Sec. 8. Country or regional health development implementation plans
606 words·~3 min read·
/bill/116/s/2698/is/section-8A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Each country or regional health team, under the direction of the global health attaché for the country or region, shall develop a country or regional health development implementation plan for the respective country or region. The Committee shall develop guidance for the country and regional health development implementation plans, including with respect to— the elements of and templates for the plans; and policies and processes relating to plan approval, consultation, and submission. Each country or regional health development implementation plan developed under subsection
(a)shall be a country- or regional-level operational plan— for supporting the health goals of the host country or countries; and for ensuring that the national security priorities of the United States are met. Each country or regional health development implementation plan developed under subsection
(a)shall include— a comprehensive assessment of the health sector in the applicable country or region, including the strengths and weaknesses of the health system; an analysis of the key funders and stakeholders within the health system; a plan of action with milestones describing how global health activities will be implemented during the period covered by the country or regional health development implementation plan; health links to non-health-related activities, such as military assistance and infrastructure projects; metrics for measuring the impact of the plan; opportunities for increased engagement of the United States and any consequences of failing to increase engagement; a determination of the role of each agency in the execution of the plan; a request for resources needed to ensure— the success of the plan; and the sustainability of the health sector of the host country; and such other content as the Committee considers appropriate. Each country health development implementation plan shall— align with and support the Integrated Country Strategy and the Mission Resource Request for the country; and align the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (commonly known as PEPFAR ) and all other global health plans of the United States Government with the overall goals of the country or region— to mitigate redundancy of resources; and to improve the impact of efforts. Not later than 270 days after a global health attaché is first posted to a country or region, the global health attaché shall submit a country or regional health development implementation plan developed under subsection
(a)to the appropriate chief of mission. If the chief of mission approves the plan submitted under paragraph (1), the chief of mission shall submit the plan to the Committee. Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the country or regional health team shall update the country or regional health development implementation plan. Not later than 180 days after a global health attaché is first posted to a country or region, the country or regional health team shall establish a health development partners working group in each country or region with a global health attaché to support implementation of country or regional health development implementation plans and to improve synergy with respect to such implementation. Each working group established pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be composed of representatives from— the country or regional health team; civil society partners of the United States; international organizations to which the United States provides funding; the government of each host country; and 1 or more allied partners of the United States, as the chief of mission considers appropriate. The country or regional health team in each country or region with a global health attaché shall integrate global health activities within the country or region with other development programs and activities, as appropriate— to advance the interests of the United States; and to create sustainable capacity for the host country or region.