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Health Management Capacity Building at
the Regional Public Health Training Centre (IRSP) in Benin

I. Basic data

Sector: Capacity building - Intercountry Cooperation in Health
Title: Support to the activities of the Regional Public Health Training Institute (IRSP) of Cotonou (Benin)
Donor country / organization: Benin, WHO African Region
Other donors / organizations involved: To be determined
Beneficiaries: African countries
Implementing agencies in beneficiary countries / regions: WHO, Faculties of Medicine, Ministries of Health
Duration: 1999 - 2000
Starting Date: June 1999
Project budget: 500,000 USD (including equipment, logistics, travel of 150 trainees and Consultants for 2 years)
Finance / Type of cooperation: Grant

II. Project / program description

  1. Objectives
    To contribute to strengthening African countries' capacity to manage their health development programmes, particularly at the central (strategic) and provincial (programmatic) levels.
  2. Activities
    The IRSP is joint venture between the Republic of Benin and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa. Its aim is to strengthen the performance of health systems through training in public health and management. The beneficiaries are Ministries of Health of Member States of the African Region of WHO.
    The present project plans to train and provide support to staff of Ministries of Health and health managers at provincial level in strategic and operational planning, formative supervision and evaluation of health programmes and projects. In-country and intercountry workshops will be organized. Follow-up visits and necessary support will be provided. Appropriate management tools will be development and made available to all the 46 countries of the Region.
  3. Expected
    It is expected that the skills acquired by the trainees will improve programme implementation, and further increase their relevance, effectiveness and efficiency.
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
    The IRSP will contribute to strengthening health management capacity in Countries of the African Region.

III. Contact point:

Dr. Ayité M. d'Almeida
Director, Programme Management
World Health Organization
Regional Office for Africa
(Temporary Harare Office)
Parirenyatwa Medical School
Mazowe Street
P.O. Box BE773
Belvedere, Harare
Zimbabwe
Tel. Nos: (263) 4 706 951; 707 493; 738 757; 738 773; 738 778
Fax Nos: (263) 4 791 214; (263) 4 790 146

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