JORDAN - HEALTH PLANNING & SERVICES DEVELOPMENT

DURING THE FIRST 2 1/2 YEARS A LONG-TERM US ADVISOR WILL ACT AS CHIEF WHILE A JORDANIAN CHIEF-DESIGNATE IS BEING TRAINED ABROAD IN PLANNING TECHNIQUES, MODERN HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTIONS AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. IN ADDITION,SHORT-TERM ADVISORY SPECIALISTS WILL ASSIST IN THE PLANNING UNIT"S DEVELOPMENT. SHORT-TERM TRAINING IN OTHER COUNTRIES WILL BE PROVIDED TO SELECTED JORDANIAN STAFF MEMBERS.PACKAGED COMPUTER PROGRAMS WILL BE PROVIDED IF NEEDED FOR PLANNING OR TRAINING ACTIVITIES. CONSULTANTS WILL TAKE INVENTORY OF AVAILABLE MANPOWER AND FACILITIES TO SERVE AS A DATA BASE FOR MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT. CONSULTANTS AND THEIR JORDANIAN COUNTERPARTS WILL ALSO SURVEY HEALTH EMPLOYEE SKILLS AND EACH HEALTH FACILITY"S QUALITY OF SERVICES; COLLECT INFORMATION FROM CURRENT TRAINING FACILITIES ON CURRICULUM, ENROLLMENT AND STAFF; DESIGN A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING THE ABOVE DATA -- WITH ACCESS BY FACILITY, DISTRICT, REGION OR TYPE OF PERSONNEL; AND ANALYZE THE GAPS BETWEEN CURRENT AND PROPOSED TASKS AND SKILLS. 3 LONG-TERM US EXPERTS AND JORDANIAN COUNTERPARTS WILL REVIEW THE FINDINGS, DEVELOP CURRICULA, INSTRUCT TRAINERS HOW TO RETRAIN HEALTH PERSONNEL (APPROX 850 WORKERS TO BE RETRAINED), EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NEW TRAINING AND DETERMINE FUTURE TRAINING NEEDS.TA WILL ALSO HELP DEVELOP SUITABLE HEALTH INFORMATION/EDUCATION TECHNIQUES. PROJECT SHOULD BENEFIT THE UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED JORDANIAN RESIDENTS. A US UNIVERSITY OR CONSULTANT, OR COMBINATION OF THE 2, WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT IN COOPERATION WITH THE HEALTH POLICY REFERENCE GROUP, OR ITS PLANNED REPLACEMENT, THE NEW SUPREME HEALTH COUNCIL (SHC). Project amendment No. 2 of 2/28/83 extends the project 2 years to 10/31/85 to allow institutionalization of the progress that has occurred to date. The project"s health planning and service delivery functions, previously separate, will be joined together in a concentrated effort to upgrade MOH capabilities in planning, research, data management, implementation, and evaluation, as well as its operational capabilities. (PD-AAM-618)