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Program Detail:
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Program Name
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Sphere Revision Consultation on Minimum Standards in
Health Services and Psycho-Social Support during Emergencies
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Duration
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22nd
December, 2009 (One day)
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Venue
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National
Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
Hosur
Road, Bangalore – 560029, India
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Intended participants
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Professionals having
experience in
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Management of Communicable
and Non-Communicable diseases during emergencies
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Psycho-Social support during
emergencies
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Trauma counseling in crisis
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Sphere practitioners who
have implemented sphere process and standards of the above sector in
their work
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How to participate
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Please
mail your registration form to
Mr.
Raman Kumar at ra...@sphereindia.org.in on or before 17th
December, 2009
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Program contact
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Mr.
Raman Kumar
Focal
Point – Training & Capacity Building Program
Sphere
India, New Delhi
Mobile:
099100-82661
E-mail:
ra...@sphereindia.org.in
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Background:
Since the launch of its first
edition in 2000, and after the revised edition in 2004, the Sphere Handbook
has become one of the most widely recognized tools for improving
humanitarian response, not only by NGOs but also, and increasingly, by
United Nations agencies, host governments, donor governments and other
actors involved in humanitarian response.
The Handbook is a relevant and
‘living’ document whose success reflects its usefulness in
disaster response. For the Sphere Handbook to remain relevant, Sphere needs
to keep in touch with changing practices in the context of humanitarian
work, as well as technical innovations. To this end, and acknowledging the
significant changes that have taken place since the 2004 edition, the
Sphere handbook is undergoing revision in consultation with a large number
of humanitarian agencies and practitioners spread across the
globe.
The purpose of the revision
process is not to change the qualitative standards, nor to overhaul the
Handbook. Rather, it is to update the qualitative and quantitative
indicators and guidance notes as needed, enhance linkages between sectors,
and to iron out inconsistencies, faults and important omissions from the
2004 edition. Latest developments in the humanitarian sector are also taken
into consideration, such as the impact of climate change, disaster risk
reduction, protection, the Humanitarian Reform process and the cluster
approach, among others.
Sphere
Revision Consultation on Health Services and Psycho-Social Support during
Emergencies:
Sphere
India is a National Coalition of Humanitarian Agencies in India. The
members include key nodal agencies from Govt. of India, UN, INGOs, NGO
Networks and National NGOs. Sphere India facilitates (1) Inter Agency
Coordination, (2) Training & Capacity Building, (3) Information &
Knowledge Management and (4) Common Advocacy, through a collaborative
process for Quality & Accountability.
Being
a pilot project of the Sphere Project in India, Sphere India has played a
vital role in promoting and institutionalizing Sphere process in India. In
continuation of these efforts, Sphere India is organizing Sphere revision
consultations and workshops on different thematic areas in India. The recently
organized revision consultations have covered Common Minimum Standards,
Food Security, Nutrition and Food Aid, and Disability.
The
next theme for the Sphere Revision Consultation in India is “Health
Services and Psycho-Social Support (PSS) during Emergencies”.
Sphere India, in collaboration with NIMHANS, PHFI, UNICEF and The Sphere
Project, is organizing a one day consultation on the theme at NIMHANS,
Bangalore on 22nd December, 2009.
Consultation
objectives:
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To find out what changes different people (staff
and beneficiaries) would like to see in the Sphere handbook (specifically
in relation to the Health Services and PSS in Emergencies) in the
future, in the light of wider developments in the humanitarian sector.
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To ensure that the participatory process,
which has been a critical part of Sphere’s development, is maintained
and informs decisions about the content of the handbook.
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To review the socio-cultural aspects of
the “Health Services and PSS in Emergencies” and collect
specific recommendations from stakeholders on the theme as a part of the
Sphere Revision process.
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To collect recommendations and feedbacks
from the experts and professionals of Health services and PSS in
emergencies, to feed into the National Guidelines on Minimum Standards of
Health and PSS being developed by National Disaster Management Authority,
Govt. of India.
Expected
outcomes:
The expected outcomes of the workshop are:
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Feedbacks and recommendations from
stakeholders from different regions of India will be collected and collated
for the Sphere Revision process as well as will be fed into the National
Guidelines on Minimum Standards being developed by NDMA specifically for
the section on “Health Services and Psycho-Social Support in
Emergencies”.
Expected
participants:
There
will be around 25-30 participants for the workshop. The participants of the
workshop will be practitioners and professionals on Health Services and
Psycho-Social interventions having experience of working in emergencies;
working in different regions of India. Around 8-10 representatives will be
called from the State Inter Agency Groups in different states. Rest of the
participants will be from National & International humanitarian
organizations, Govt. and Sphere India member agencies.
Date and
Venue of the Consultation:
The consultation will be
organized on 22nd December, 2009 (Tuesday). The workshop venue
is National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Hosur
Road, Bangalore, India.
How to
contribute to the revision process:
If you wish to contribute to
the revision process, kindly send your nomination / representation from
your organization to Mr. Raman Kumar (Focal Point, TCBP) at ra...@sphereindia.org.in
on or before Thursday, 17th December, 2009 to
register your participation. We shall get back to you to confirm the
participation.
Program
contact:
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Mr. Raman Kumar
Focal Point – Training & Capacity Building
Program
Sphere India, New Delhi
Mobile: 099100-82661
E-mail: ra...@sphereindia.org.in
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