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 Work
Plans
The planning process starts one year before
the beginning of the biennium so that work begins by January. During the
planning stage, through discussions between the WCO and MoH&FW,
detailed work plans are developed. In the current biennium 2008-09, the WHO/ GoI country work plan consists of 13 Strategic Objectives
(SOs), of which 11 SOs
are programme related and two SOs
are related to WHO presence in the country.
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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SO 1
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To reduce the health, social, and economic
burden of
communicable diseases
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SO 2
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To combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and
malaria
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SO 3
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To prevent and reduce disease, disability
and premature death from chronic non-communicable conditions, mental
disorders, violence and injuries
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SO 4
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To reduce morbidity and mortality and
improve health during key stages of life, including pregnancy, childbirth,
the neonatal period, childhood and adolescence, and improve sexual and
reproductive health and promote active and healthy ageing for all
individuals
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SO 5
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To reduce the health consequences of
emergencies, disasters, crises and conflicts, and minimize their social and
economic impact
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SO 6
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To promote health and development, and
prevent or reduce risk factors for health conditions associated with use of
tobacco, alcohol, drugs and other psychoactive substances, unhealthy diets,
physical inactivity and unsafe sex
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SO 7
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To address the underlying social and
economic determinants of health through policies and programmes
that enhance health equity and integrate pro-poor, gender-responsive, and
human rights-based approaches
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SO 8
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To promote a healthier environment,
intensify primary prevention and influence public policies in all sectors
so as to address the root causes of environmental threats to health
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SO 9
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To improve nutrition, food safety and food
security throughout the life-course, and in support of public health and
sustainable development
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SO 10
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To improve health services through better
governance, financing, staffing and management informed by reliable and
accessible evidence and research
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SO 11
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To ensure improved access, quality and use
of medical products and technologies
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The work plan is prepared in the format
which is compatible with the activity management system (AMS) of WHO. The
work plan provides a broad framework of activities that will be supported
under the biennium. As indicated in Annexure 1, an example of one SO, each
strategic objective relate to the following:
 Linkage to the WHO's
Organization-Wide Expected Results (OWERs).
Each OWER includes planning
elements such as Regional Expected Results (RER), Office Specific Expected
Results (OSER), products and activities. These products relate to each OSER,
while the activities to be undertaken are for accomplishing the indicated
product.
Information on the owner, national programme
manager, responsible person at Regional Office, type of expenditure, time
frame, estimated budget from AC and VC sources.
Planned budget for each activity, both AC and
VC, which are already committed over and above the work plan. In few
instances over-planning figures are provided, this can help WHO to mobilize
more funds for the activity.
v. Indicators, baseline and target.
While preparing the work plan it
must be ensured that most activities commence in the first year of the
biennium and only the remaining small amount is carried forward to the second
year. This is important since savings of a biennium can not be carried over
to the next biennium.
Based on the approved work plans,
the respective National Programme Managers (NPM)
can send their proposals directly to WCO, with a
copy to
the International Health (IH) division of MoH&FW.
The complete process involved is explained in the flow chart (Fig. 1). It is important
to realize that timely implementation of programmes
is possible only if the proposals are:
(a) sent to WHO on time;
(b) they are complete in
all respects;
(c) activities
are carried out as per schedule.
Fig. 1 –Flow chart of preparation and implementation of proposals
under approved work plans
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