SDC Advisory and Backstopping |
Location
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) headquarters in Berne, Switzerland includes Missions to various partner countries.
Project
The collaboration between the Swiss TPH and the SDC in the field of International Health dates back to the 1980s. Since 1994 the Swiss Centre for International Health (SCIH) executes a technical backstopping mandate for the SDC in the thematic field of health, with a special focus on sexual and reporductive health. We provide technical assistance to SDC staff in their headquarter and cooperation offices in partner countries. Our support includes the elaboration of documents (info-packages, tool kits, newsletters, updates, etc.), capitalisation of experiences and good practices of the SDC and others, capacity building of the SDC’s collaborators and partners, represention of the SDC at conferences and meetings, as well as technical assistance in augmenting policies and guidelines.
The services to be provided are planned annually resulting in an action plan which is reviewed and adjusted during periodic follow up meetings between the SDC and the Swiss TPH. Products of this backstopping mandate can be downloaded from the SDC websites. See the links section.
Funding Agency
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Objectives
The objective of the mandate is to support the Eastern and Southern Africa Division of the SDC, which hosts the SDC Focal Point for Health and other organisational units in its key areas of competence, and to contribute to capacity strengthening in priority areas and knowledge transfer upon demand. The mandate also plays a part in maintaining and strengthending the role of the SCIH as a Swiss Centre of Excellence in the field of International Health.
Modalities of Assistance and Cooperation
- Meet special service requests for SDC
- Provide technical support to SDC's Cooperation Offices in partner countries
- Support knowledge sharing and capitalization of experiences in the field of HIV and AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Provide technical support to SDC's Focal Point Health and the Health Network
Timeframe
Project begin: 1994
Current phase: 2011-2013
Financial Volume
Current phase: ca. CHF 700'000 / EUR 580'000