| Abstract |
The EQUINET steering committee has proposed to take forward the production of an Equity Watch at country and regional level to gather evidence on, analyse and promote dialogue on equity in the context of country and regional opportunities and challenges. The country analysis follows a standard regional framework, adding further information as relevant to that country. The country analysis is implemented by national institutions with support from TARSC and the EQUINET steering committee, and the regional analysis is compiled by TARSC. The Regional methods workshop was held to gather potential lead institutions of country teams and resource personnel to build on existing work done on the equity watch to date to develop the design and plan implementation of the equity watch work at country level in participating countries and at regional level. The workshop aimed to
1. review and agree on the purpose, intended targets, process and outcomes of an equity watch at country and regional level
2. discuss the questions about equity to be addressed, and the dimensions of equity to be included
3. review and agree on the parameters, indicators, targets / progress markers; stratifiers for the analysis and organization of the analysis to address these questions/ dimensions
4. review types, quality and sources of evidence for the analysis
5. discuss and set the next steps and roles for the work at country and regional level, including mentoring and regional review.
The meeting was organised by Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC) WHO (AFRO), EQUINET, ECSA-HC and SADC with financial support by SIDA Sweden, IDRC Canada and WHO, and hosted at the Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town. |