2018
DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000000755
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Strengthening Public Health Management Capacity in Vietnam: Preparing Local Public Health Workers for New Roles in a Decentralized Health System

Abstract: Health sector decentralization has created an urgent need to strengthen public health management capacity in many countries throughout the developing world. This article describes the establishment of a national management training network in Vietnam that used Project-Based Learning to strengthen management competencies of HIV program workers and linked training to measurable improvement in HIV/AIDS public health program outcomes. Skills were taught using a combination of classroom learning and mentored fieldw… Show more

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“…This heterogeneity in size most probably reflects differences in the population size of countries and in roles, both in respect of functions and in terms of different division of responsibilities between units at the national level vis-a-vis equivalent bodies at the sub-national levels in the context of decentralized or devolved health systems, which is the typical situation in large and/ or federal countries. The opportunities, implications and drawbacks of decentralization of HRH functions have been discussed elsewhere [1719]. But there is a need, across different country contexts, to align staffing of HRH units with expected functions; an appropriate functional allocation of staff is as important as the overall size and composition.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This heterogeneity in size most probably reflects differences in the population size of countries and in roles, both in respect of functions and in terms of different division of responsibilities between units at the national level vis-a-vis equivalent bodies at the sub-national levels in the context of decentralized or devolved health systems, which is the typical situation in large and/ or federal countries. The opportunities, implications and drawbacks of decentralization of HRH functions have been discussed elsewhere [1719]. But there is a need, across different country contexts, to align staffing of HRH units with expected functions; an appropriate functional allocation of staff is as important as the overall size and composition.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%