We have been fortunate in obtaining a PHC Performance Initiative Micro-Grant of $40 000 to take the policy framework further. It was an incredibly strong pool of 200 applicants and our proposal rose to the top. The goal in our grant-seeking project is to deepen the draft AfroPHC Policy Framework on “Building PHC teams for UHC in Africa” by focusing on EFFECTIVENESS. The target participants and audiences will be AfroPHC members, PHC team members and other stakeholders as well as young health professionals and students at regional and country levels. Activities will be mostly online across African countries, with hybrid Final Workshop of the AfroPHC Executive and Advisory Board in Johannesburg, South Africa 25th-26th October 2022 and a virtual Launch Event on 12th December 2022. See more
Policy Framework edit / Desk Review
PLAN: Refinement of the draft policy framework with evidence from a desk review of grey and academic literature, including PHCPI’s 38 core indicators, Vital Signs Profile and WHO’s PHC Measurement Framework and Indicators [Led by Shabir Moosa (€1000)] Deliverable 1.1: Draft Policy Framework including desk review of literature exploring building of effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa. Deliverable 1.1: Disseminated article/s, posts and/or opinion pieces on key findings of desk review
Call for cases
PLAN: Calling, reviewing, and compiling case studies of effective multidisciplinary PHC teams [Led by Mercy Wanjala [€1000 prizes, €1000 writing and other support] Deliverable 2.1: Draft Policy Framework including case studies exploring effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa. Deliverable 2.2: Disseminated article/s, posts and/or opinion pieces on key findings of case studies
Online Consultations
PLAN: Online consultations with regional and national Chapters, Youth Hub and other PHC stakeholders to discuss and validate the draft Policy Framework and early findings [Led by Marie-Claire Wangari [$€2000 translations] Deliverable 3.1 Minutes and a report of consultations held. Deliverable 3.2 Draft Policy Framework including consultation outcomes exploring building of effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa. Our short-term outcomes in 2022 are that the online consultations at a more local level on the issues in the draft Policy Framework will not only help contextualise the Policy Framework and build capacity and understanding of key issues but will also stir more explicit conversations on PHC for UHC at a sub-African level. The review of the Policy Framework against global standards for measurement/evaluation and writing of PHC cases will not only improve knowledge sharing and collaboration across the continent and also improve research and publication at PHC level. We are eager to finally meet in person to thrash out the Policy Framework and ensure it speaks confidently to PHC team members across Africa. We want the Policy Framework to be acknowledged widely and find its way into WHO AFRO and national discourse.
Consultation Workshop (October 2022)
PLAN: A hybrid Consultation Workshop with 30 – 40 representatives of the health workforce in Africa meeting in-person in South Africa around October 25th, 2022, the 4th anniversary of Astana Declaration [Led be ECT (€15 000 travel / €14 000 accommodation / €1000 IT / Internet] Deliverable 3.1 Minutes and a report of consultations held. Deliverable 3.2 Final Policy Framework on “Building effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa”
Launch Event (12th December 2022)
PLAN: A virtual Launch Event of the final Policy Framework on December 12th, UHC Day 2022. Deliverable 3.1 Concept note of the launch event. Deliverable 3.2 Publication and dissemination plan for Final Policy Framework on “Building effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa”. Deliverable 3.3. Host virtual launch event
Communication Strategy
PLAN: Emails, social media and advert for Document + Online Consultations + Launch Event + Cases [€3000 + €1000]