1. WORK GROUP # 3

2. IMPACT ON GOVERNANCE The process highlighted the gaps and weaknesses in information systems In some countries it was approached as another “report” and not as an analytical tool The process and the final document has been a “well kept secret” Consensus is that the process of development of the Health Systems profile could potentially influence governance; however, that has not been the case to date, except in Dominica.

3. Policies focused on the poor Consensus that State modernization and reforms implicitly would impact on the poor and vulnerable Poverty alleviation reforms were not driven by external forces, but by deliberate policies formulated and enacted to respond to country needs.

4. Table # 9 Maintain the HDI index Specify School drop-out rate for primary and secondary education Seek a proxy indicator for: –Child Labour –Prevalence of Depression Difficulty in collecting information on Domestic Violence.