1. Pro-Poor Practices in the Southern African Development Community PRARI Stakeholder Workshop 14 September 2015 Jan Smuts House, Johannesburg The Poverty Reduction and Regional Integration Project Research Question One

2. In this presentation Research Question Project context and background Methodology Fieldwork – SADC, Swaziland and Zambia Fieldwork Findings SADC Secretariat Swaziland Zambia Recommendations Conclusion and Feedback

3. Research Question Does SADC have a committed pro-poor focus in its health policy regarding access to healthcare, as indicated by policy agendas, policy development processes and resourcing? SADC region, SADC Secretariat = coordinator and facilitator (broker)

4. Context PRARI project – ESRC funding Partnership with OU, FLACSO, SAIIA and UNU-CRIS Regionalism Access to healthcare and medicines Comparative element – UNASUR Toolkit development (UNU-CRIS)

5. Methodology Fieldwork questionnaire Organisations involved in health, civil society and government departments (NERCHA, UNAIDS, UNDP, TALC) Fieldwork in Swaziland, Zambia and at SADC Secretariat

6. Fieldwork Organisations interviewed in Swaziland Organisations interviewed in Zambia SADC Secretariat

7. Findings SADC Secretariat Swaziland Zambia SADC presence/purpose

8. Recommendations Medicines, commodities, TRIPS Civil society Health diplomacy Role in the Global South

9. Feedback Swaziland stakeholders Zambia stakeholders SADC stakeholders