InWEnt – Capacity Building International
Germany
Health Division
hosts the
Training Course:
Health Management – Improving Decentralised
Health Services
May 17 – June 11, 2010
at the
Ateneo Graduate School of Business
Ateneo Professional Schools
Rockwell Center, Makati City, Philippines
Course Announcement
1. Background
The Capacity Building International, Germany (InWEnt), is an institution for development
policy dialogue, which is commissioned by the Government of the Federal Republic of
Germany to hold and support conferences and advanced training programmes for specialists
and executive personnel from southern hemisphere countries and Eastern Europe. InWEnt
works in the areas of “Education“, “Economic and Social Development“, “Public
Administration“, “Industrial Occupations Promotion“, “Food and Agriculture“ as well as
“Health“, and prepares personnel of development and co-operation agencies before taking
on their mission abroad.
The Health Division of InWEnt organizes from 17/05/10 – 11/06/10 the training course
“Health Management – Improving Decentralised Health Services“ in partnership with the
Health Unit - Ateneo Graduate School of Business. The four-week-course takes place at the
Ateneo Professional Schools at Rockwell Center, Makati City, Philippines.
The Health Division has been conducting different advanced training programmes for
personnel of the medical professions for many years. These programmes include hospital
management, bedside clinical training, health care financing, adolescent sexual and
reproductive health, and programmes for NGOs working for and with women, but also
courses in international health, public health management and administration.
The need for practical and relevant training is evident, particularly in countries with ongoing
health sector reforms and decentralisation of health care systems. One of the deficits, which
hinder the development of population and need oriented health care services, lies in the lack
of adequately trained personnel in the health management sector. The diversified area of
responsibilities of health personnel in decentralised health facilities includes not only the
treatment of patients, but also a variety of administrative and managerial duties. In addition,
health care systems the world over are confronted with limited resources that poses more
challenges to health managers and administrators.
In order to contribute to improved capacity in handling these duties, the Health Division offers
this four-week-course
“Health Management – Improving Decentralised Health Services”
The course is designed for health managers working in decentralised public health systems,
in health services and structures with enlarged responsibilities or in health management
training institutions, in order to strengthen their leadership capacity and to enable them to
organize and carry out appropriate training in health management for their health personnel.
2. General Learning Objectives
The course shall enable the participants to:
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Undertake an epidemiological situation analysis of health problems and health services
problems in a district or “region of responsibility” (including identification of basic
measures, indicators and training needs);
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Use standard planning and management tools for the development, implementation and
assessment of interventions to ensure maximum impact and cost efficiency;
Implement appropriate systemic and structural changes within the health manager’s area
of responsibility for a better managed health system;
Monitor and evaluate this process in order to contribute to the improvement of health
services through improved health management in their countries;
Use improved communication and leadership skills for better human resources
management, teamwork and organization of management training with the aim of a longterm general capacity building in health management in the district or “region of
responsibility”.
3. Contents and Methodical Proceedings
The following issues will be discussed in line with the main managerial duties of a Health
Manager:
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Community diagnosis and needs assessment
Epidemiological and statistical basics
Planning and implementation methods
Resource management: human resources management and financial resource allocation
and management
Communication and systems management
Monitoring and evaluation
Training methodology
Community mobilization and advocacy
The learning methods applied during the course will include lectures and seminars as well as
highly interactive student-oriented, participatory techniques like group work, role-play etc.
The specific issues of women as a user and as an employee of the health care system will
be integrated in all study topics.
Overview of topics to be dealt within the training course 2010:
Part A: Leadership, Communication, and Human Resource Management (5 days)
Communication, effective leadership, team building and management, conflict management,
supervision, coaching (staff motivation), social participation, participatory rapid appraisal,
intercultural aspects of management, management of uncertainty and complexity in projects);
self mastery, change management.
Part B: Applied Epidemiology (5 days)
Use of routine data sources, epidemic and endemic curves; collection of new data:
epidemiological measures, rates and proportions; survey design and sampling strategies;
outbreak investigation; cohort and case-control studies; bias and confounding; basic
statistics;
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Part C: Health Management and Administration (5 days)
District and PHC concept; management or planning cycle; health services and situation
analysis; objectives-oriented project planning, logical framework approach, formulation of
goals, objectives, strategies, activities; objectively verifiable indicators; plan of action,
monitoring and evaluation; quality assurance tools and methods; engaging and empowering
clients and health personnel.
Part D: Financial management (5 days)
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Cost analysis, budgeting, resource allocation, accountancy, controlling.
Sources of health care financing, equity and access to care, tax financing, user fees,
prepayment, social health insurance.
4. Target Group
Regional and district health administrators or health personnel occupying senior and middle
manager positions with comparable duties, personnel of the regional and district HRD,
members of the district health management team, leading personnel from NGOs working in
the field of health, who are required to carry out managerial and planning duties or to train
health personnel in these areas.
5. General Information
The participants will be guests of InWEnt during their stay in Manila/Philippines. This means
that board and lodging will be cared for. Nevertheless it is recommended to bring
sufficient extra money for personal expenses!
Travel expenses to and from the venue in Manila are to be met by the participants or sending
organisations as a contribution towards the advanced training. Exceptions may be made at
the discretion of InWEnt for participants not resident in the Philippines, on the basis of
evidence stated in the application form.
During the course the participants are covered by insurance for emergency care and
accidents. This insurance does not include travel insurance, though, or costs of visa, medical
examinations or any loss or damage of personal belongings.
The German and Philippine Embassy in the home country of candidates are informed about
the event and will provide assistance in case of need.
6. Application Procedure
Candidates fulfilling the following admission criteria are requested to:
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Fill in the application form
Prepare a Curriculum Vitae
Give arguments for: How can this course improve your management skills in your
service?
Agreement from sponsor (Participants with full or part scholarship are favoured and GTZ
sponsored participants must be provided with roundtrip air tickets)
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and send it back to the InWEnt Health Officer in the Philippines at the following post or fax
number or by email before March 21, 2010 (deadline), to:
Mrs. Cecil Benavidez
InWent Health Office
43 Yakal Street
Greenwoods Exe Village
Cainta, Rizal
Philippines 1900
Tel.: +63-2- 6420754
Fax: +63-2- 6421770
Mobile : +63 9175030347
e-mail: inwenthealthasia@yahoo.com
or
Khrisna U. Reyes
Health Unit – Ateneo Graduate School of Business
2nd Floor, Ateneo Professsional Schools
20 Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center
Makati City, Philippines 1200
Tel. +63-2- 899 7691 extension 2211
Fax: +63-2- 899 4589
Office Hours: Monday to Friday-12:00 noon to 8:00 pm; Saturday-8:00am to 5:00 pm
e-mail: kreyes@aps.ateneo.edu or khrisnareyes@yahoo.com
Admission criteria:
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Citizens of Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam.
University degree or equivalent in medicine, economy, pedagogy, sociology, nursing
sciences or public administration.
Excellent English proficiency.
Minimum two years of professional experience in the health system at district or regional
level, in a training institution or NGO working in the health sector.
In charge or responsible for management and leadership, in the training field or
development of training programmes.
Recommended by the employer.
Maximum 40 years old.
Female candidates are especially invited to hand in their application.
Venue
The course will be held at the
Ateneo Graduate School of Business
Ateneo Professional Schools
Rockwell Center, Makati City
Metro Manila, Philippines
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Please contact for any further information the InWEnt Health Officer in Manila:
Mrs. Cecil Benavidez
InWent Health Office
43 Yakal Street
Greenwoods Exe Village
Cainta, Rizal
Philippines 1900
Tel.: +63-2- 6420754
Fax: +63-2- 6421770
Mobile : +63 9175030347
e-mail: inwenthealthasia@yahoo.com
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