Malawi Health Sector Programme – Technical Assistance Component, Options Consultancy Services, 2018

1. Supporting Health Sector
Reforms and Policies
Malawi Health Sector Programme –
Technical Assistance Component
21st September 2018, Knowledge Café

2. Focus Support Areas
• Development of evidence based
policies, regulations and strategies
• Health Sector Reform: Central
Hospital Autonomy

3. Support development of evidence based policies,
regulations and strategies
Supported Malawi’s first ever National Health
Policy development, finalisation, cabinet
approval and launch
Result: Overall document to guide Malawi’s
health sector, support Malawi’s development
goals and Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) towards achievement of Universal
Health Coverage

4. Health Sector Reform: Central Hospital
Autonomy
• Supported evidence-based consultative
process and facilitated submission of
reforms through government channels to
the cabinet level
• Central hospital autonomy was approved by
Cabinet
• 5 Central Hospitals – Kamuzu, Queens, Mzuzu,
Zomba, and Zomba Mental will soon attain
autonomy under Trustee incorporation
• Management and operational effectiveness of
Central Hospitals is expected to improve

5. Health Sector Reform: Central Hospital
Autonomy
• Operational modality paper for central
hospital autonomy developed
• Cabinet paper developed and approved
• Trust deed developed
• TOR for Board of Trustees

6. Way Forward
• Continue to support the evidence based
mechanisms for development of policies,
strategies and regulations
• Support the consultative and development
process of health sector reforms to
enhance buy-in and acceptability
• Counterpart approach to TA to enhance
capacity

7. Thank you! Photo credit: 2011 Sally Zweimueller,
courtesy of Photoshare