HEALTH SYSTEM DECENTRALIZATION

INTRODUCTION

Decentralization has long been advocated as a desirable process for improving health systems. It is basically moving authority and power from higher to lower levels of government. Recently, it has been seen as an integral part of broader health reforms to strengthen health system and achieve improved equity, efficiency, quality and financial soundness. This training course on health system decentralization will empower leaders in the counties, districts, cities and local government to make decisions, develop sustainable policies and be the catalyst of change and drivers of development. 

DURATION

10 Days

TARGET AUDIECE

Managers, leaders of medical bodies, supervisors

OBJECTIVES

By the end of ten days, participants shall be equipped with skills and knowledge to meet challenges faced during decentralization. The issues encountered during designing, implementing and managing a decentralization transition these includes: financial, strategic, and quality management, monitoring and evaluation, needs assessment and prioritization and teambuilding. The first week will address the policy level process, assessing needs of a given community and setting priority while the second week will focus on enhancing management skills in the context of decentralization.

COURSE OUTLINE

v  Introduction to Decentralization Framework

v  Need assessment and prioritization

v  Strategic Planning

v  Leadership and teambuilding

v  Quality Management

v  Financial planning and Financing Mechanism

v  Theory of Change in relation to decentralization

v  Managing Organization Change: Decentralization in Healthcare

v  Decentralization and Human Resource

v  Field visit

METHODOLOGY

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

TRAINING VENUE, LOGISTICS AND PAYMENT

v  Training is residential and will be held at Afriex Training Centre.

v  The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

v  Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged upon request by the participant.

v  This training can also be tailor made for your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our training Centre or at a convenient location.

v  Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Afriex Training Ltd certificate.

No. of Days:

10