1. 2011-2013 National Health Strategy
Vision: An integrated health system that promotes and sustains the health status of Palestinians and addresses the key determinants of health in Palestine, especially the removal of the Israeli Occupation.

2. Mission
In partnership with stakeholders, to develop the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Health of a future independent State of Palestine in order to ensure good governance of the health sector, leadership in policy making and regulation of the health system, the promotion of better health and the provision of accessible, quality health services in both the public and private sectors

3. Process Literature Review / SWOT analysis
National Health Conference,
Participatory
MOH / MOH Planning Team
Strategy Working Team
National Council for Health Policy and Planning
Roundtable Meeting

4. Priority Areas Governance/Institutional Development
Human Resource Development
Access to quality health services
Health financing & financial management
Healthy Behaviors
Aid Effectiveness
Public-private partnerships
Cross-sectoral collaboration and cooperation

5. Goal
State building and health system and services strengthening to realize an effectively functioning health sector that facilitates implementation and the achievement of planned results in Palestine

6. Strategic Objectives
Strengthen the governance and institutional development of the Ministry of Health including oversight, policy, planning and evidence based decision making, monitoring and evaluation, regulation, licensing, health information, health management and health systems development.
Strengthen human resources in the health sector through improving the planning, management, training and education and financing of human resources. 
Promote healthy behaviors and improve disease prevention as upstream policy and practice in the Palestinian health system.

7. Strategic Objectives Cont.
Assure the rights of all citizens to access quality sustainable primary, secondary and tertiary health services, in particular primary health care, for the poor, vulnerable, and unemployed, as well as those displaced and/or living in hard to reach areas through ensuring adherence to a national health facilities coverage plan in collaboration with all stakeholders.
Ensure sustainable health financing mechanisms and effective, efficient and transparent financial management through establishing and monitoring different mechanisms to finance health, ensuring spending is in line with priorities.
Strengthen aid effectiveness through reaching a joint consensus on how best to implement the Paris and Accra principles, implementing joint working that reflect the inputs of all stakeholders.

8. Strategic Objectives Cont.
Maintain and strengthen public-private partnerships especially between MoH, UNRWA, NGO’s and the private-for-profit sector to facilitate harmonization, coordination, and comprehensiveness of efforts to ensure access for all Palestinians to health prevention and health services and to meet the national health objectives.
Develop the role of the Ministry of Health in cross-sectoral work with other ministries and national institutions to assure the strengthening of the health component in national plans such as education, environment, labor and emergency and disaster planning and management.

9. Program Areas
Quality sustainable health services including primary, secondary and tertiary care
Public health especially healthy behaviors
Human resource development
Governance including health financing, public-private partnerships, aid effectiveness and cross-sectoral collaboration

10. Implementation Strategic actions/ Planned results (Annex A &B)
Annual Action Plans
MOH M&E Committee
Joint Annual Results Reviews

11. National M&E System MOPAD National Indicators MDG Indicators
See annex B – Results Framework

12. Thank You