The determinants of sustainability of health donor funded projects: a case study of single project implementation unit (SPIU), ministry of health

Abstract

The precise objectives of this study are to analyze the determinants of sustainability of health donor funded projects through the case study of single Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) for Ministry of Health, particularly in the health sector; where the main donors are Global Fund, Center for Desence Control (CDC), CDPF and United States Agency for International Development(USAID); To determine factors leading to health donor funded projects sustainability; to find out challenges faced by sustainability of health donor funded projects and to carry out the correlational analysis between factors leading to health donor funded projects sustainability and indicators of the sustainability. The findings through the collected information are showing that in Single Project Implementation Unit (SPIU), the all forty (40) respondents occupier 100% of respondents, Strongly Agree that the Community involvement is the factor affecting the sustainability of SPIU; so the community involvement is an important factor for the sustainability of projects is the genuine involvement of local people as active participants and equal partners whose concerns and experience are intrinsic to the project's success. The collected information is showing that in Single Project Implementation Unit (SPIU), the all forty respondents occupier 100% strongly Agree that the Professional support is the factor affecting the sustainability of SPIU; therefore Professionals can play a number of different roles in health donor funded projects all of which require trust and good working relationships with local people and other professionals. The information collected in the table above is showing that in Single Project Implementation Unit (SPIU), the twenty five (25) respondents as employees Strongly Agree and the fifteen respondents as employees Agree that the Shared ownership is the factor affecting the sustainability of SPIU; where the shared ownership can have a long-term impact on project sustainability. The collected information is showing that in Single Project Implementation Unit (SPIU), the all fourty respondents as employees strongly agree that the responsiveness is the factor affecting the sustainability of SPIU; where this means ensuring that the activities provided address local needs, and that all those involved with the project volunteers and professionals have the skills they require.