Health system progress towards optimized capacity for delivery of effective PHC in Ethiopia
Status |
Ongoing |
Project duration |
Nov 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021 |
Funding source |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Client |
Ministry of Health - Ethiopia |
Mechanism |
Grant |
Category of project |
Evaluation and Program Assessment |
This project is the assessment of Ethiopian Primary Health Care. It has a national scope covering all regions and the federal ministry of health. The aim of this study is to measure how Ethiopia’s health system is progressing towards optimized capacity for delivery of effective PHC using the PHCPI methods and tools. The objectives of these assessment include the following domains of the capacity component of Primary Health Care Vital Sign Profile:
Governance:
To
assess of PHC policies, quality management infrastructure, and
social
accountability,
as well as the ability of the system to appropriately adjust to
population health
needs
Inputs:
To
assess
availability,
equitable
distribution
and
quality
of
essential
service
delivery
inputs
Population
Health and Facility Management: To
assess how well population health and
health
facilities
are
managed.
This
capacity
assessment
will
be
conducted
at
Federal
Ministry
of
Health
and
all
Regional
Health
Bureaus
in Ethiopia. The PHC
Progression Model will be implemented through a joint
internal-external evaluation
process. The
first
phase
will
be
an
internal
self-assessment
that
will
be
completed
by
FMOH
and
RHB
teams using methods such as
document review, quantitative data mining, and qualitative interviews
with
key informants. In the second
phase, results of the internal assessment will be validated by MERQ
team
to
promote
validity
and
comparability
of
results
across
regions.
