1. BUDGET HEARINGS: MCWH & N Reduce infant & child mortality & morbidity National Programme of Action for Children integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI) - implementation and training for local level, community/family growth monitoring and surveillance health promotion - school health, health promoting schools nutritional support and guidelines for children and infants - breast feeding, substitutes in HIV/AIDS, orphans

2. BUDGET HEARINGS: MCWH & N Reduce infant & child mortality & morbidity fortification of foods with micro-nutrients immunization - increasing coverage, improving quality implementation of management guidelines - genetic conditions prevention of substance abuse includes FAS, drugs prevention and management of child abuse and neglect - Road to Health Card implementation of maternal care guidelines

3. BUDGET HEARINGS: MCWH & N Reduce infant & child mortality & morbidity prevention & management of genetic conditions prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections community mobilization campaigns and outreach programmes for care of women and children information, education and communication sustainable feeding for children - PSNP

4. MCWH & NUTRITION Reduce women’s mortality & morbidity notification of and enquiry into maternal deaths contraception guideline implementation, incl female condom intervention TOP service expansion & strengthening health worker skills audit & capacity building teenage pregnancy & STI prevention male & community participation in RH

5. BUDGET HEARINGS: MCWH & N Reduce women’s morbidity & mortality implementation of recommendations of the National Committee on the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths guidelines implementation: high risk pregnancy states commercial sex work: legislative and health care review cervical cancer screening violence against women: health worker training screening for common conditions implementation of support for the care of HIV positive women

6. BUDGET HEARINGS: MCWH & N Promotion of health and nutrition Nutrition EPI Genetic conditions School health and Health Promoting Schools Pregnancy Promotion and Support Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses Child abuse and neglect, incl teenage pregnancy and substance abuse

7. BUDGET HEARINGS: MCWH & N CONSTRAINTS

8. MCWH & NUTRITION Human resources for intersectoral collaboration PPAs variable in various provinces Capacity in provinces is variable, with provinces with tertiary institutions being more self-sufficient Deficiency in human, material & financial resources Surveillance officers for stool management in AFP Community mobilization skills limited Lack of senior management support for some programmes Institutional lack of enthusiasm