Harmonized health facility assessment (HHFA): quick guide

Download or read book Harmonized health facility assessment (HHFA): quick guide written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2022-11-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harmonized Health Facility Assessment (HHFA) is a comprehensive health facility survey that assesses that availability of health facility services and the capacity to provide these services at required standards of quality. The HHFA is accompanied by a set of tools, guidance documents and training materials. This short guide aims to provide a quick overview of the HHFA and its resource package. The Quick guide summarizes the technical, planning and implementation issues of the HHFA. It helps readers to gain a quick understanding of the main advantages, limitations and requirements of the HHFA. The HHFA Quick guide follows the structure of a companion reference document, the HHFA Comprehensive guide, to which it refers for details on technical issues and recommendations on how to conduct the assessment. The Quick guide targets senior officials of the ministry of health (MoH) and its partners, who are considering implementation of an HHFA in their country. The guide will also be useful as an introductory document for staff of the MoH, implementing partners and academic institutions who are involved in planning and implementing the HHFA and using its results.