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Table 1 Examples of Resilience Strengthening Interventions

From: Building health system resilience in the context of primary health care revitalization for attainment of UHC: proceedings from the Fifth Health Sector Directors’ Policy and Planning Meeting for the WHO African Region

Investment area Resilience strengthening interventions
Health workforce ▪ Training on surveillance, risk communication, partner coordination, and case management for relevant public health threats
▪ Capacity for rapid mobilization and re-deployment of health workers
▪ Initiatives to sustain health worker productivity even under stress
Health products ▪ Multiple options to sustain supply chain functionality
▪ Capacity for efficient and effective management of medical supplies at all levels of the health system
Health infrastructure ▪ Use of available infrastructure and supplies based on need – not prescribed
▪ Local capacity to sustain existing health facility infrastructure
Health information ▪ Regular health facility (at least once a year) mapping of health system assets (human resources, infrastructure, medicines)
▪ Regular health facility mapping (at least once a year) of potential health risks in their area of responsibility
▪ Development of a compendium of lessons learnt from responding to different shock events
▪ Realtime capacity for process documentation and intelligence generation during shock events
▪ Real-time surveillance of service provision and capacity to sustain essential services
Service delivery ▪ Districts-level stress tests to determine strengths and gaps in response capacity at least once a quarter
▪ Clear essential health services package at facility and district level – to recognize new events
▪ Mapping of physical, financial, and cultural barriers to access of essential services
▪ Health facility and district-level contingency plans that define how essential services will be maintained
Governance and coordination ▪ Functional facility level mechanisms for communication and engagement with non-public health partners
▪ Non-public health partners, other sectors, communities involved in planning, and monitoring processes
▪ Appropriate decision-making authority with health facilities to facilitate early response
▪ Clear plan for sharing staff, funds, and capacities amongst all facilities in a district
▪ Guidance on comprehensive recovery planning for districts
Financial management ▪ Health facility and district awareness, including information on funds from partners for planning and resource allocation processes
▪ Mechanism to rapidly mobilize resources through re-allocation and/or funds from partners to respond to threats