Table 1

NGO Partner goals as articulated by Global Health Fellows

Category
Illustrative goals
Number (%) of Fellows who said this was an NGO goal

Management and planning
Strengthening management of facilities, systems, or data; process or quality improvement; strategic, organizational or human resources planning; communication or marketing plan development
20 (34%)
Training and education
Mentoring; training NGO staff; teaching students; educating community members
19 (32%)
Documentation
Writing or revising Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) or best practices; grant writing; producing publications
17 (29%)
Evaluation
Evaluate an existing or proposed program; conduct assessment of staff
12 (20%)
Technical or scientific capacity building
Software installation, database creation, laboratory or clinic set up; and research capacity development
9 (15%)
Promotion/external Relations
Public relations; creating a development office; networking
9 (15%)

multiple goals possible in one Fellowship

Vian et al. Human Resources for Health 2007 5:8   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-5-8

Open Data