Summary of publication
The National Department of Health (NDoH) is an organisation in transition as it seeks to carry out its legislative and policy mandate to improve access to and outcomes from health services in Papua New Guinea in accordance with the National Health Plan (NHP) 2011 -2020. The main partner in this task is the Christian Health Services, which provides 47 per cent of the country's health services. While progress towards the NHP's objectives is lagging behind, there are a number of positive developments.
The purpose of the Capacity Diagnostic was to- i) review progress since the baseline assessment derived from the last capacity diagnostic done in NDoH in November 2011; ii) review the current capacity of the Christian Health Services Secretariat (CHS) and iii) identify ongoing capacity development needs to implement the NHP 2011-2020.