Health Systems Strengthening Training

This professional short course aims to create a critical mass of professionals and networks. These professionals will be trained in good governance, leadership and management in health sector and will be tasked to promote the same in their respective surroundings.
Main Modules
Module 1: Overview and Context of a Health System
Defining a health system
•Components of a health system
•Characteristics of a functioning health system
•Challenges and emerging health Issues
Module 2: Governance in Health
•Definition and concepts
•Functions and structures of governance
•Health regulation and legislation
•Accountability and transparency
Module 3: Leadership
•Overview of leadership
•Principles of effective leadership
•Conceptual framework of leadership
•Practice of effective leadership
Module 4: Management for Health
Overview of management
•Principles, functions, roles and skills of management
•Effective management systems
•Performance management
•Quality management systems
Module 5: Human Resources for Health (HRH)
Overview and context of human resources for health
•Workforce planning
•Workforce development
•Workforce management
Module 6: Health Management Information Systems
Overview of HMIS
•Policies, legal and ethical issues
•Objectives and functions of HMIS
•Design and implementation
•Information generation and management
•Human capacity and ICT infrastructure application
Module 7: Health Financing
•Overview of health financing
•Resource mobilization, allocation and utilization
•Risk pooling
•Expenditure tracking and reports
Module 8: Service Delivery
•Overview of service delivery
•Characteristics of effective service delivery
•Referral systems
•Accreditation standards
Module 9: Supply Chain Management
Overview of supply chain management
•Policies, laws and regulations in supply chain management
•Procurement management
•Logistics and distribution
•Inventory management and stock control
•Quality control
•Rational prescription and use of medicines
Module 10: Monitoring and Evaluation
•Overview of monitoring and evaluation
•Monitoring and evaluation systems and frameworks in health systems
•Monitoring indicators, tools, data collection, analysis and use
•Evaluation approaches
•Health systems research
Way forward After the Training
Participants will develop a work plan through the help of facilitators that stipulates application of skills acquired in improving their organizations. ASPM will monitor implementation progress after the training.
Training Evaluation:
Participants will undertake a simple assessment before the training to gauge knowledge and skills acquired and another assessment will be done after the training in-order to demonstrate knowledge gained through the training.