USAID. BUR. FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OFC. OF HEALTH
APPRAISAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION(AUPHA)IS CONTRACTED TO DEVELOP & FIELD TEST A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR APPRAISING THE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH SECTOR INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.THIS METHODOLOGY IS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING: 1.WHAT FUNCTIONS & ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A SECTOR APPRAISAL; 2.HOW TO APPRAISE THE HEALTH SECTOR COORDINATION, PLANNING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND EVALUATION MECHANISMA; 3.HOW TO ASSESS THE ADEQUACY OF INTERSECTORAL COORDINATION FOR POLICY, PROGRAM, BUDGET & OPERATIONAL ASPECTS; AND 4.THE INSTITUTIONAL APPRAISAL TARGETS-THE PLANNING, INFO & EVAL SYSTEMS, PERSONNEL ADMIN & TRAINING, ACCOUNTING, LOGISTICS, EQPMNT & FACILITIES, ET AL-AND MEANS FOR THEIR APPRAISAL.
1977
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Abstract
PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTED IN 5 PHASES: DURING (1),A REVIEW IS UNDERTAKEN OF THE CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART ON THE CONDUCT OF HEALTH MGMT APPRAISALS-THIS INCLUDES LITERATURE STUDIES,INTERVIEWS & OBSERVATION OF FIELD PRACTICES. (2) IS THE DESIGN OF A PROTOTYPE METHODOLOGY,THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE FIELD TEST SITE(HOST COUNTRY)AND THE SELECTION OF THE HOST COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS.TRAINING MATLS ARE PREPARED BY AUPHA FOR THE SELECTED HOST COUNTRY FIELD TEAM. (3) IS THE TESTING OF THE PROTOTYPE METHODOLOGY AND ITS SUBSEQUENT EVAL & MODIFICATION.ALSO DURING THIS PHASE,A COUNTRY IS SELECTED FOR THE FORMAL APPLICATION OF THE REVISED METH. IN (4),THE REVISED METH IS INCORPORATED IN A HEALTH SECTOR ASSESSMENT-THIS BEING DONE IN CONCERT WITH HOST COUNTRY PERSONNEL TRAINED BY CONTRACTOR.THE SUCCESS OF THE METH IS EVALUATED & FURTHER REVISIONS MADE. (5) IS THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE METH BY AN AUPHA PANEL AND PUBLICATION OF A HEALTH MGMT APPRAISAL METH DOCUMENT.THIS DOCUMENT IS TO CONTAIN: 1.A STATEMENT ON HOW TO CONDUCT HLTH SCTR MGMT APPRAISAL;2.A STATEMENT ON THE INPUTS NECESSARY TO APPLY THE METH;3.A STATEMENT ON HOW TO TRAIN USERS OF THE METH ALONG WITH SUGGESTED TRNG MATLS;4.A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON HEALTH SECTOR MGMT APPRAISALS;5.A SUMMARY ON STATE-OF-THE-ART;6.A LIST OF RESOURCES FOR FUTURE UTILIZATION COVERING INDIVIDUALS & ORGANIZATIONS EXPERIENCED IN SUCH APPRAISALS. PRIMARY BENEF: HLTH SCTR PLANNERS & INSTITUTIONS
