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Sarin E, Bisht N, Mohanty JS, et al. Putting the local back into planning-experiences and perceptions of state and district health functionaries of seven aspirational districts in India on an innovative planning capacity building approach. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021;36(6):2248-2262doi: 10.1002/hpm.3290.
Sarin, E., Bisht, N., Mohanty, J. S., Chandra Joshi, N., Kumar, A., Dey, S., & Kumar, H. (2021). Putting the local back into planning-experiences and perceptions of state and district health functionaries of seven aspirational districts in India on an innovative planning capacity building approach. The International journal of health planning and management, 36(6), 2248-2262. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3290
Sarin, Enisha, et al. "Putting the local back into planning-experiences and perceptions of state and district health functionaries of seven aspirational districts in India on an innovative planning capacity building approach." The International journal of health planning and management vol. 36,6 (2021): 2248-2262. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3290
Sarin E, Bisht N, Mohanty JS, Chandra Joshi N, Kumar A, Dey S, Kumar H. Putting the local back into planning-experiences and perceptions of state and district health functionaries of seven aspirational districts in India on an innovative planning capacity building approach. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021 Nov;36(6):2248-2262. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3290. Epub 2021 Aug 04. PMID: 34350636.
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Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021 Nov;36(6):2248-2262. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3290. Epub 2021 Aug 04.

Putting the local back into planning-experiences and perceptions of state and district health functionaries of seven aspirational districts in India on an innovative planning capacity building approach.

The International journal of health planning and management

Enisha Sarin, Nitin Bisht, Jaya Swarup Mohanty, Naresh Chandra Joshi, Arvind Kumar, Surajit Dey, Harish Kumar

Affiliations

  1. Department of Health, Nutrition and WASH, IPE Global, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 34350636 DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3290

Abstract

District functionaries have ostensibly a major responsibility to develop evidence based plans. However, this responsibility is not commensurate with skills and expertise among functionaries in many Indian states. Vriddhi project-technical partner of the government, developed a planning tool for maternal and neonatal health programmes, called RMNCH + A Action Agenda using Strategic Approach (RAASTA), which was introduced in a workshop format in two states and attended by program officers. Qualitative feedback was obtained from selected participants to understand their experience of the workshop and of the planning tool. It emerged that previous planning process had little application of local evidence based solutions. Participants appreciated the alternative approach as RAASTA equipped them to use local evidence. Several action plans derived at the workshop were included in the state plan. At the same time, apprehension was expressed by participants about translating their learnings to practical application as planning was not a central priority in their scheme of duties and tasks. Enhanced support from states in refreshing district planners' skills would be an important step. One state government has scaled up the RAASTA tool while an electronic version is being developed for future use as it demonstrates great potential to equip and aid district officials in developing evidence based plans.

© 2021 The Authors. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keywords: India; decentralization; district health planning; maternal and child health; planning capacity

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