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Guatemala’s government leadership extolled the country’s progress and ongoing commitment to decentralization at the first-ever congressional session on decentralization and at a related meeting held days apart in early October. With acknowledgement of the USAID-funded Health and Education Policy Plus (HEP+) for its support of the government’s efforts, outgoing President Jimmy Morales and incoming political leaders both reiterated their commitment to decentralization of primary health care and education to the municipal level and the expected positive impact on health, education, and economic development of Guatemalans at all levels of society. Guatemala’s commitment to decentralizing primary health service delivery and education is enshrined in legal and regulatory statutes but implementation had lagged for several years. The congressional gathering comes at a time of political transition and was remarkable for the commitment to continue the effort by both outgoing and incoming leaders. The progress in implementing the country’s decentralization policy is at a pivotal time and comes after many years of effort by USAID and HEP+ to develop guidelines for implementation; support for civil society networks that demand accountability and monitor implementation; and for the development of an information system that supports decentralization. The SIPRODES information system, developed with support from HEP+, is an important data visualization tool that tracks the capacity and readiness of each municipality to take on newly devolved responsibilities; identifies and highlights areas for capacity development within the municipality; and establishes a communication path from the municipalities to the central government to signal readiness and evaluate how the municipalities are doing.
Guatemala’s government leadership extolled the country’s progress and ongoing commitment to decentralization at the first-ever congressional session on decentralization and at a related meeting held days apart in early October. With acknowledgement of the USAID-funded Health and Education Policy Plus (HEP+) for its support of the government’s efforts, outgoing President Jimmy Morales and incoming political leaders both reiterated their commitment to decentralization of primary health care and education to the municipal level and the expected positive impact on health, education, and economic development of Guatemalans at all levels of society. Guatemala’s commitment to decentralizing primary health service delivery and education is enshrined in legal and regulatory statutes but implementation had lagged for several years. The congressional gathering comes at a time of political transition and was remarkable for the commitment to continue the effort by both outgoing and incoming leaders. The progress in implementing the country’s decentralization policy is at a pivotal time and comes after many years of effort by USAID and HEP+ to develop guidelines for implementation; support for civil society networks that demand accountability and monitor implementation; and for the development of an information system that supports decentralization. The SIPRODES information system, developed with support from HEP+, is an important data visualization tool that tracks the capacity and readiness of each municipality to take on newly devolved responsibilities; identifies and highlights areas for capacity development within the municipality; and establishes a communication path from the municipalities to the central government to signal readiness and evaluate how the municipalities are doing.
Guatemala’s government leadership extolled the country’s progress and ongoing commitment to decentralization at the first-ever congressional session on decentralization and at a related meeting held days apart in early October. With acknowledgement of the USAID-funded Health and Education Policy Plus (HEP+) for its support of the government’s efforts, outgoing President Jimmy Morales and incoming political leaders both reiterated their commitment to decentralization of primary health care and education to the municipal level and the expected positive impact on health, education, and economic development of Guatemalans at all levels of society. Guatemala’s commitment to decentralizing primary health service delivery and education is enshrined in legal and regulatory statutes but implementation had lagged for several years. The congressional gathering comes at a time of political transition and was remarkable for the commitment to continue the effort by both outgoing and incoming leaders. The progress in implementing the country’s decentralization policy is at a pivotal time and comes after many years of effort by USAID and HEP+ to develop guidelines for implementation; support for civil society networks that demand accountability and monitor implementation; and for the development of an information system that supports decentralization. The SIPRODES information system, developed with support from HEP+, is an important data visualization tool that tracks the capacity and readiness of each municipality to take on newly devolved responsibilities; identifies and highlights areas for capacity development within the municipality; and establishes a communication path from the municipalities to the central government to signal readiness and evaluate how the municipalities are doing.
Guatemala’s government leadership extolled the country’s progress and ongoing commitment to decentralization at the first-ever congressional session on decentralization and at a related meeting held days apart in early October. With acknowledgement of the USAID-funded Health and Education Policy Plus (HEP+) for its support of the government’s efforts, outgoing President Jimmy Morales and incoming political leaders both reiterated their commitment to decentralization of primary health care and education to the municipal level and the expected positive impact on health, education, and economic development of Guatemalans at all levels of society. Guatemala’s commitment to decentralizing primary health service delivery and education is enshrined in legal and regulatory statutes but implementation had lagged for several years. The congressional gathering comes at a time of political transition and was remarkable for the commitment to continue the effort by both outgoing and incoming leaders. The progress in implementing the country’s decentralization policy is at a pivotal time and comes after many years of effort by USAID and HEP+ to develop guidelines for implementation; support for civil society networks that demand accountability and monitor implementation; and for the development of an information system that supports decentralization. The SIPRODES information system, developed with support from HEP+, is an important data visualization tool that tracks the capacity and readiness of each municipality to take on newly devolved responsibilities; identifies and highlights areas for capacity development within the municipality; and establishes a communication path from the municipalities to the central government to signal readiness and evaluate how the municipalities are doing.
Guatemala’s government leadership extolled the country’s progress and ongoing commitment to decentralization at the first-ever congressional session on decentralization and at a related meeting held days apart in early October. With acknowledgement of the USAID-funded Health and Education Policy Plus (HEP+) for its support of the government’s efforts, outgoing President Jimmy Morales and incoming political leaders both reiterated their commitment to decentralization of primary health care and education to the municipal level and the expected positive impact on health, education, and economic development of Guatemalans at all levels of society. Guatemala’s commitment to decentralizing primary health service delivery and education is enshrined in legal and regulatory statutes but implementation had lagged for several years. The congressional gathering comes at a time of political transition and was remarkable for the commitment to continue the effort by both outgoing and incoming leaders. The progress in implementing the country’s decentralization policy is at a pivotal time and comes after many years of effort by USAID and HEP+ to develop guidelines for implementation; support for civil society networks that demand accountability and monitor implementation; and for the development of an information system that supports decentralization. The SIPRODES information system, developed with support from HEP+, is an important data visualization tool that tracks the capacity and readiness of each municipality to take on newly devolved responsibilities; identifies and highlights areas for capacity development within the municipality; and establishes a communication path from the municipalities to the central government to signal readiness and evaluate how the municipalities are doing.
Guatemala’s government leadership extolled the country’s progress and ongoing commitment to decentralization at the first-ever congressional session on decentralization and at a related meeting held days apart in early October. With acknowledgement of the USAID-funded Health and Education Policy Plus (HEP+) for its support of the government’s efforts, outgoing President Jimmy Morales and incoming political leaders both reiterated their commitment to decentralization of primary health care and education to the municipal level and the expected positive impact on health, education, and economic development of Guatemalans at all levels of society. Guatemala’s commitment to decentralizing primary health service delivery and education is enshrined in legal and regulatory statutes but implementation had lagged for several years. The congressional gathering comes at a time of political transition and was remarkable for the commitment to continue the effort by both outgoing and incoming leaders. The progress in implementing the country’s decentralization policy is at a pivotal time and comes after many years of effort by USAID and HEP+ to develop guidelines for implementation; support for civil society networks that demand accountability and monitor implementation; and for the development of an information system that supports decentralization. The SIPRODES information system, developed with support from HEP+, is an important data visualization tool that tracks the capacity and readiness of each municipality to take on newly devolved responsibilities; identifies and highlights areas for capacity development within the municipality; and establishes a communication path from the municipalities to the central government to signal readiness and evaluate how the municipalities are doing.
