Planning is the process of defining goals, preparing action plans, and establishing timetables to improve health status in a community. It involves different types of plans, including strategic and operational, and requires a thorough situation analysis to assess resources and health needs. The planning cycle includes implementation, monitoring, and evaluation to ensure objectives are met effectively.

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2. What Is Planning?
 A plan is defined as a map, as preparation, as
an arrangement.
 Planning defines where one wants to go, how
to get there and the timetable for the journey.
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 Health Planning involves all steps taken to
identify common health problems.
 This also involves establishing goals and
objectives and preparation of action plans to
achieve objectives and targets.
Health Planning

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Aims and Objectives Of
Health Planning
 To maintain & improve the health status of the
community through provision of health services,
which are;
 accessible
 effective
 equitable
and of a quality to ensure their appropriate
utilization.

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Types of Plans
 Strategic plan – Outlines the direction an organization is
intending to follow, with broad
guidance as
to implications for service action –
 Operational Plan – plan that clearly defines actions it
will take to support the strategic plan of upper
management.
 Short time plan – that covers less than one year

6. Cont..
 Long time plan – that extend beyond five years
 Macro plan - National level
 Micro plan- Regional or district level
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The Planning Cycle
Situation Analysis
Implementation
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Assessment of resources
Priority, goal, and
objective setting
Write up formulated
action plan

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Analyze Health situation
(Situation Analysis)
 Population affected by disease, age, sex distribution
 Number afflicted, number died
 Person, time and place distribution
 Medical care facilities available both private and public
 Health personnel's available
 Training facilities available
 Attitudes and beliefs of population towards disease.

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Sources of information for
Situation Analysis
 Vital statistics
 Census
 Hospital records
 Special surveys in the fields
 Qualitative methods for data collection

10. Identifying the AIM of your Plan
Vision statement
 The long term direction and strategic intent of
an organization or company.
Mission statement
 An organization's basic purpose and scope of
operations.
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11. Cont..
Goal
 E.g. Improve maternal health
Objectives
 Reduce MMR by three quarter up till 2020
 Increase contraceptive prevalence rate by 70% up till
2020
 Increase skilled birth delivery by 90% up till 2020
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12. Selecting the Best Option
 Once you have explored the options available to you ,it
is time to decide which one to use.
 If you have the time and resources available, then you
might decide to evaluate all options.
 Normally you will not have this luxury.
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Assessment Of Resources
 Human Resources (Health personnel available)
e.g. doctors, lab technicians etc.
 Physical resources e.g. equipments
 Funds available for the purpose.

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Preparing the Budget
Process of translating inputs, targets, and activities into
money.
a. Training
b. New equipment and repair of equipment
c. Transport
d. Salaries of staff
e. Consumables
f. Utilities

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GANTT CHART (ACTIVITY SCHEDULE)
{M= Month]
{W= Week}
TIME FRAME
&
ACTIVITY
W1
4-11th
May
W2
12-19th
May
W3
20-27th
May
W4
28th-3rd
May/June
M2
June
M3
July
M4
August
M5
September
Preparation of Project
Procurement of equipment
Screening
Surgery)
Follow up
Spectacles
Report write-up
Write up Formulated Plan

16. Monitoring & Evaluation
 Monitoring
 Day to day follow up of activities to ensure that
they are proceeding as planned.
 Evaluation
 It is the process of determining the degree to
which objectives have been achieved i.e.
reduction in mortality, morbidity etc.
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17. Thank you
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