Objectives

The following programme and organisational objectives emerged from a detailed strategic planning process and are a combination of cross-cutting themes and approaches, based on much discussion and information gained from a situation analysis.

Programme Objectives

Strengthening Partners through establishing partnerships with communities, community based organisations, non-governmental organisations, government health institutions and local government structures that support our goals and objectives.

In order to:

1. Strengthen the capacity of local institutions to respond to community and globally identified health needs of disadvantaged communities and to work effectively in preventative health care. Local institutions include governmental services, community based organisations, non-governmental organisations and individuals such as dharmi jankris (traditional healers)

2. Strengthen the capacity of the Government and other partners to deliver curative health services of a sufficient standard that meets the needs of poor people in BNMT’s traditional areas of expertise, such as tuberculosis and leprosy and drug supply and the rational use of drugs.

Empowering Communities, especially disadvantaged groups, to access and advocate for improved and equitable health resources and services.

Modelling and Operational Research. To develop innovative approaches that provide affordable and accessible quality health services for women and children and the poor  that can be advocated to and replicated or adapted by other organisations.

To develop innovative model approaches for emerging and unresolved health needs, whether specific or global, such as HIV/AIDS, safer motherhood.

Current Interventions and New Areas

To complete the hand-over of existing programmes to local institutions and organisations and develop and implement mechanisms from 2003-07 that will ensure the sustainability of outcomes.

TB and Leprosy Control Programme (TBLCP): To finalise the post integration phase in the hill districts and operational research studies on various programme interventions.

Drug Schemes Programme (DSP): To complete the hand-over of the drug schemes management to local health co-ordinating committees and ensure the continuing support from communities and organisations.

Community Health and Development Programme (CHDP): To complete the hand-over of responsibility for supporting and facilitating communities to address their health concerns and issues, to current local partners, health workers and local governance programme social mobilisers,

Organisational Objectives

BNMT is an experienced international health organisation that addresses global, national and local health issues that affect poor communities.

Human Resources:

1. The aim is that 50% of newly employed staff will be women or members of marginalised groups or ethnic minorities in order to achieve, by 2007, an organisation that is representative of Nepal’s population.

2. In order to increase staff confidence and skills to deliver the strategies which have been developed, a variety of mechanisms will be used such as training, on the job coaching and the strengthening of linkages with technical expertise, both Nepalese and international.

Funding:

To broaden the funding base, both Nepalese and international, in support of the policy and programme objectives so as to maintain or increase the current funding levels.

Integration:

To develop and strengthen the capacity of the senior management team to manage the long term strategic plan of the organisation, as a group as well as individuals.

Management:

To establish a Nepali led and managed organisation with clearly defined responsibilities and accountability in Nepal and the UK.

Structure:

To explore the process of and potential for the establishment of a local level non-governmental organisation to complement the existing structure.