Health systems strengthening for improved HIV and TB outcomes
The health systems strengthening for improved HIV and TB outcomes short course is based on the World Health Organisation's (WHO) six building blocks and designed to build your capacity as health manager. With this course, you will be equipped with the requisite skills to strengthen a health system and its components to address challenges in HIV and TB programmes, set targets and generate programme cascades for tracking progress towards UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
• Understand the systems thinking approach to health systems strengthening
• Be knowledgeable of the global, African and South African burden of HIV and TB disease
• Understand the role and function of leadership and governance structures in addressing HIV and TB challenges
• Understand basics of Human resource planning, management, development and retention for better HIV and TB outcomes
• Understand and apply principles of monitoring for impact, target setting, disaggregation and program cascade generation to achieve 90-90-90 targets
• Understand managing health information and methods of data use for improving HIV and TB outcomes
• Conceptualise various service delivery models for HIV/TB prevention, screening, treatment and adherence
• Understand mechanisms for financing HIV and TB programmes
• Understand HIV and TB drug supply chain management, mechanisms of drug stock management
Course content:
• Overview and context of a Health System
• Overview and context of a HIV/AIDS and TB
• Governance in HIV/TB programmes
• Human resources for Health
• Monitoring and evaluation of HIV and TB programs
• Health Information Management (HIM)
• Sustainable financing of HIV/TB programmes
• Service delivery
• Medical products and technologies
• Leadership in HIV/TB programmes
• Effective management for improved HIV/TB outcomes
Entry requirements:
Prospective delegates should at least have a National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent qualification with relevant work experience. Delegates with a relevant bachelor's degree will be given preference.
Time: 08:00 - 17:00
Venue: Univeristy of Pretoria, Pretoria
Cost: R8,500