Design of the Health and Social Sector Support Programme Phase II (HSSSP II) - Namibia
Health Partners International provided support to the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia to design a complex six component, four year programme to improve the efficiency of core health and social welfare programmes in seven regions.
The programme aimed to improve:
- health and social services management at regional and district levels
- training networks (with improved management systems to support pre and in-service training)
- management and delivery of priority social welfare services
- policy, planning and management capacity at national level (facilitated by a functional management information system)
- mental health programme management systems and case management of mental health at all levels
- use of health care technology and physical facilities.
Our consultants provided specialised technical assistance in:
- regional and district management
- public health services
- human resources management and capacity-building; social welfare assessment and planning
- health facilities assessment and planning
- equipment management.