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Building the Capacity of Malawi's National Malaria Control Program

One of the keys to the success and sustainability of a national malaria control program (NMCP) is the organizational and management capacity of the program. To address this issue, the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) requested Health Systems 20/20 to develop a systematic method to review the management and organizational capacity of NMCPs, identify the key organizational capacity-building needs, and use the results to develop and implement a capacity improvement plan. PMI asked the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Malawi if it would accept such an activity being carried out there. The MOH gave its formal approval and PMI then fielded a three-person team consisting of two international consultants and a local consultant from January 14-29, 2008.

The review looked at seven capacity-building dimensions relevant to NMCPs. These dimensions served as the basis for structuring the data collection, analysis, and findings.

  • Adequacy of the organizational mandate of the NMCP
  • Capacity to develop strategies and operational plans
  • Adequacy of the organizational structure and staffing including the physical infrastructure to house them
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Adequacy of core management systems − financial management, information management, and procurement/logistics
  • Ability to coordinate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
  • Systems for NMCP staff to keep up to date technically

The review team also surveyed the capacity of local institutions to support the NMNCP.

Click here to download Review of Management and Organizational Capacity of the National Malaria Control Program in Malawi.

Click here to download Guidelines for Assessing the Management and Organizational Capacity of National Malaria Control Programs.

Demystifying Health Systems: The Health Systems Assessment Approach

Apr 25 2007
April 25, 2007
1:00 - 3:00 pm
National Press Club

USAID asked its three major health system strengthening projects (PHRplus/Health Systems 20/20; RPM Plus; and the Quality Assurance Project) to develop a rapid but comprehensive approach to assessing health systems by drawing from their experiences working on different, but complementary components of health systems. The result of this effort is an indicator-based, modular assessment tool—Health Systems Assessment Approach: A How-to Manual. This seminar covered the contents of the manual, the circuitous path to its development, and a range of applications in Angola, Azerbaijan, Benin, Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, and Yemen.

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Framing the Discussion on HIV/AIDS Expenditures in Malawi (Policy Dialogue, HIV/AIDS Subaccount, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2002-2004)
Comparing Policy Effectiveness Across Countries in Malawi (Policy Dialogue, CH Subaccount, Sub-Saharan Africa)
Advocating for Performance-Based Financing in Malawi (Inform Resource Allocation Decisions, General, Sub-Saharan Africa)

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