1. 138th Annual APHA Conference
November 8, 2010
Title Page
Health For All Women NOW:
Achieving Women’s Health Goals
Elvira Beracochea, MD. MPH.
elvira@midego.com
www.midego.com

2. Disclosures
I am president and CEO of MIDEGO, a
consulting company dedicated to help
achieve the MDGs through personal
and organizational development
programs and tools.
I believe we must achieve MDG 5. I
work to make it a must.

3. Objectives
1. Discuss ways of reaching global goals
2. Discuss ways of working at global scale
3. Describe the Health for All Women
NOW approach
4. Describe how online technical
assistance works

4. Health is a Human Right
• UDHR, 1948
• Right to Development, 1986
• ICDP Cairo, 1994 and Cairo +5 +15
• Beijing Conference on Women, 1995
• Millennium Declaration, 2000
• Paris Declaration, 2005

5. Goals of the Millennium Declaration

6. What is a Goal?
“A goal is a dream with
deadline.”
Napoleon Hill
CREATE URGENCY!
The deadline is
NOW !

7. Working at Global Scale
Coordination and Communication
•500,000 women die of preventable
pregnancy and delivery complications
– Could 1000 NGOs prevent 500 deaths
each?

8. HFAWN Principles and Questions
1. Quality
Am I providing quality services?
2. Efficiency
Am I using resources efficiently?
3. Consistency
Am I performing consistently every day?

9. The HFAWN Approach: ASK!
Health for All Women NOW!
1.Focus on your Personal Mission
2.Define your Goals
3.Set Daily Success Targets
4.Use a Checklist to Meet Targets consistently
5.Provide Action Oriented Training
6.Start NOW! Take Baby Steps to GET STARTED
and Stay Motivated Evert Day
7.Visualize Clear Success Milestones

10. Goal Scorecard - Zambia
Measure Score last Score this Action Who is
and quarter quarter responsible
Count for
Each reporting
Goal this score?
Number of girls 0 1,397 girls Felicia
reached
Number of girls 0 676 girls Felicia
reported
having
received
services at
health
facilities:

11. Goal Scorecard – Myanmar
Measure Score last Score this Action Who is
and month month responsible
Count for reporting
Each this score?
Goal
Number of 2 2 Local leaders will
meetings with help identify peer
local leaders educators
Number of peer 5 8
educators
identified
Number of peer 5 - Trainer was on
educators trained leave
Number of 100 25 Need
mothers transportation to
supported remaining
villages

12. The HFAWN Approach:
Recommendations
1. Advocate for women’s right to health
2. Women’s health is everyone’s job
3. Start NOW
4. Stay focused
5. Measure your progress
6. Advocate for MDG5
7. Coach everyone to improve women’s health
care

13. Visit us at www.midego.com
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“Global Health Starter Program”
to start making a bigger impact right away!
Thank you!
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