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

Imelda Bates; Alan Boyd; Helen Smith; Donald C Cole

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

Imelda Bates, Alan Boyd, Helen Smith, Donald C Cole

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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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.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2012

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