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Strengthening the organizational capacity of health professional associations: The FIGO LOGIC Toolkit
Author(s) -
Andrews Helena,
Perron Liette,
Vander Plaetse Bart,
Taylor David J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.06.002
Subject(s) - medicine , capacity building , obstetrics and gynaecology , work (physics) , resource (disambiguation) , human resources , professional development , organization development , professional association , public relations , management , medical education , economic growth , political science , pregnancy , engineering , mechanical engineering , computer network , genetics , computer science , economics , biology
Health professional associations, including national associations of obstetrics and gynecology, can have a leading role in influencing and developing health policy and practice. However, in low- and middle-resource countries, the organizational capacity to facilitate this role is often insufficient. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics LOGIC (Leadership in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Impact and Change) Initiative has been developing the capacity of national associations in Africa and Asia. Through this work, an electronic resource of materials (http://figo-toolkit.org/) has been brought together to support organizational capacity development, addressing domains such as culture, strategic planning, human resources, project and financial management, performance, external relations, membership services, and the development and revision of clinical guidelines.