Developing a Plan
Strategic Goal One -
Strong Unions
Strategic Objectives
(1) Assist workers in the health sector to form trade unions and to bargain collectively
(7) Strengthen solidarity and international
collaboration
Strategic Goal Two – Strong public health
services
Strategic Objectives
(2) Improving funding and staffing levels in the health care sector
(3) Developing and implementing national plans to achieve decent employment conditions
(4) Effectively
confront the advance of the
privatization and commercialization of health
Strategic Goal Three
- Health workers are safe at work
Strategic Objectives
(5) Working to make our workplaces healthy and safe from occupational hazards
(6) improve our response to the threat of HIV,
malaria and tuberculosis in the workplace
CONTINUE HEALTH WORKER MIGRATION PROJECT
Developing
Plan
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Objective |
Tasks (2008-2009) |
Performance
Indicator (how do we know when we have been successful) |
Timeframe |
Person(s) Responsible |
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Develop a strategic plan for PSI Oceania in the health sector |
Develop a plan for the sub region Develop a plan for each country Confirm the plan confirm at sub-region Confirm plan at national level |
Plan is developed Plan is developed Plan is confirmed Plan is confirmed |
30 Sept 08 30 Sep t08 March 09 31 Dec 09 |
Oceania health network meeting National delegates to Oceania health network meeting Oceania health network meeting National delegates to Oceania health network meeting and country/union
executives |
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Monitoring the application of the plan |
Send e-mail to Oceania PSI Health Network seeking up date Oceania health network members to reply and report on progress to
Subrac meeting |
e-mail sent Reply e-mailed to Glenn |
By end of Jan 09 By end of Feb |
Glenn Health network members |
Strategic Goal One - Strong Unions
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Strategic
Objectives |
Tasks
(2008-2009) |
Indicators
(how do we know we have been successful ) |
Timeframe |
Person
Responsible |
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(1) Assist workers in the health sector to form trade unions and to bargain collectively |
Focus is on recruitment rather than forming new unions. Tasks for all unions other than the Tonga Nurses Association: § Apply to A-P fund for training in recruitment § Approval through PSI Processes § Training starts § Recruitment plan in place |
Applications in on time Applications decided upon |
Dec 08 April 09 From June to Sept 09 |
Health network members Mike Ingpen, SUBRAC and APREC Those unions successful in their application |
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(7) Strengthen solidarity and international collaboration |
§ A-P Health and Social Service Bulletin to continue quarterly § This plan is implemented |
Bulletin is circulated on time Other indicators met |
End of each quarter Sept 09 |
Glenn All |
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Strategic Goal Two - Strong public health services
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Strategic
Objectives |
Tasks
(2008-2009) |
Indicators
(how do we know we have been successful ) |
Timeframe |
Person
Responsible |
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(2) Improving funding and staffing levels in the health care sector |
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(3) Developing and implementing national plans to achieve decent employment conditions |
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(4) Effectively confront the advance of the privatization and commercialization of
health |
Providing support and advice to individual countries as necessary e.g. Fiji |
Countries get timely advice |
As appropriate |
Glenn, Mike and Jorge |
Strategic Goal Three - Health workers are safe at work
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Strategic
Objectives |
Tasks |
Indicators
(how do we know we have been successful ) |
Timeframe |
Person
Responsible |
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(5) Working to make our workplaces healthy and safe from occupational hazards |
Approach the Pacific Forum, through SUBRAC about the possibility of joint purchase of retractable needles.
Develop a health and safety plan in each country:
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Pacific Forum decides to investigate the possibility of joint purchase Plan agreed
H& S committees established Mapping exercises carried out in target facilities Target facilities have a plan Actions against hazards underway |
October 2009 End of Feb09 May09 July 09 August 09 Sept 09 |
Glenn and Mike Health unions Health unions Health unions Health unions |
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(6)
improve our response to the threat of HIV, malaria and tuberculosis in the
workplace |
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Health
Worker Migration
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Strategic
Objectives |
Tasks |
Indicators
(how do we know we have been successful ) |
Timeframe |
Person
Responsible |
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Promote ethical recruitment in the Pacific |
Tonga and Fiji to continue involvement in Health Worker Migration Project Approach health ministers in Pacific about the Pacific Human Resources for Health Alliance to set up a regular dialogue with PHRHA and find out about their work programme Approach WHO to find out about setting up a regular dialogue with PHRHA and find out about their work programme |
Ministers met with or have written to health unions (remember Ministers are meeting in Feb 09) WHO have replied with information sought |
Dec 08 Oct 08 |
TNA and FNA Health unions Glenn |
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Strengthen health workforces in the Pacific |
Tonga and Fiji to continue involvement in Health Worker Migration Project |
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TNA and FNA |
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