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Institution In Charge.. : ..Ateneo School of Government
A program for regional and district health administrators or health personnel with comparable duties, personnel of the regional and district HRD, members of the district health management team, personnel from health training institutions, leading personnel from NGO working in the field of health, who are required to carry out managerial and planning duties or to train health personnel in these areas. Citizen of Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam.
Admission Requirements
• Citizen of Cambodia , Indonesia , Philippines , and Vietnam
• University degree or equivalent in medicine, economy, pedagogy, sociology nursing
.. sciences or public administration
• Minimum two years of professional experience in the health system at district or regional
.. level, in a training institution or a NGO working in the health sector
• In charge or responsible for management and leadership, in the training field or
.. development of training programmes
• Recommended by the employer
• Maximum 40 years old
• Female candidates are especially invited
Objectives. The course shall enable the participants to:
• Undertake a situation analysis of health problems and health services problems in a
.. district or “region of responsibility” (including identification of training needs).
• Use management tools for the development and implementation of interventions (health
.. plans) as well as
• The monitoring and evaluation of this process in order to contribute to the improvement of
.. health through better health management in their countries.
• Use improved communication and leadership skills for better human resource
.. management (HRM), teamwork and organisation of management training with the aim of
.. a long-term general capacity building in health management in the district or “region of
.. responsibility”.
Overview of topics in the training course 2006:
Module1. Applied Epidemiology and Health Management (2 weeks)
The district concept, tasks of the district health manager, the management cycle, needs assessment: identification of health problems (9 epidemiological questions), priority setting, rates and indicators, data sources, seasonal variation and endemic curve, risk approach, outbreak analysis, planning: situation analysis of health services, PPM-Vertical Logic, formulation of goals and aims, formulation of outputs and activities, monitoring and evaluation, plan of operation, intrasectoral collaboration, intersectoral collaboration.
Module 2. Communication, Leadership, Human Resource Management, Uncertainty and Complexity in projects (1 week)
Communication, effective leadership, team building and management, conflict management, supervision, coaching (staff motivation), social participation, participatory rapid appraisal, intercultural aspects of management, management of uncertainty and complexity in projects: Implications for project leaders and managers.
Module 3. Financial Management (1 week)
Cost analysis, budgeting, resource allocation, accountancy, controlling, distribution of power and responsibility.
Methods. Following will be discussed in line with the main managerial duties of a District Health Manager:
• Community diagnosis and needs assessment
• Methods for planning
• Resource management including human resource management
• Communication and systems management
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Training methodology
The learning methods applied during the course will include mainly student oriented, participatory techniques like group work, role-play, etc. The specific issues of women as a user and as an employee of the health care system will be integrated in all study topics.
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