Table 2 Strengths and Weaknesses of development of the OHP as perceived by respondents
Strengths of policy process | Weaknesses of policy process |
|---|---|
● Government support/political will | ● Delayed approval by govt. of the agenda setting stage which delayed subsequent stages. |
● Available research evidence | ● Lack of funding |
● Opportunity of a national Health Strategic Plan | ● The time taken to generate and pull research evidence from different zones of the country. |
● Diverse group of stakeholders | |
● The leadership displayed by the OH secretariat | |
● Broad based participation and commitment of stakeholders | |
● Policy went through all the stages of approval in the national policy making process, despite delays. |