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PLANNING FOR TB CONTROL Why do we make plans? Material, financial and human resources are often scarce Plans are the only rational way to organize activities to ensure that targets are achieved in a timely manner What is planning? Planning as a process, answers four basic questions— Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How will we get there? How will we know when we arrive? Strategic Planning Vs. Action Planning For a National TB Programme (or other specific disease control or health programme), it is useful to consider two types of planning processes: strategic planning: at the level of policy development, overall service and resource planning action planning: at various operational levels (central, peripheral) of a programme/project Strategic Planning Strategic planning occurs at the policy level. It is concerned with feasibility at the broadest level in terms of: availability of resources technical factors the political process Strategic Planning Strategic Planning includes: assessing the situation getting agreement on the goal and objectives getting agreement on roles and responsibilities making accurate budgets and realistic schedules securing resources, maintaining external support establishing effective mechanisms for day-to-day implementation deciding on a means of monitoring progress adjusting to change Strategic PlanningUsing the logical framework approach Why use a Logical Framework? Useful in designing, implementing and monitoring a plan or a project Is a clear concise visual presentation of all the key components of a plan and a basis for monitoring It clarifies: How the project will work What it is going to achieve What factors relate to its success How progress will be measured How is a Logical Framework prepared? Always gather as much reliable data and research before starting Establish your goal ; then work upwards from an agreed baseline Consult as widely as possible; communicate ideas and obtain feedback Involve both beneficiaries (