Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 12060
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2010
Main Partner: Not Available
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $0

This mechanism will provide technical assistance to GoK to assist in their implementation of human resources information system (HRIS). Through this technical assistance, the HRIS will:

Expand an already developed workforce database to include a new health cadre: clinical officers, physicians and laboratory technologists

Ensure GoK-Ministry of Health linkage with the professional regulatory boards of nurses, physicians, dentists, laboratorians & clinical officers

Continue the provision of IT backup and software support to these expanded cadres of health care providers on a national basis

Produce health workforce data that the government of Kenya can use for national policy decision-making

Complete training of management and technical staff at physicians', dentists', pharmacists', laboratory and clinical officers' regulatory boards on the HRIS. This will include installation of the HRIS software, hardware and communication devices.

Conduct an evaluation of the HRIS project in Kenya and make recommendations on future sustainability of the systems under the Kenyan Ministries of Health.

Ongoing maintenance and replacement of outdated equipment. This will occur concurrently with any additional training at the departments of the Ministries of Health dealing with HRIS.

Ensure data analysis and use for policy formulation as well as routine reporting of HRH data. This will be to GoK, PEPFAR, stakeholders in the health sector and donor.

Ongoing dissemination of HRH data at various forums such as in-country workshop, scientific conferences. This activity will also see the continuing production of IEC materials on HRH.

The activities carried out by this IM will address pillar 1 of the KNASP III: Health Sector HIV Service Delivery. It will focus on national, district, sub-district regions or sets of villages and/or clinics for the implementation of public health programs on emerging or reemerging human infectious diseases, with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS and malaria, as well as other identifiable public health problems in Kenya.

The IM's primary contribution to cross-cutting programs/key issues is developing the MOH linkage with the professional regulatory boards. Over time, this IM will become more cost-efficient by leveraging funds received from other organizations to reduce reliance upon USG funds or implementation and evaluation of HIV/AIDS related activities.

This project, partner TBD, will continue the work of the previous award to the Association of Schools of Public Health - Emory Kenya Health Workforce Project.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $0

The ASPH-Emory Kenya Health Workforce Project has been operational in Kenya since 2002, implemented in collaboration with the Kenya Health Ministries. That award is currently being re-competed, and this TBD follow-on project will continue implementation of a standardized human resources information system (HRIS) in sub Saharan Africa. Goals and Objectives of the mechanism are:

Expand already developed workforce database to include a new health cadre: clinical officers, physicians and laboratory technologists.

Ensure Ministry of Health linkage with the professional regulatory boards of nurses, physicians, dentists, laboratorians & clinical officers

Continue the provision of IT backup and software support to these expanded cadres of health care providers on a national basis

Produce health workforce data that the government of Kenya can use for national policy decision-making

Complete training of management and technical staff at physicians', dentists', pharmacists', laboratory and clinical officers' regulatory boards on the HRIS. This will include installation of the HRIS software, hardware and communication devices.

Conduct an evaluation of the HRIS project in Kenya and make recommendations on future sustainability of the systems under the Kenyan Ministries of Health.

Ongoing maintenance and replacement of outdated equipment. This will occur concurrently with any additional training at the departments of the Ministries of Health dealing with HRIS.

Ensure data analysis and use for policy formulation as well as routine reporting of HRH data. This will be to GoK, PEPFAR, stakeholders in the health sector and donor.

Ongoing dissemination of HRH data at various forums such as in-country workshop, scientific conferences. This activity will also see the continuing production of IEC materials on HRH.