The following specific strategies for 2009 are adopted:
- Promoting integrated and joint planning:
CHAG will increasingly synchronise and align its planning at facility level with district, regional and national health sector plans. Partnership with other stakeholders implementing the POW (e.g. MOH, GHS and NHIA) will be further intensified, both at national and - more importantly - at district level. - Increased focus on public health initiatives: Addressing the determinants of health, ongoing emphasis will be given to public health and health promotion. In this context, technical cooperation with (public and private) development agencies involved in promoting safe water & sanitation shall be promoted
- Using data for decision making:
Recognising the importance of evidence-based planning, the use of data for planning and decision making purposes will be given serious attention. Strengthening ongoing initiatives aimed at establishing a functioning health management information system at facility level and related staff training will be further pursued - Strengthening internal coordination within the CHAG network:
Capitalising on the individual strength of member churches and CHAG health facilities, priority will be given to intensified technical cooperation within the network. In addition to promoting synergy at every other coordination meetings between CHCUs and the Secretariat, options for collective resource mobilisation and strengthening support systems (e.g. HMIS, claim management and procurement systems) will be further pursued. As such, the role of the Secretariat shall be increasingly geared towards a professional ‘coordination, advocacy, technical and training support’ body, serving the interests of the members. At the same time the involvement of church leaders, senior administrators and CHAG’s Executive Board in policy development shall be promoted - Alignment of planning and (administrative) management procedures:
Responding to earlier decisions of the Executive Board and the recommendations of the MOH-CHAG Partnership Steering Committee (PSC), ongoing efforts towards developing a more comprehensive planning and medium-term financing framework will be further pursued under the 2009 AWP
