We want to develop a program that is responsive to your specific needs.Please mark with an X in the appropriate box:

    Foreign Service Officer     FSN     USPSC/TAACS/Fellow/Other

Do you plan (or hope) to attend the SOTA meeting?

    YES     NO

Location/City:
Several considerations such as cost, travel convenience and mission support to host the workshop, have modified the choices under consideration.

Please rank the following locations 1 through 4 (1 being your first choice):

_____ Dhaka, Bangladesh
_____ Hanoi, Vietnam
_____ Rabat, Morocco
_____ Singapore

Choice of Hotel location (Place an X in one of the following boxes):

   If possible:
    In the heart of the city     Secluded

Dates (Whole weeks. Place an X in your preferred week):

    September 23-29     October 7-13     October 14-20

Note: By waiting to the end of the fiscal year we hope to make it possible for a larger number of people to participate because of end-of-year fall out money; yet, the end-of year obligations rush makes participation difficult for some people at the end of September. FY 2001 OE funds can be used for international travel beginning by October 14. (The ticket must be purchased by September 30.) Also, consider that the Asia and Pacific HIV/AIDS meeting is in Australia October 5 through 10.

Duration:
In recent years the traditional SOTA consists of five full days; two for the PHN officers' meeting and three for technical discussions/training.

Indicate the number of days you recommend for each part of the program:

     PHN Officers' meeting     Technical training

Should we start with a welcome event on the Sunday evening to meet with one another and launch the SOTA?

    YES     NO

I. For reference, the following is a list of topics that were covered during the SOTA in Izmir in 1999 and some additional topics:

SOTA Sessions:

   Health Reform and Policy

Health Systems and Trends Health Care Finance Health Policy Process Decentralization Equity in Reform

   Health and Human Rights

Child trafficking Trafficking of women

   Services and Quality

Gender Design of Services Reproductive Health for Adolescents Informed Consent

   Behavior Change

   Monitoring and Evaluation

Experience with PHN Indicators Qualitative Scoring Instrument for R4 Reviews

   Specific Technical Updates

HIV/AIDS Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses Contraceptive Technology Contraceptive Security Maternal Health Infectious Diseases Micro-nutrients

PHN Officer's Meeting:

   Regional Perspectives

Sector Profile Goal Area Reviews Regional ANE and E&E Programs: (ANE Regional HIV/AIDS Strategy) R4 Indicators

   USAID Resources and Programs

Donor Coordination Staffing: Direct Hire/Non Direct Hire requirements Working with Foundations Relations among Washington, Missions and CAs

Please review the following topics that have been suggested, many from the "Rebecca Rohrer survey" in January and from other sources. Choose five that interest you from each list (SOTA Sessions and PHN Officers' Meeting). Then rate them from 1 to 5, 1 being the highest priority topic for you. If your priority topics are not on the lists, please add and rate them.

Possible SOTA Sessions (Select 5 items and rate):
_____Adolescents; what works, what doesn't, what can be brought to scale?
_____NGO-public sector roles
_____Demographic Transition
_____Gender
_____Aging

Family Planning:
_____New developments in contraceptive technology
_____Contraceptive/commodity security
_____Private sector approaches beyond social marketing
_____Permanent vs. long term vs. short term methods (expanding to LT to meet unmet need)
_____Community-based IMCI and ARI
_____New vaccines
_____Nutrition (micronutrients aside, are nutrition activities effective in reducing mortality?)
_____Quality of service delivery
_____Maternal and Neo-natal Mortality (Is ANC worth it or is decent EOC and rapid transport the only way to effect maternal mortality? What cost-effective interventions can be applied now?)
_____Post-abortion Care and Emergency Contraception

HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria:
_____National ID surveillance systems that work
_____HIVAIDS drug treatments and paying for them
_____Lessons learned from working with orphans and misplaced youth (Malawi)
_____Epidemiological models for the Middle East (slow transmission countries)
_____Update on the Regional strategy for HIV and ID
_____Update on forecasts for epidemics and spread of endemic diseases
_____Migration and cross border issues
_____TB and Malaria
_____Anti-microbial resistance
_____Surveillance

Health Sector reform:
_____Financing - successful models of insurance schemes
_____Examples of managing public-private partnerships; endowments
_____Incorporating FP and other services into health insurance
_____Ways to provide social insurance (W. European model vs. American model)
_____How do public health services (child survival, mat. Health RH) fare under health reform?)
_____Decentralization
_____Health Sector financing
_____Tobacco
_____Violence
_____Other a
_____Other b.
_____Other c.
_____Other d.
_____Other e.

Possible PHN Officer's Meeting Topics (Select 5 items and rate):
_____USAID resources
_____New projects
_____Tiahrt Amendment
_____Mexico City Policy
_____Working with foundations and faith-based orgs; donor consortia, SWAP, Basket Funding
_____Enlisting the pharmaceutical industry as partners in primary care and FP
_____Emphasis Area Coding
_____Indicators
_____Agency Planning/reporting to Congress
_____Trends Analysis/Sector Profile
_____Regional PHN Programs
_____Report on World Summit on Children
_____Donor Coordination
_____Working with Japan's ODA program
_____Health and Human Rights
_____Staffing
_____Financing Mechanisms
_____Field, USAID/W, and CA Relations
_____Other a
_____Other b.
_____Other c.
_____Other d.
_____Other e.

Are there topics (listed above or not) you would be interested in being a resource person, or a panel member? Please list below.

Each presentation will include: 570
1. Most recent updates;
2. Future directions;
3. Discussion.

Over the entire week how much time (in percentages) do you wish to spend in group discussion versus plenary discussion.

    Plenary discussion     Group discussion

Select topics for group discussion (from above or other):
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The Regional Bureaus and the PHN Center want to increase their support by developing a long distance learning capability. As you know, we have developed a web site for the LAC-SOTA. Today, many of those who attended this activity, together with those who were unable to travel to Miami and several among you are visiting this site to download the presentations. For your SOTA we are looking at expanding the information technology capacity. Are you interested in having your Mission participate in the first wave of videoconferencing of SOTA events? A minimum of effort will be required from your side.

Please consult with your Mission PHN colleagues and give ONE answer by PHN OFFICE with an X in the box:

     YES    NO

Will you need access to e-mail at the SOTA site?

    YES     NO

We will follow up with preparation updates through e-mail and later through the website.

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