CPI Supports Myanmar Health Staff to Review Job Descriptions

Participants at the job description review workshop held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, in June 2017. (CPI)

Community Partners International (CPI) supported a two-day workshop organized by the National Health Plan Implementation Monitoring Unit (NIMU) for the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) to provide a forum for Basic Health Staff to review and revise their job descriptions. The workshop was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on June 9 and 10, 2017. Participants included basic health staff including township medical officers, midwives, township health assistants and public health supervisors from across Myanmar.

For years, basic health staff have struggled with out-of-date job descriptions that do not accurately reflect the day-to-day duties they are called upon to perform or the resource constraints they face. This workshop provided them with their first structured opportunity to provide crucial input that will inform how their roles and responsibilities evolve as part of the ongoing National Health Reform process. It represents a step forward in promoting good practice and inclusiveness in reforming and strengthening Myanmar's health system.

Alongside CPI, the workshop was also supported by the Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3MDG).