The Ministerial Leadership in Health Program provides time and expertise for ministers to explore opportunities for an enduring legacy of health-sector strengthening and improved national well-being.
The Program prioritizes and has been found to impact the following key areas of ministerial performance:
• enhanced political priority to health;
• increased national investment in health;
• improved public health care effectiveness, efficiency and quality;
• increased public health service utilization and better health outcomes;
• sustained health sector and socio-economic benefits.
Comprehensive independent reports and analysis of the MLIH Program’s impact can be found below:
Independent Evaluation of 2015 Health Leaders’ Ministerial Forum
Report by Helene Perold & Associates on learning recorded by each of the participants over the course of the 2015 Health Leaders’ Ministerial Forum at Harvard and documents how they rated changes in their knowledge and their competence to strengthen the health systems in their countries.
Independent Evaluation of 2015 Ministerial Forum for Finance Ministers
Report by Helene Perold & Associates on learning recorded by each of the participants over the course of the 2015 Ministerial Forum for Finance Ministers at Harvard and documents how they rated changes in their knowledge and their competence to strengthen the health systems in their countries.
Independent Evaluation of 2014 Follow-Up Workshop in Pretoria, South Africa
Report by Helene Perold & Associates on learning recorded by each of the participants over the course of the 2014 Health Sector Strengthening Planning and Strategy Development Workshop held in Pretoria, South Africa and documents how they rated changes in their knowledge and their competence to carry-out and implement a health sector strengthening plan mandated by their ministers.
Independent Analysis of Evaluation Findings 2012–2014
A comprehensive report and analysis by Helene Perold & Associates of evaluations of the MLIH Program from 2012–2014. The report found that feedback from participants of the Program was overwhelmingly positive about its quality and relevance to ministerial priorities for health in developing and emergent countries.
Report on an Independent Survey of Participating Health Ministers on the Impact of the Program on Ministerial Effectiveness
Report by Helene Perold & Associates on an independent survey of ministers who participated in the MLIH Program between 2012-2014. All of the respondents reported that they felt greater confidence in tackling the most challenging aspects of their job and found the Program to be effective and relevant no matter the length of time they had been in their posts.
Independent Survey on Progress Made by Ministerial Leadership Teams on Implementing Health Delivery Plans
Report by Helene Perold & Associates on the progress made by senior-level leadership teams on implementing the health delivery plans they developed for their ministries during the regional workshop in South Africa.
Overview of Priority Plans and Progress for 2012 and 2013 Ministerial Leadership Teams
A brief overview of the progress made by the first two groups of Ministerial Leadership Teams that participated in the follow-up phase of the MLIH Program.