An introduction to health planning for developing health systems /
Andrew Green explains the importance of health planning in both developing regions such as Africa, and those in transition, such as Central and Eastern Europe. This book stresses the importance of understanding the national and international context in which planning occurs and analyses the major po...
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1 What is planning, and why plan?
- Development of formalized planning
- Health planning
- Rationale for health planning
- What is allocative planning?
- Scarcity and choice-the basis for planning
- What is meant by the term 'health'?
- Different perspectives on health and health-care
- The market as a means of determining allocations
- The State's responsibilities in the health sector
- State attitudes to different types of health-care
- Attitudes to health planning
- Planning as an open transparent process
- Planning as a technocratic or as a political activity
- Summary
- Introductory reading
- Exercise 1
- References and further reading
- 2 Approaches to planning
- Planning models
- Realistic rational planning
- Planning as a political process
- Private and public sector planning
- Levels of planning
- Planning in conditions of uncertainty
- Planning approaches
- Planning, management, and policy
- Planning activities and terms
- Summary
- Introductory reading
- Exercise 2
- References and further reading
- 3 The policy context
- Origins of primary health-care
- The Alma-Ata Declaration
- Equity
- Community participation
- A multisectoral approach to health
- Appropriate technology and service mix
- A health-promotive and preventive approach
- Decentralization
- Collaboration between different providers and agencies
- Obstacles to the implementation of a PHC approach
- Health sector reform
- Criticisms of the reform movement
- Policy developments in the new millennium
- The policy context and planning
- Summary
- Introductory reading
- Exercise 3
- References and further reading
- 4 Planning for health
- Planning for the health-care sector
- Development of government policies and plans towards non-State organizations
- Planning for promotion of health
- Planning for health.
- Cash-flow analysis
- Summary
- Introductory reading
- Exercise 9: marginal and average cost example
- References and further reading
- 10 Option appraisal and evaluation
- Economic appraisal techniques
- Option appraisal and economic appraisal
- Technology assessment
- Forms and checklists
- Option appraisal and programming
- Appraisal and evaluation
- Evaluation
- Evaluation questions
- Evaluations and situational analysis
- Summary
- Introductory reading
- Exercise 10
- References and further reading
- 11 Resource allocation and budgeting
- Different forms of budget
- Approaches to budgeting and resource allocation
- The budgeting process
- Financial management and accounting
- Summary
- Introductory reading
- Exercise 11
- References and further reading
- 12 Programmes, projects, implementation, and monitoring
- Programmes and projects
- Implementation
- Causes of poor implementation
- Improving the record on implementation
- Monitoring
- Location of projects and programmes
- Implementation of services provided by other agencies
- Summary
- Introductory reading
- Exercise 12
- References and further reading
- 13 Planning human resources
- What is human resource planning?
- The record on human resource planning
- Why is the record on human resource planning so poor?
- Human resource planning-an approach
- Assess demand
- Assess supply
- Determine mismatches between the estimated demand and supply over time and location
- Determine appropriate action to minimize mismatches
- Regularly review and update plan
- Human resource planning implementation
- Relationship to the planning process
- Human resource planning and health sector reform
- Human resource planning and globalization
- Summary
- Introductory reading
- Exercise 13
- References and further reading.
- 14 The future of planning and planning for the future
- Assessment criteria
- An illustrative case study of a planning system
- A planning culture
- Challenges for planning
- The future of planning
- Introductory reading
- Exercise 14
- References and further reading
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Z.