PERFORM

"Supporting decentralised management to improve health workforce performance in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania"

Coordinatore	LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE    more  Organization address address: Pembroke Place city: LIVERPOOL postcode: L35QA contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Tim Cognome: Martineau Email: send email Telefono: +44 151 705 3194
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	3˙785˙700 €
EC contributo	2˙995˙324 €
Programma	FP7-HEALTH Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health
Code Call	FP7-AFRICA-2010
Funding Scheme	CP-FP-SICA
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-09-01   -   2015-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE  Organization address address: Pembroke Place city: LIVERPOOL postcode: L35QA contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Tim Cognome: Martineau Email: send email Telefono: +44 151 705 3194	UK (LIVERPOOL)	coordinator	820˙444.00
2	UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS  Organization address address: WOODHOUSE LANE city: LEEDS postcode: LS2 9JT contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Martin Cognome: Hamilton Email: send email Telefono: +44 113 343 4090 Fax: +44 113 343 4058	UK (LEEDS)	participant	556˙578.80
3	SCHWEIZERISCHES TROPEN- UND PUBLIC HEALTH-INSTITUT  Organization address address: SOCINSTRASSE 57 city: Basel postcode: CH-4002 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Christian Cognome: Wirz Email: send email Telefono: +41 284 83 16	CH (Basel)	participant	411˙696.60
4	MAKERERE UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: Main Campus city: KAMPALA postcode: 256 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Sebastian Cognome: Baine Email: send email Telefono: +256 414 666006	UG (KAMPALA)	participant	405˙857.00
5	UNIVERSITY OF GHANA  Organization address address: "Mile 11, Dodowa Road" city: LEGON-ACCRA postcode: N/A contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Patricia Cognome: Akweongo Email: send email Telefono: +233 244 138376	GH (LEGON-ACCRA)	participant	404˙283.60
6	UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM  Organization address address: DAR ES SALAAM city: DAR ES SALAAM postcode: - contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Peter Cognome: Kamuzora Email: send email Telefono: 255755000000	TZ (DAR ES SALAAM)	participant	396˙464.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

The proposal addresses the workforce deficit in sub-Saharan countries in Africa by improving the overall performance of the workforce. Management strengthening activities will be tested to identify what improvements can be made within available resources in decentralised management structures. The management strengthening activities will develop integrated approaches to improving workforce performance based on a situation analysis and monitor the impact on workforce performance and on unintended systems effects. New knowledge will be developed on the effectiveness of an action-based approach to management strengthening and what strategies improve health workforce performance in different contexts.

Introduzione (Teaser)

The chronic shortage of effective health workers is a key obstacle to improving health and saving lives in Africa. An EU initiative has set out to enhance health services (HSs) in sub-Saharan Africa by improving the performance of the existing health workforce.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The EU-funded http://www.performconsortium.com/ (PERFORM) project is addressing the workforce deficit in the region. The objective is to identify which areas within decentralised management structures in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda can be improved using available resources.

Researchers investigated the effectiveness of an action-based approach for management strengthening also the strategies that would improve performance in different contexts.

A comparison was made between human resources (HR) and HS management processes. Partners selected three districts in each country and their respective district health management teams (DHMTs) based on specific criteria. In addition, each partner established country-specific research advisory groups.

Researchers identified workforce performance-related problems in each DHMT using collected data. They shared their results and explored possible 'bundles' of HR and HS strategies with DHMTs to address these problems. These bundles of HR and HS strategies were developed by the DHMTs during a series of national workshops in each African country in 2013 and were included in district work plans.

Tools have been designed to enable DHMTs to record progress in carrying out their plans. The tools also allow them to reflect on their knowledge as part of the action research procedure and to supply data enabling the research teams to check the process. This led to standardised guidelines for all participating DHMTs.

Project partners have delivered best practices for mentoring and supervision based on visits to districts and DHMTs, and prepared a review checklist for bundles following various assessments.

PERFORM is contributing to the knowledge of how management at district level can be reinforced and how health workforce performance can be further developed in sub-Saharan Africa.