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few quotes... " I am writing this letter to
express UNICEF's sincere appreciation of the commendable role that MEDICAM is now playing
as a formal association of health sector NGOs in Cambodia [...] MEDICAM's professional
approach to its work, particularly over the last two years, has earned it recognition as a
full partner in the health sector alongside the United Nations Agencies and the other
multilateral and bilateral assistance agencies [...] UNICEF is pleased to be an Associate
Member of MEDICAM and will continue to advocate for MEDICAM representation at all senior
health fora so that the voice of the NGO community, with its extensive field experience,
can be heard and considered"
Mr. Leonard De Vos
Representative in Cambodia
UNICEF
" The WHO in Cambodia supports MEDiCAM to provide
an additional mechanism for exchange information between NGOs, IOs, UN agencies, and the
Ministry of Health, and assist in the coordination of external aid in the health sector.
[...] MEDICAM provides a valuable forum for information dissemination about MoH policies,
plans and activities and promotes increased transparency between the MoH and NGOs working
in the health sector [...] MEDiCAM representation in MoH committees and meetings, in
particular the technical sub-committees of CoCom, allows for NGO input in the development
of health strategies and policies adding value to their overall outcome and facilitating
dissemination.[...] "
Dr. Georg Petersen
Representative in Cambodia
World Health Organisation
" [...] Overall, MEDICAM has provided UNFPA with an important forum for presenting
reproductive health issues. It has served as a communication channel between UNFPA and
NGOs active in health [...] MEDICAM's central role was emphatically in evidence in 1997
[...] UNFPA relied greatly on MEDICAM's assistance in organising NGO partners, in
establishing one reproductive health theme under the Initiative, and in the project
development process [...] This could not have been done without the guidance and support
of MEDICAM. The respect and confidence it clearly enjoys with both NGOs and UNFPA made it
the ideal intermediary [...] MEDICAM is an invaluable co-ordination mechanism for a
wide-ranging group of NGOs and international organisations.[...] "
Mr. Hedi Jemai
Representative in Cambodia
UNFPA
"The Ministry of Health appreciates the support of
MEDiCAM and the important role played by NGOs in supporting the health services and the
Ministry of Health in Cambodia. It recognizes MEDiCAM as the body that [...] nominates NGO
representatives to official MOH committees [...] "
Dr. Te Kuy Seng
Director of Cabinet
Ministry of Health |
