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Consortium for Health Policy and Systems Analysis in Africa
CHEPSAA African networking meetingJohannesburg, South Africa
27th– 29th January 2015
www.hpsa-africa.org
@hpsa_africa
www.slideshare.net/hpsa_africa
Introduction to CHEPSAA:
• Broad overview of CHEPSAA activities and outputs
• Some first timers + awareness beyond your own institution
• To provide a summary and to help you select your thematic area of interest
Key dimensions of CHEPSAA’s
work
1. Asset and needs assessment
2. Core competencies3. Emerging Leaders
Programme4. Curriculum
development5. Networking and
capacity for getting research into policy and practice
6. Website and social media
Assessment of African HPSR+A capacity assets and needs
Assess capacity assets and needs of CHEPSAA & partners
Assess at the individual, organisational and system level
Develop methodolog
y
Initial context mapping
Full assessment through
interviews, surveys etc.
…. many outputs, including…
• Reports: partner-specific HPSR+A asset and needs assessments
• Reports: methodological approach & comparative analysis findings
• Articles and chapters
• Assessment handbook and templates
Key dimensions of CHEPSAA’s
work
1. Asset and needs assessment
2. Core competencies3. Emerging Leaders
Programme4. Curriculum
development5. Networking and
capacity for getting research into policy and practice
6. Website and social media
Developing key competencies for all-round HPSR+A success…
• For emerging researchers & educators to reflect on the skills they need to develop
• To stimulate wider thinking about capacity development in HPSR+A
• Developed collectively in CHEPSAA
These key competencies were identified…
Category Examples
Personal skills Ability to tolerate complexity
Writing skills Articles, other publications
Project mx skills Design a study
Networking skills Build & maintain networks
HPSR+A knowledge
Working with different disciplines
Understanding health systems
Working in the system, being connected to daily realities
Teaching skills Course development, mentoring
Research skills Tool development, data analysis
These key competencies then influenced the design and structure of CHEPSAA’s flagship capacity-building activity…
CHEPSAA Emerging Leaders
Programme (ELP)
26 participants - Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa
Building a critical mass of future leaders who are committed to working in HPSR+A in Africa and
equipped with the necessary skills and capabilities
The ELP is structured as follows…
Workshop 1: July 2013
Focus on leadership, interpersonal and
communication skills
July 2013 – July 2014
Working on own projects & question; peer support
and mentoring
Workshop 2: July 2014
Focus on teaching and subject skills: complex
health systems & research
October 2014
Participating in Global Symposium on Health
Systems Research
Intangible outputs so far:
Support & inspire others
Improve teamwork and leadership
Network to solve problems
EL tangible outputs
• Hosted an organised session at the 3rd Global Symposium
• Improved teaching practice • Improved facilitation skills• Improved ability to facilitate
communication appreciatively• In the future: • Reporting on the EL evaluation
Key dimensions of CHEPSAA’s
work
1. Asset and needs assessment
2. Core competencies3. Emerging Leaders
Programme4. Curriculum
development5. Networking and
capacity for getting research into policy and practice
6. Website and social media
Curriculum development
• 2 CD workshops held (curriculum development specialist included)
• Courses developed and then piloted to test and build skills
• Report on Principles of good curriculum
• Step-down workshops (spread) • Institutionalizing courses: CHP
teaching intro. to CAS
Key dimensions of CHEPSAA’s
work
1. Asset and needs assessment
2. Core competencies3. Emerging Leaders
Programme4. Curriculum
development5. Networking and
capacity for getting research into policy and practice
6. Website and social media
A variety of networking types..
CHEPSAA internal networking:
• Curriculum w/shops
• management meetings
Networking with other networks:
• African Schools of Public health
• Health Systems Global
General HPSR+A communityConference presentations, link through web & social media
In-country meetings
dissemination, meet with like-minded colleagues (e.g. NG & TZ)
Key dimensions of CHEPSAA’s
work
1. Asset and needs assessment
2. Core competencies3. Emerging Leaders
Programme4. Curriculum
development5. Networking and
capacity for getting research into policy and practice
6. Website and social media
CHEPSAA uses its website and social media to network and spread useful HPSR+A information…
Website: news, events and so much more
• Teaching materials - CHEPSAA courses - Links to Readers - Case materials • Knowledge resources: - Classic texts in HPSR+A- CHEPSAA outputs - Other free teaching and research
resources - 260 unique views each month (since
2011)
Assessment to action• Structure of the entire programme of
work…– Asset and needs assessment = CHEPSAA
foundation • …also visible in more specific activities /
day-to-day processes– Assessment of HPSR-relevant courses prior to
developing courses– Monitoring of annual work plans & various
activities to adjust and reprioritise • Participants develop common picture of key issues• Stimulates thinking about possible priorities & activities• Facilitates flexibility and adaptability over time
Collective and partner level
• Key objectives consistently pursued at collective and partner-levels:– Asset & needs assessment: collective
and country analysis / publications– Curriculum development: collective
workshops, but also partner workshops and review of courses
• Push forward on key activities and common interests• Allows creativity, adaptation and unique activities in local settings
Allowing for emergence• Broad boundary: CHEPSAA goal, objectives, protocol
– Fluid, open and flexible• But:
– The work is affected by many contextual realities– Impossible to predict, pre-plan and pre-determine all
• So:– Allow for the emergence of new interests and activities
relevant to goals and objectives of project
• Example: Emerging Leaders Programme
• Good ideas bubble to the surface• Keeps participants interested and engaged – space to develop• Facilitates flexibility and adaptability over time
“Open access”• All outputs licensed open access
– Easy to distribute, use and adapt
• Very transparent about our activities and processes– Not just presented the most polished outputs
to the world…– …also wrote about annual meetings,
curriculum processes, in-country workshops• Supports maximum distribution and usefulness to end-users• Various areas of learning and inspiration for others who do similar
work
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