That was followed by assessing the countries presentations and carrying out interviews with country's representatives during the roadmap meeting.
Country presentations (and additional material from presenters) at the Geneva meeting were surveyed and analysed for the following countries - Malaysia, Cameroon, South Africa, Peru, Brazil and Argentina.
The third key theme to emerge from country presentations involves gaps, or areas of concern, shared across the presentations.
The role of international development organisations in supporting these efforts is crucial and invaluable, as acknowledged in the country presentations constituting Dataset Two.
Excerpts to illustrate this overarching theme are organized around four sub-themes, reflecting gaps that were consistently reported in country presentations: Most countries highlighted the need for enhanced education and training for ECE practitioners/teachers.
A broad level of concern with promoting commitment and collaboration across government departments (both vertical across key ministries, and horizontal between national, regional and local government units) was expressed across country presentations.
Mixed modes of funding are also reflected in the 15 country presentations, ranging from policy contexts in which the role of government is largely as regulator and subsidizer of privately operated early learning and care (for example, Hong Kong and New Zealand) to situations in which the government is sole provider, supported only in technical terms by NGO's (Mongolia).
Dataset Two, consisting of notes from fifteen country presentations in powerpoint form, was analyzed separately from Dataset One, using the same procedures/steps, involving a process of familiarization with the data, noting repeated terms, emergent themes, and returning to the complete dataset for review and confirmation of key themes.
Data were also gathered from country presentations made by the nutrition focal points during the meeting.
Country presentations and a survey of participants demonstrated variable development of haemovigilance schemes worldwide, hindered in many countries by lack of resources.
