WHY COBES l l l DECENTRALISATION RURAL DEPLOYMENT
WHY COBES? l l l DECENTRALISATION RURAL DEPLOYMENT HEALTH SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN (HSSP) PRIVATISATION MARKET FORCES
COBES AS A TOOL l l l l INTEGRATING STRATEGIC INTERESTS PROVIDING COMMUNITY INTERNSHIP EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITIES PROVIDING HOME BASED MODELS ACHIEVING EQUITY EFFECTIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC) FAMILY MEDICINE/COMMUNITY PRACTICE
COBES MODELS l l OUTREACH SERVICES SINGLE YEAR EXPOSURE FAMILY DOCTORS ‘INDUSTRIAL’ ATTACHMENT/INTERNSHIP
GENERAL OBJECTIVES l INTEGRATING PRIORITY NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES INTO THE TRAINING l PRODUCE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SUITABLY TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TO IMPLEMENT PRIORITY NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES l l l To synchronize the strategic interests and responsibilities of stakeholders in Health with the objectives of HSSP To design and develop a community based model for implementing COBES (both training and service) with relevant stakeholders To disseminate the COBES model in appropriate fora to all stakeholders To identify and develop COBES sites in most districts over a four year period To provide multi-purpose Training, Research and Resource Centres in the Districts
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES cont. l l l To integrate Community Practice/Family Medicine into the undergraduate training through COBES Focus on and utilise the Households as the locus of health interventions To build capacity and empower Households to promote health and prevent disease through of self-reliance To evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the training on key health problems To produce Health Workers who are Community Leaders, Development Agents, Service providers, Educators and Community Researchers
STRATEGIC INTEREST l l l l MINISTRY of HEALTH MINISTRY of LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS COMMUNITIES NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS
IMPLEMENTATION l l l DISTRICT COBES SITE TUTORS MULTI-SECTORAL TEAMS HOME ALLOCATION 1 ST – 4 TH YEAR
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