Strengthening District and Sub-district Management (KZN)

STATUS: February 2011 – January 2012
FUNDER/S: Atlantic Philanthropies
PARTNER/S: KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health
AREA: KwaZulu-Natal province: all 11 health districts
DESCRIPTION:

HST was contracted by Atlantic Philanthropies to strengthen district and sub-district management capacity in planning, management and resource allocation through technical support and training. The project scope in KwaZulu-Natal province was as follows:

  • to provide technical support to the province and district management in the generation of district health expenditure review (DHER) reports in 11 districts
  • to identify and document good PHC practices in KwaZulu-Natal and draw lessons that can be replicated in other settings and also inform the PHC Re-engineering strategy implementation framework
OBJECTIVES:
  • Improve financial accounting and reporting in 11 districts
  • Identify and document PHC “Good practices” in KwaZulu-Natal
PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS:
Project Manager Khosi Nyawo
Facilitators Hlengiwe Ngcobo
Tshitshi Ngubo
Mzikazi Masuku
Technical Advisor Frank Tlamama (District Health Planning)
Researchers Thesandree Padayachee
Catherine Ogunmefun
Thokozani Mbatha

Updated: January 2012

For further information contact the Project Manager, Ms Khosi Nyawo, at khosi.nyawo@hst.org.za