Area | Room | Skills | Tools | Understanding | Voice | Will |
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Research capacity-building | - Availability of physical space to conduct research --Suitability of the space according to applicable standards - Availability of potential space from strategic partners | - Qualified personnel to conduct the research - Portfolio of skills addresses priority policy needs - Skills attained can be transferred to other professionals - Existence of a mentorship programme between the North and South collaborators -Facilitate reverse mentorship where the collaborators from the South transfer local knowledge to their counterparts from the North | - Availability of relevant equipment and supplies for research - Availability of reference material and guidelines to conduct the research - Exchange of relevant tools between the collaborators | - Availability of personnel that fully understand the rationale for the research - Awareness amongst researchers of their role in shaping policy - An understanding of how the research mentorship fulfils personal career goals - An understanding of the local priorities amongst the collaborators from the North | - Presence of individuals who can champion the programme - Presence of individuals who can articulate the programme in a way that resonates with multiple stakeholders - Presence of individuals with the know-how to navigate the local political and technical context - Presence of parallel individual champions from the North to advocate for the sustenance of the collaboration | - Willingness at technical and policy level to implement the programme - Budgetary allocation and other enabling support for the programme - Alignment of the capacity-building programme with broader developmental priorities - Framing of the capacity-building programme within the context of addressing a pressing societal problem - Alignment of N-S interests at the institutional level to secure long-term will that does not solely rely on individuals |
Health systems strengthening | - Availability of space to support the crosscutting needs for key health system areas (e.g. health systems delivery, medicines and other health products) - Capacity to modify (e.g. expand, upgrade) relevant space to align with evolving health system needs | - Capacity to diagnose health system problems and put in place a course of action to strengthen the health system - Capacity for strategic thinking, operations management, resource management (financial, physical, material, intellectual) - Capacity for stakeholder engagement and intersectoral collaboration - Capacity to monitor and evaluate progress towards HSS - Capacity to diagnose gaps in HSS efforts and put in place corrective measures | - Access to relevant policies and guidelines for HSS - Capacity to translate policy and guidelines into locally adapted action plan to respond to own priorities - Capacity to generate local data and document experience to inform policies and guidelines | - Capacity to articulate the rationale for HSS - An understanding of a health system as a complex adaptive system that requires a holistic approach in addressing problems - An understanding of the political dimensions of HSS - Political awareness to anticipate contextual factors that affect HSS efforts - An understanding of the political feasibility of proposed HSS efforts | - Availability of individuals who can champion HSS - Capacity to articulate HSS in a manner that resonates with local and national leaders | - Political will (as demonstrated by the provision of financial, technical and human resources) to support HSS efforts - Willingness of implementers to cope with the challenges of the reform process (e.g. resistance to change amongst other stakeholders, lack of resources, slow progress, fluctuating interest from leaders) |
Feasibility of health system intervention | - Availability of space to carry out the intervention - The space can be used for an intervention for a predefined period | - Personnel with skills to implement the intervention - Existence of a programme to refresh the skills to align with evolving priorities - Potential use of the skills to be adapted to other health system area | - Availability of equipment and supplies to conduct the programme - Existence of communication technologies to carry out the programme - Existence of communication tools that are compatible with the needs or circumstance of the stakeholders | - An understanding of how the intervention contributes to the broader health goals - An understanding of how the intervention addresses immediate problems - An understanding of the resources required to implement the intervention | - Presence of individuals who can champion the intervention - Presence of an individual with recognized credentials to lead the programme - The ability to frame the intervention within the context of addressing a pressing health system problem | - Willingness to implement the programme amongst key stakeholders - Budgetary allocation and other enabling support for the programme - Alignment of the intervention with the priorities of key stakeholders |
Evaluation of health system intervention | - Was space available to carry out the intervention? - Was there space provided for the intervention for a predefined period? | - Were there personnel with skills to implement the intervention? - Was there existence of a programme to refresh the skills to align with evolving priorities? - Was there an opportunity to use the skills to other health system areas? | - Was there availability of equipment and supplies to conduct the programme? - Was there existence of communication technologies to carry out the programme? - Was there existence of communication tools compatible with the needs or circumstances of the stakeholders? | - Was there an understanding of how the intervention contributes to the broader health goals? - Was there an understanding of how the intervention addresses priority problems? - Was there an understanding of the resources required to implement the intervention? | - Were there individuals who championed the intervention? - Was there an individual with recognized credentials to lead the intervention? - Was the intervention framed within the context of addressing a pressing health system problem? | - Was there willingness to implement the programme amongst key stakeholders? - Was there a budgetary allocation and other enabling support for the programme? - Was the intervention aligned with the priorities of key stakeholders? |