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SWOT analysis of program design and implementation: a case study on the reduction of maternal mortality in Afghanistan
Author(s) -
Ahmadi Qudratullah,
Danesh Homayoon,
Makharashvili Vasil,
Mishkin Kathryn,
Mupfukura Lovemore,
Teed Hillary,
HuffRousselle Maggie
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the international journal of health planning and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-1751
pISSN - 0749-6753
DOI - 10.1002/hpm.2288
Subject(s) - swot analysis , afghan , process management , operations management , operations research , medicine , engineering management , business , computer science , political science , engineering , marketing , law
SUMMARY This case study analyzes the design and implementation of the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) in Afghanistan by synthesizing the literature with a focus on maternal health services. The authors are a group of graduate students in the Brandeis University International Health Policy and Management Program and Sustainable International Development Program who used the experience in Afghanistan to analyze an example of successfully implementing policy; two of the authors are Afghan physicians with direct experience in implementing the BPHS. Data is drawn from a literature review, and a unique aspect of the case study is the application of the business‐oriented SWOT analysis to the design and implementation of the program that successfully targeted lowering maternal mortality in Afghanistan. It provides a useful example of how SWOT analysis can be used to consider the reasons for, or likelihood of, successful or unsuccessful design and implementation of a policy or program. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.