Réforme et performance de l’Inspection de la santé et de la Division de la santé au Sud-Kivu en République Démocratique du Congo

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

 
 
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Title Réforme et performance de l’Inspection de la santé et de la Division de la santé au Sud-Kivu en République Démocratique du Congo
 
Creator Mopene, Jean Louis Molima, Christian Kahindo, Jean Bosco M. Makali, Samuel Karemere, Hermès
 
Subject — Reform; Decentralization; Health system; Performance; South Kivu; Democratic Republic of Congo
Description Reform and Performance of the Provincial Health Inspectorate and the Provincial Division of Health of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Background: The intermediate level incorporated both the Provincial Health Inspectorate (IPS) and the Provincial Health Division (DPS) of Health. The new constitution of 2006 gave impetus to decentralisation, which became effective in 2015. The reform introduced at the intermediate level clearly separated the IPS and the DPS. This article assesses the effect of this reform on the performance of IPS and DPS in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.Methodology: The study is evaluative before and after and covers the period from 2012 to 2017. It uses mixed methods: three techniques were used to collect data including observation, document review and individual interviews. The analysis of the quantitative data concerned the evolution of the indicators; that of qualitative data was carried out by themes from two theoretical models: the ministerial functional framework and the ‘Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats’ analysis framework (SWOT analysis). Scores were assigned to each managerial function according to their level of performance for better comparison.Results: After the reform, a decline in the performance score of activities devolved to IPS is noted, mainly due to the low funding of activities. On the other hand, in the DPS, the evolution of the score is favorable, because of the strong support given to the reform at this level by the partners and the government. The alignment of partners to a single contract for funding DPS activities is observed. The weak financing of the health sector by the government remains a weak point, however, and the brain drain a threat to institutional sustainability. The introduction of the single financing contract constitutes an opportunity to improve the performance of the provincial management team.Discussion and Conclusion: The study shows the improvement in the performance of managerial functions of the DPS and the regression to the IPS. The low funding of IPS by the Congolese government could jeopardise the reform.
 
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Date 2020-12-15
 
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Identifier 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2534
 
Source African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine; Vol 12, No 1 (2020); 9 pages 2071-2936 2071-2928
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Africa; Democratic Republic of Congo, South Kivu — Managerial functions
Rights Copyright (c) 2020 Jean Louis Mopene, Christian Molima, Jean Bosco M. Kahindo, Samuel Makali, Hermès Karemere https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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