health Financing (NHF), Planning Division, MoH

In addition to that, NHF officers were also involved in the ‘Second SEAPRO-WPRO Health Financing
Policy Workshop: Moving Towards Strategic Purchasing in Asia’ , which was held in Delhi, India from
19 to 22 June 2017 as a continuation from the first bi-regional health financing policy workshop that
was held in July 2016. The aim of the workshop was to provide a platform for further debate in relation
to strategic purchasing and sharing of countries’ experiences.

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