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Welcome to Freedonia
Bringing the Real World of
Health Care Planning to Life through Scenario-based Learning and Assessment
Lorraine Dardis, ICH, UCL
23 Feb 2012
MSc ModuleHealth District Management:
Planning and Programme Design
Learning that transports
participants in London
to the Semisand District
of Freedonia
NB: An Example of Global Cooperation in Learning
• Developed by the Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, (CITHN) University of Queensland
• 1998 - 2000 “joined mutual improvement” by CITHN and the Swiss Public Health and Tropical Institute, (SPHTI) Basel, then run independently by SPHTI
• Run at UCL Centre for International Health and Development (CIHD) in 2007 jointly with SPHTI, then independently at CIHD in 2008
Course Rationale and Overview
• Why? Expertise in management of health programmes increasingly important
• How? Through facilitated scenario-based learning, participants learn key programme design concepts and develop insights and knowledge applicable in the field
• What? Plan a district-level health programme in a simulated country, using a logical framework approach.
What Participants Set Out to Accomplish
Design a health programme and write a project proposal to assist the Semisand District of The Republic of Freedonia to
• reduce, eliminate, eradicate or address a specific health problem and associated morbidity & mortality
• improve the health of the population of the district
The Team Scenario
• Specialist roles in a team of 6 national and international experts who have been recruited to make a brief visit to Semisand to assist in the design of a project
• The IDAA (funder) has committed 2 weeks funding for the design mission
• Up to $ 2,350,000 over 5 years may be available for the project itself
Participants’ Specialist Roles in Health Project Design Team
By working in a team
• Apply inter-professional teamwork, key in public health and management practice
• Approach problems holistically in order to achievea broader and more complete design with the
limited time and resources available
Underlying Principles
By taking a specialist role in team and using new “lenses” • See things in different ways• Learn others’ perspectives • Broaden one’s knowledge and skills base
By applying a strategic health management tool • Practice real-life tools and acquire transferable
professional skills
Underlying Principles
Individual Assessment: Situation Analysis from Specialist Role Perspective
Written evaluation of:•Political and economic environment•Social environment and the community•Health status and trends•The health system•Freedonia Health Policy•IDAA (donor) Guiding Principles•Guiding Principles of proposed approach
Learning Objectives for Situation Analysis Assessment
• Appraise the importance of situation analysis in planning health programmes
• Analyze the Freedonia / Semisand situation according the specialist role taken
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) from the given situation
• Write up the situation analysis according to provided framework
Group Assessment: Presentation to Funding Body and National/District Leaders
• 15-20 minute oral presentation on– Situation analysis– Rationale and Approach– Project description – Expected benefits– Management and Financing– Monitoring and Evaluation– Assumptions, risks, feasibility, sustainability
Group Assessment: Written Project Proposal
• Project Proposal: 18,000-20,000 words, including Annexes
• Main text: 9 - 10,000 words• Annexes:
Logframe Matrix; Activity log; Budget; Timelines; Job descriptions; Project Organogram
Group Project Learning Objectives
• Define target population & formulate project objectives in context of national development goals and international “good practices”
• Define outputs (results) that will enable satisfactory achievement of objectives
• Identify verifiable/performance indicators which will identify performance in terms of output and objectives
Group Project Learning Objectives
• Outline strategies and indicate activities required to produce proposed outputs
• Determine inputs necessary for completing proposed activities (staff, supplies, equipment, financial means, etc.)
• Identify most significant assumptions and risks underlying implementation of proposed activities at each level
• Prepare complete project proposal • Present and defend design and rationale
Thank you for visiting Freedonia