Sub-national and district management:
Needs assessment and situation analysis
For frontline managers
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How to Conduct a Rapid Situation Analysis: A Guide for Health Districts in South Africa
David McCoy and Lesley Bamford, 1998, Health Systems Trust
Framework; information available; collecting information needed; profile of district; health status and problems; management support systems; referral system; private sector
(62 pages, pdf 635kb) -
Health Indicators: Building Blocks for Health Situation Analysis
pdf, 406kb
WHO Regional Office for the Americas, 2001, Epidemiological Bulletin, PAHO, Vol. 22, No. 4
Health status indicators and determinants; core health data
(16 pages) -
Millennium Development Goals Needs Assessments
2004, Millennium Project
MDG-based poverty reduction strategies; objectives of an MDG needs assessment; building the country models
(11 pages, pdf 278kb) -
Community Health Needs Assessment: An Introductory Guide for the Family Health Nurse in Europe
Ann Rowe, Anne McClelland and Kate Billingham, 2001, WHO Regional Office for Europe, EUR/01/5019306
Profiling the population; getting information; using information;inequalities; a pack for practitioners; a pack for trainers
(85 pages, pdf 327kb)