Assessment of Training Needs: An Evaluation of the Zuellig Foundation’s Program on Health Leadership and Management

Abstract

Health human resource at the LGU level requires technical and managerial skills to perform effectively and efficiently. The Zuellig Foundation's Program on Managing Change and Becoming a Transformational Leader provides a vehicle to update the mid-level health managers' competencies in leadership and management. Statistical evidence supports that there is a significant difference in perception of training needs among mid-level health managers, staff and supervisor. Results show that the Health Leadership and Management Program is responsive to the needs of mid-level managers of the public health sector, although some of the content will have to be reviewed and a more comprehensive curriculum will have to be incorporated, especially topics on financial management skills and curtailment or reduction of bureaucratic red tape and improving the efficiency in the health office.