INDEPTH Network Better Health Information for Better Health Policy Work Plan 2009 Associated Budget 2009 Secretariat Presentation to the Board Finalised 31st December 2008 Presented to the Board February 2009

INDEPTH Network Sections 1. Scientific Research and Co-ordination 2. Projects Administration 3. Grants Administration 4. Information Systems 5. Communications and External Relations 6. Capacity Strengthening Activities 7. Running of the Secretariat 1. Executive Director’s Office 2. Finance 3. Board

INDEPTH Network Strategy… For all activities proposed for 2009, we should look at: 1. Ongoing Activities? 2. New Activities or Activities to be Revived? 3. Who does what? 1. Secretariat or ‘outsider’? 4. CRITICAL ASSESSMENT 1. Should we adjust? 2. Do we require less or more funds to be successful?

INDEPTH Network Scientific Research and Co-ordination 1 1. Ongoing Activities 1. Adult Health 2. Migration and Urbanisation 3. Vaccinations and Immunisation 4. ART Rollout 5. Environment and Health 1. Indoor pollution 6. Non Communicable Disease Research – Asia 7. Cost of Illness 8. Fertility 9. Mortality 10. Education 11. Cause of death determination 12. AGM Scientific Advisory Committee 14. IDS

INDEPTH Network Scientific Research and Co-ordination 2 1. New Activities / Activities to be Revived 1. Malaria 1. Epidemiological studies 2. Antibiotic resistance 2. TB 3. GIS in HDSS research 4. Sexual and Reproductive Health 5. Health Systems 6. Demographic and Health Transitions 7. Biometrics in HDSS research 8. Clinical Trials Registry for INDEPTH 9. DDI 10. INESS 11. Rotavirus platform New: All leaders of working groups should be INDEPTH fellows paid honouraria either fully to cover salaries or partly. Use of Postdocs to lead network activities. Short-term fellows in the Secretariat

INDEPTH Network Secretariat restructuring and running cost 1. Scientific Research and Coordination 1. Short term fellows in the Secretariat 2. Short term fellows at the sites 2. Projects Administration 3. Grants Administration 4. Information Systems and Administration 5. Communications and External Relations 1. Add Senior Policy Dialogue Officer 6. Two buildings 1. Secretariat 2. Annex – for INDEPTH Projects 7. …

INDEPTH Network Projects Administration 1. Current Projects 1. MCTA 2. INESS 3. Data Access – African Sites 4. Monitoring & Evaluation 2. Planned Projects 1. ART Rollout 2. IDS 3. Demographic and Health Transitions 3. Material / Human Resource / Training Needs

INDEPTH Network Grants Administration 1. Current Grants to INDEPTH 2. Expected Grants to INDEPTH 3. Current sub-Grants from INDEPTH 4. Expected sub-Grants from INDEPTH 5. Material / Human Resource / Training Needs

INDEPTH Network Information Systems 1. Data Access – African Sites 2. Monitoring and Evaluation – Core Support 3. INDEPTH Data System 4. Data Linkage 5. Material / Equipment / ICT Requirement in the Secretariat 6. Website issues (Secretariat and Sites) 7. Human Resource / Training Needs

INDEPTH Network Communications & ER 1. Communications strategy 2. How do we help the sites? 3. Strategic Partnerships 1. Existing 2. New 4. Various Publications 1. Policy briefs, annual reports, promotional materials 5. Material / Equipment / Human Resource Needs 6. Policy dialogue and external relations 7. Historical perspective on HDSS work in the developing world 8. Websites of INESS, MCTA and INDEPTH

INDEPTH Network Capacity strengthening 1. Workshops 1. Scientific 1. Dept of Biostatistics – training in biostatistics 2. ISPR – training in social/demographic research 3. RIPS – training in social/demographic research 2. Others 1. Finance Managers 2. Setting up HDSS sites – Task team 3. Scientific writing 2. INDEPTH Fellowships 3. Scientific Development and Leadership Programme 4. HDSS Support Team for new sites

INDEPTH Network Administrative / Running Cost 1. Paper and Toner use… any new strategy? 2. Vehicle use and maintenance 3. Staff increase / induction / 4. Tel/Fax use 5. Procurement

INDEPTH Network Executive Director’s Office 1. Strategy for site visits 2. Strategic collaborations 3. Board of Trustees 4. Fund raising

INDEPTH Network Finance 1. Audit 1. Internal (auditor in Tanzania, Sixtus for Tanzania) 2. Mid-year (Price Water House) 3. External 2. Financial Reports 1. To the Executive Director 2. To funders 3. To the Board 4. From our sub-grantees (templates, policies) 3. Analysis – forecasts – strategy 4. Human resource / Training needs 5. Accounting software