PROJECT PLANNIG PROCESS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE PROJECTS IN MACHAKOS COUNTY
Keywords:
Project Planning Process, Funding, Monitoring and Evaluation, Implementation of Universal Healthcare ProjectsAbstract
Health care is viewed by some as a fundamental right but by others as a tradable commodity. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a policy priority at both the national and global level. The main objective of this study was to investigate the Critical Success Factors in the Implementation of Universal Healthcare Projects: The Case of Machakos county. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; to investigate the influence of financing and monitoring and evaluation on implementation of the UHC project within Machakos County. The study was guided by Resource dependency theory competency theory. A descriptive survey design was utilized in this study. The target population was the Households receiving UHC, community health care workers and local leaders in Machakos county. The target population comprised of 200 household receiving UHC, 100 community health care workers and 50 local leaders. The researcher obtained sample size using Yamane formulae (1967). This study used primary sources of data to produce quantitative information. Therefore, questionnaires were the main tool for data collection. Pilot study was carried out in Machakos county to enable validity and reliability of research instruments to be determined. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. Descriptive statistics includes percentages, frequencies, mean mode and standard deviation. Data was represented inform of tables and figures. The study benefits the Board of Directors and practitioners in the health sector who closely deal with issues of sustainability of universal health coverage. The government has a better understanding of the factors influencing universal health coverage sustainability and therefore come up with intervention strategies that may see the provision and expansion of medical services through attraction of more medical service providers to the county. The study concludes that funding has a positive and significant effect on the implementation of the UHC project in Machakos County. The study also concludes that monitoring and evaluation has a positive and significant effect on the implementation of the UHC project in Machakos County. Based on the findings, this study recommends that Machakos County government should ensure proper formulate and implement effective project funding policies with effective resource allocation strategies. In addition, the study recommends that Machakos County government should ensure effective monitoring and evaluation strategies are put in place to enhance project implementation
Key Words: Project Planning Process, Funding, Monitoring and Evaluation, Implementation of Universal Healthcare Projects
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