Health Cluster Capacity Development Strategy 2020 – 2023 Mid-Term Review (MTR) April 2022
Overview
The Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the Health Cluster Capacity Development Strategy 2020 – 2023 (HCCDS) was carried out between January and April 2022. The aim of the MTR was to collect feedback from key stakeholders on the progress to date with implementing the four thematic strategic priorities, the achievements of the HCCDS so far, the challenges faced during 2020 – 2021 and to seek guidance on the priorities for 2022 and 2023.
In total fifty-eight informants took part in the MTR, either by means of an online survey or an interview. The feedback showed that despite a challenging first two years of the HCCDS, overall good progress has been made with the implementation of the strategy, the four strategic priorities remain relevant and training and learning activities are consistently evaluated as being of high quality. The feedback received from former Training Participants indicates that Health Cluster Coordination Training (HCCT) continues to have a positive impact on strengthening Health Cluster leadership and coordination at national and sub-national level.
The main challenges with the full implementation of the HCCDS have been the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on implementing direct HCCT and the significant funding and capacity constraints at global, regional and country level.