Using data and information gathered at 50/63 provincial health departments in 2011 about technical support activities according to five basic medical fields: I) preventive medicine
II) medical services
III) population, family planning and reproductive health
IV) health policy, planning and management
V) mobilise, coordinate and utilise funding, this article aims to describe the reality of technical support activities for health sector at provincial level. The article will provide a description of technical support activities at provincial level focusing on model, quantity, distribution, implementing areas... Also, the article will analyse difficulties, advantages of localities in accessing, attracting, utilising, coordinating and monitoring technical supports, as well as in the entire process of a technical support activity
accordingly have discussion and suggestion to improve the linkage between policies and guidelines of cenlral level and these of local level.