Open AccessHow to develop an operational plan for health
Author(s) -
Joses Muthuri Kirigia,
Luís Gomes Sambo,
Vincent U. Agu,
Eyitayo Lambo
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v78i3.9071
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , descriptive research , strategic planning , process (computing) , descriptive statistics , medicine , monitoring and evaluation , business , process management , environmental health , operations management , economic growth , marketing , geography , computer science , engineering , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , operating system , economics
About 88%, 8%, 36% and 28% of the ministries of health in African countries do not have long-term health plans (LTHPs), health policies (HPs), strategic plans (SPs), and operational plans (OPs), respectively. Eight per cent, 38% and 54% of the countries with OPs rated their formulation as 'excellent', 'satisfactory' and 'needs improvement', respectively.