Sexual and reproductive health

Strengthening linkages for sexual and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS: progress, barriers and opportunities for scaling up
This review explores the policy, financing and institutional factors that enable or constrain the integration of sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes, with policy and programmes for HIV prevention, and AIDS treatment and care.

Annex 4: SRH, HIV and AIDS: approaches, experiences and effectiveness
A literature review from the strengthening linkages study.

Reproductive health commodity security country case studies synthesis: Cambodia, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia
This report, which synthesises findings from four country level studies, provides an analysis of the key factors that influence the financing, procurement, forecasting, and supply of reproductive commodities, including how national and international agents interface and co-ordinate their activities.

Also see the RHCS country level studies:

Social Marketing

DFID commissioned an independent review of its social marketing activities in the health sector in 2003. The series recommends a ‘total or integrated’ market approach which aims to assess the wider health market, including both public and private systems.

Making markets for health services work better: the contribution of Social Marketing
This note summarises the main issues and conclusions from a 2004 workshop where this independent review was discussed and outlines policy recommendations.

Review of DFID approach to social marketing
This report finds that social marketing (SM) represents an extremely valuable tool to induce behaviour change of public health significance, and to improve access to health goods and services. However, changes in existing practice are recommended in relation to SM programme design and management, strengthening national ownership, and DFID capacities and procedures.

Review of DFID approach to social marketing annex 2: overview of social marketing
This annex provides an overview of social marketing, including definitions, forms and models currently in operation.

Review of DFID approach to social marketing annex 3: DFID financial commitment to social marketing
This annex provides the information that it has been possible to obtain from a range of sources in order to determine the level and extent of DFID funding and support for social marketing – both centrally and through bilateral funds. This includes the specification of the social marketing organisation receiving support.

Review of DFID approach to social marketing annex 5: effectiveness, efficiency and equity of social marketing
This annex outlines the social marketing evidence base (April 2003).

Review of DFID approach to social marketing annex 6: social marketing organisations
This annex provides an overview of the main operating international social marketing organisations.

Review of DFID approach to social marketing annex 7: policies of partner organisations
This annex gives an overview of Dutch, German, and US policy approaches to social marketing.

Review of DFID approach to social marketing annex 8: the role of the private sector in social marketing
This annex describes the importance of the relationship between the private sector and social marketing.

Review of DFID approach to social marketing annex 9: contractual relationships between DFID and social marketing organisations
This annex addresses contractual issues relating to the delivery of social marketing projects funded by DFID. It is largely based on the findings of the case studies.

Review of DFID approach to social marketing annex 10: list of persons consulted
This annex provides a list of people consulted during the 2003 social marketing study.

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