The European Center for Peace and Development University for Peace established by the United Nations (ECPD), in the framework of the International Program of Transfer of Knowledge System, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Montenegro, Ministry of Health of Serbia, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Republic of Srpska, Ministry of Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Technical University of Berlin (Germany), VAMK University (Finland), Long Island University (USA), Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italy), National School of Public Health of Greece and South-Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN), organizes
ECPD INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST PROGRAM
PREPARATION, PLANNING, EVALUATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF
HEALTH SECTOR PROJECTS
Belgrade, Basic Program 6 – 9 December 2021
Advanced Course 10 – 12 December 2021
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the Specialist Program (hereinafter referred to as: Program), aimed at improving the knowledge in the area of preparation, planning, evaluation, implementation, and management of health sector projects, in accordance with the methodology, guidelines and standards of WHO, EU, IBRD and EBRD.
The program is internationally and nationally accredited. By the Health Council of Serbia, the Basic and Advanced programs are accredited as International courses of the 1st category with 14 points each for lecturers and 7 points for participants. The accreditation number of the Basic Program is
A-1-81/21, and of the Advanced A-1-82/21.
Co-directors, lecturers and mentors of the theoretical and practical part of the Program are Prof. Dr. Dušan Keber, Professor of Medicine at Medical Faculty of Ljubljana, Professor at the ECPD UN University for Peace, international consultant and former Minister of Health of Slovenia, Prof. Dr. John Weiss, co-author of the World Bank Methodology for Project Evaluation and Professor at the University of Bradford, Great Britain, Prof. Dr. Jason Janish Madan, Professor at the University of Warwick, Great Britain and Prof. Dr. Miodrag Ivanović, long-standing Professor at several universities in Great Britain and Professor at the ECPD UN University for Peace.
Health sector development is crucial for social and economic progress of a country as health and well-being are pre-conditional for human capital formation and preservation. Health planning represents the first step to meeting the preconditions necessary to improve the health status of individuals and populations. The planning and evaluation cycle allows us to be successful in identifying and solving health problems. Efforts to understand health problems and to approach their solution in an orderly fashion are fundamental to successful disease control and prevention. An effective public investment program greatly depends on the ability of the public sector to identify and formulate projects which are technically, economically, financially, environmentally and managerially sound to achieve national and sectoral objectives and priorities. Investment in public projects, which is the main instrument of growth and development, has fallen in many countries across Eastern Europe. Absence of well-prepared project proposals resulted in the lack of funding from international financial institutions such as the World Bank (IBRD), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Investment Bank (EIB) and others. Therefore, this training Program is designed to improve the capacity of preparing such project plans and studies, which may attract funding from national and international financing agencies.
Program
The program will be covering the following topics:
PART I. BASIC PROGRAM
1. PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH PLANNING AND PROJECT PREPARATION
Analysis of health situation in the country, region or health institution as a basis for the projects
The basic principles of strategic planning
The basic principles of project preparation in health care
Logical model and its application in project preparation
European Commission Fund - How to prepare a project proposal
2. TOOLS FOR HEALTH PLANNING AND POJECT PREPARATION
Health standards, values and indicators
Analysis of the business environment (PESTEL and SWOT analysis, health needs assessment, environmental scanning, horizon scanning)
Analysis of inputs (EFQM assessment, mandate analysis, risk assessment analysis, GAP analysis)
Quality of data
3. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTING OF THE PROJECT
Strategic and operational analysis of project management
Analysis of inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes
Presentations, reporting and promotion
Dissemination and promotion of project results and their use
Implementation of a project
PART II. ADVANCED/PRACTICAL COURSE
Participants will split in to two groups and prepare in writing two draft projects of their choice, involving planning of health system, health services, health goals of population health. The work covering three full days will progress along the logical framework, encompassing the following steps:
• Assessment of health conditions
• Health needs assessment
• Setting clear cut objectives, targets and goals
• PESTEL, SWOT analysis
• Drafting logic framework (graphic and table)
• Selecting input and output criteria (data and indicators)
• SMART evaluation
• Assessment of resources (people, capital & finance, assets and medical equipment, knowledge, projects and image)
• Writing up a formulated plan
• Implementation (tasks, timetable, Gantt chart)
• Evaluation plan (resource, process and outcome evaluation)
Objective
This Program’s ideas and recommendations are designed to provide insights into the health planning challenges, processes and outcomes, and to help those who lead or participate in health planning activities to select the appropriate framework for their work. After completion of the Program, participants will:
Understand how health economics, health statistics, management and finance can help participants to develop effective skills in health panning,
Be able to analyze, understand and use the general principles of health planning,
Know the difference between facts, evidence, data base and official health indicators to be able to create own health indicators,
Achieve understanding of how indicators are applied in the preparation and monitoring of the project,
Be able to use the logical model in the planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of projects,
Learn the principles of analysis, interpretation and presentation of project results,
Understand the importance of the validity, reliability and timeliness of information and their use in decision making,
Know the structure and principles of writing project proposals and final reports,
Familiarize with the methodology of preparing the project proposal according to EC requirements, and
Practice on the preparation of a selected project of their choice.
Organization
This Program, carried out within seven working days, covers all the stages of planning, evaluation and realization, as well as the stages of implementation and management of projects. At every stage of the Program, the lecturers will use case studies and exercises and discuss them with participants. Part II of the Program is entirely devoted to practical work, consisting of group drafting of selected project proposal, proposed either by participants or the mentors.
The participants will be provided with course handouts and manuals necessary for effective lecture attendance and study upon completion of the Program, as well as all presentations, authorized by the lecturers. In order to enable participants to master the lectures successfully, ECPD will provide translation of lectures and exercises.
Certificate
Based on participation during the classes and acquired managerial knowledge and skills during the work of the Program, the participants will receive an internationally valid and accredited Certificate of the ECPD UN University for Peace, VAMK University, Finland and Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy.
Application Form and Participation Fee
The participation fee for the Basic specialist program is 590 EUR per participant, for Advanced Course (three days) 490 EUR, and for participants who decide to attend both courses together, the registration fee is reduced by 10% and amounts to 972 EUR. Participation fee can be paid in installments, without interest.
Applications should be sent to European Center for Peace and Development UN University for Peace, Terazije 41, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; Тel: +381 11 3246 041; E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Website: www.ecpd.org.rs
We are looking forward to your application and meeting you soon.
