PartnersGF - 2004-12-05 Treating malaria A feverish response Nov 18th 2004 From The Economist print edition, ***** A Chinese herbal medicine is effective against malaria. But there is not enough of it to go round. TAKE a walk through the countryside around Guilin, a bustling town in the Guangxi region...

PartnersGF - 2004-07-17 IAC 2004: What are we waiting for? Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in Asia HDN Key Correspondents Team **************************** “Trials in Africa have shown that people with TB who receive cotrimoxazole live longer than those who don’t receive the drug.” Remember the days before...

PartnersGF - 2004-05-20 Member viewpoint: Indonesia Upiek Riptoningrum ****************** "TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY ARE VERY IMPORTANT FACTORS IN CCM COMPOSITION AND OTHER RELATED MECHANISMS" Dear all, We are often referring to the ‘general public’ by its representation, either...

PartnersGF - 2004-04-16 On CCM composition and operations Celina Castro ************* “THERE IS ALSO SOME DISCOMFORT AMONG NGOS TO BE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH BIG AGENCIES LIKE WHO, THE APPREHENSION LIES WITH THE FACT THAT THEIR AGENDA MIGHT BE SIDE-TRACKED...” Wairimu [from Kenya], your concerns are valid...

PartnersGF - 2004-04-12 Re: CCMs - Member viewpoint: Indonesia ************************************** Moderators’ note: The following three postings refer to NGO involvement in CCMs and the recent contribution from Amsal Ginting (Indonesia), which said: “I would be very happy if the composition of the...

PartnersGF - 2004-03-29 Member viewpoint: Indonesia Amsal Ginting ************* I would be very happy if the composition of the CCM included more NGOs. In Indonesia, our CCM members only included government and lack of NGO representative. There is no control mechanism on the CCM itself, instead of repeating...

PartnersGF - 2004-03-29 Member viewpoint: Indonesia Upiek Riptoningrum ****************** WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT IN STRUGGLING FOR BETTER HEALTH SYSTEM, ALL CONCERNED INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING NGOS, UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS SHOULD ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS Dear all, My name is...