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Outcome 4.1

Output 4.1.2

Completed

Product/Service: Conduct a comprehensive digital mapping of health service delivery networks of health and allied health professionals including mental health, identifying workforce shortages.

Technical Area: Information Systems

Deliverables: Digital mapping of health care facilities (including services and HRH) in the public and private sectors. Work done jointly between the departments of Health Systems and Services and Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health.

Activity details

Outcome 1.1

Output 1.1.1

On track

Product/Service: Resolutive capacity of the first level of care increased and integrated within health services networks: - Support the development of the National Health Strategic Plan and partners consultation. - Support the development of a roadmap for the reorganization of integrated health services through stakeholder engagement.

Technical Area: Service Delivery

Deliverables: A health sector reform is in progress led by the MOHW. A Transformation Management Office (TMO) has been established to support the design and implementation of the health reform.

Output 1.1.2

On track

Product/Service: Improved health promotion, prevention, and management of communicable diseases, NCDs, and mental health at the first level of care.

Technical Area: Communicable Diseases|NCDs & Mental Health

Deliverables: - Training of a total of 128 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lab technicians, patient care assistants, medical records clerks, and radiology technicians trained across 4 family islands in the HEARTS protocols for managing hypertension in primary care. - A 4-day workshop on surveillance techniques and vector control of public health importance in The Bahamas was conducted. 34 Environmental Health and Vector Control Officers were trained.

Output 1.1.2

On track

Product/Service: Bahamas enabled to provide quality, people-centered mental health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential mental health service packages

Technical Area: Service Delivery

Deliverables: - Conduct stakeholder meetings for the development of the Strategic Plan for Rehabilitative Services and Assistive Technologies and support capacity building activities for strengthening of national rehabilitation services. - Conduct training to strengthen monitoring of child development to identify and address developmental difficulties at the community level. - Conduct an eye care service assessment and ear and hearing care situational analysis to inform the development of the national standardized treatment protocols.

Output 1.1.5

On track

Product/Service: Conduct a comprehensive workforce assessment to identify capacity gaps.

Technical Area: Health Workforce|NCDs & Mental Health|Service Delivery

Deliverables: Phase 1 of the HRH assessment is complete. A stakeholders workshop was conducted to share results thus far. Dalhousie University, a WHO collaborating center is supporting this work.

Output 1.1.5

Ongoing

Product/Service: Support the development of a national HRH Policy and Plan of Action.

Technical Area: Health Workforce

Deliverables:

Output 1.1.5

On track

Product/Service: Coordination and continuity of care integrated through IS4H across the health system and among the different levels of care improved and strengthened.

Technical Area: Health Workforce

Deliverables: Conduct a feasibility assessment of the national health workforce accounts (NHWA) as a health workforce information system.