PERFORM
"Supporting decentralised management to improve health workforce performance in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania"
| Coordinatore | LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE
Organization address
address: Pembroke Place contact info |
| 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
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE
Organization address
address: Pembroke Place contact info |
UK (LIVERPOOL) | coordinator | 820˙444.00 |
| 2 |
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Organization address
address: WOODHOUSE LANE contact info |
UK (LEEDS) | participant | 556˙578.80 |
| 3 |
SCHWEIZERISCHES TROPEN- UND PUBLIC HEALTH-INSTITUT
Organization address
address: SOCINSTRASSE 57 contact info |
CH (Basel) | participant | 411˙696.60 |
| 4 |
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: Main Campus contact info |
UG (KAMPALA) | participant | 405˙857.00 |
| 5 |
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
Organization address
address: "Mile 11, Dodowa Road" contact info |
GH (LEGON-ACCRA) | participant | 404˙283.60 |
| 6 |
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
Organization address
address: DAR ES SALAAM contact info |
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.