HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING | NOTES ZA WIZARA | CMT LEVEL 6

Health

Refers to physically, mentally, politically and socially wellbeing of an individual and not merely the absence of diseases/infirmity.

 

Policy

Statement on how the government is to achieve its goals and objectives with regard to a specific area such as health, education, agriculture.

It can be described as a deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s).

 

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NOTES ZA WIZARA | CMT LEVEL 6

Health policy:

A visionary program of action adopted by the government to have a healthy society, with improved social wellbeing that will contribute effectively to personal and national development.

 

Planning:

The act of making plan(s).

 

Plan:

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something in future. However can also be defined as an intention or decision about what one is going to do.

 

Sub-Enabling Outcomes

3.3.1 Describe health and health related policies and guidelines applied in Tanzania

3.3.2 Describe health policy and guidelines development process

3.3.3 Implement health and health related policies

3.4.1 Describe concepts and principles of planning

3.4.2 Describe process of planning

3.4.3 Prepare health facility plan

 

3.3.1: Describe health and health related policies and guidelines applied in Tanzania

a. Explain health and health related policies and guidelines

b. Explain the national health policy

c. Explain health related policies in Tanzania

d. Explain linkage of the national health policy with national and international initiatives

 

3.3.2:  Describe health policy and guidelines development process

a. Explain stakeholders involved in health policy development

b. Describe procedures for conducting situational analysis for health policy development

c. Describe formulation of policy guidelines

 

3.3.3:  Implement health policy and health related guidelines

a. Utilize health and health related policy guidelines

b. Implement health policy and health related policy guidelines

c. Describe how to supervise implementation of health policy and health related policy guidelines

 

3.4.1: Describe concepts and principles of planning

a. Explain terminologies used in planning

b. Describe different approaches of planning

c. Describe rationale for planning

d. Describe principles of planning

 

3.4.2 : Describe process of planning

a. Explain steps for designing a health facility plan

b. Explain implementation of a health facility plan

c. Describe procedures for developing monitoring and evaluation framework

 

3.4.3: Prepare health facility plan

a. Conduct a situation analysis to identify health facility needs

b. Prioritize health facility needs

c. Prepare health facility budget

d. Develop a health facility plan

 

Learning context

This module will be conducted primarily through:

a. District hospital attachment

b. Lectures

c. Lecture discussion

d. Tutorials

e. Group discussions

f. Role play

g. Assignments

h. Overhead/Multimedia Projector

i. Computer

j. Pointer

k. Writing board/Pin board/Flip chart

l. Chalks/Marker pen

m. TV set/Video cassettes

 

Integrated Methods of Assessment

Continuous Assessments (40%)  

i. Written examination   25%

ii. Oral examination     10%

iii. Assignment    5%

 

b) End of Semester Examination (60%)

i. Written examination   45%

ii. Oral examination     15%]