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A practical and systematic approach to capacity strengthening in the health sector in Africa

Bates, Imelda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0862-8199, Boyd, Alan, Smith, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6252-3793 and Cole, Donald C (2012) 'A practical and systematic approach to capacity strengthening in the health sector in Africa' in 61st Annual Meeting, The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, Georgia, 11-15 November 2012. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

There is very little evidence to guide design and monitoring of health capacity strengthening (CS) efforts in LMICs
• Using published evidence we have developed and tested an innovative and systematic process for designing and monitoring CS projects in a variety of settings in Africa
• Our 5-stage pathway includes defining the desired CS outcomes, determining optimal capacity needed to achieve the outcomes and identifying capacity gaps through a needs assessment
• An action plan to fill the gaps, with measurable indicators allows progress to be monitored
•Strategies for promoting sustainability are incorporated from the outset.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Subjects: WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries
WA Public Health > Health Administration and Organization > WA 525 General works
Faculty: Department: Groups (2002 - 2012) > International Health Group
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Depositing User: Rachel Dominguez
Date Deposited: 15 Mar 2013 15:38
Last Modified: 17 Jul 2020 10:57
URI: https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/3331

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