Development of National Child Health Policy - Phase I: The Situation Analysis
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Development of National Child Health Policy - Phase I: The Situation Analysis

The situation analysis is the basis for informing the policy development process. This is the reason why the Regional Office has focused first on this phase and prepared the document  "Development of National Child Health Policy - Phase 1: The Situation Analysis", as part of the Child Health Policy Initiative. 

After defining the term “policy” and providing some background information on the Child Health Policy Initiative (CHPI), the document describes the management and coordination structure recommended for the process, namely the CHPI Task Force, giving examples of its composition in the 5 countries which have joined the CHPI to date. The document proposes a 10-step approach to the situation analysis, and provides an outline of the proposed 8 main sections of the situation analysis report and examples of key documents reviewed in countries in this phase. Finally, some information is also given on the other 2 phases of the development of a national child health policy: the “policy document development” phase and “official adoption of the policy document” phase. The key role that advocacy plays throughout the process is emphasized.