Table 1 Phases in the scale-up of KMC in the project regions
From: Translating research findings into practice – the implementation of kangaroo mother care in Ghana
Month | Phase | Date | Activities per region |
|---|---|---|---|
Preparation | 2007/2008 | · Situation analysis in each region | |
· Introduction of facilitators to key national and regional role-players | |||
· Familiarisation of facilitators with health system and conditions on the ground | |||
0 | I | May/June 2008 | · Two-day introductory workshop – three delegates per district |
· One-day steering committee workshop (management of implementation) – one delegate per district | |||
6 | II | Nov 2008 | · Two-day advanced steering committee workshop – one delegate per district |
12 | III | May 2009 | · Two-day progress-monitoring workshop – selected steering committee members in each region |
· Field monitoring of progress in KMC implementation | |||
· One-to-two-day debriefing and report-writing workshop |