Health system weaknesses are a major impediment to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other health targets. Globally, health systems strengthening has been recognised as critical for improvement of health services and subsequently health outcomes. This training curriculum seeks to provide both the trainers and trainees with a comprehensive approach to health system strengthening. Upon implementation, this training is expected to produce a critical mass of policy makers and practitioners who understand the tenets and principles of health systems and will contribute to overall health systems strengthening to improvement of health outcomes across Africa.

AfroPHC is running the online Leadership, Management and Governance for Health System Strengthening (LMG-HSS) Course to our members in a partnership with AHLMN in ten modules over 10 months in 2022. Each module is assessed separately. AfroPHC will implement a monthly meeting and a Google Group as a discussion group per module where subject experts and e-mentors can share relevant material and answer questions. See the modules and more detail in the curriculum below. Participants who complete the course will obtain certification by the partnership of AHLMN and AfroPHC.

• Module 1: Overview and context of a health system [8^th March 2022]
• Module 2: Governance in health [12^th April 2022]
• Module 3: Leadership in health [10^th May 2022]
• Module 4: Management for health [14^th June 2022]
• Module 5: Human resources for health management [12^th July 2022]
• Module 6: Health management information systems [9^th August 2022]
• Module 7: Health financing and financial management [13^th September 2022]
• Module 8: Service delivery [11^th October 2022]
• Module 9: Supply chain management [8^th November 2022]
• Module 10: Monitoring and evaluation [6^th December 2022]

Curriculum and pdf of all material

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See video below for an orientation on the learning management system. There will be no further orientations but here is a summary: Once you are enrolled you should receive an email providing you the zoom link. AMREF will provide you login details a few days later, with username and password. Please log in via https://jibu.africa/ to access the course on the Amref Jibu learning platform using a browser, with your username and password. Visit the Jibu page for more info. You can also download the Jibu App from your App store (you can download material onto the App and use offline (without internet) on phone and tablet). See details here. The French version of the course will also be listed and accessible.

DON’T RUSH! PLEASE BE PATIENT WHEN LOGGING IN! THE SYSTEM CAN BE A BIT SLOW.

If you have any challenges receiving this, with logging in or using the learning management system, directly contact Brenda at phssa@amref.org | +254 708 444855 (WhatsApp). Also join the student WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dsm8atcv6ZuL3B5tGTN0AU to address technical challenges to Brenda.

This course is available at no cost (for now) to AfroPHC Members. The NEW deadline for registration for 2022 is 30th June 2022. Registered students will have until end 2022 to complete it. Join AfroPHC if you want to enrol in the course and indicate your interest. If you are already an AfroPHC member then show your interest by filling in the form below.