Operations Research in Public Health defined as “Any research producing practically usable knowledge (evidence, findings, information, etc.) which can improve program implementation (e.g. effectiveness, efficiency, quality, access, scale up, sustainability) regardless of the type of research falls within the boundaries of operations research”. It modulates inputs and processes involved in the programme cycle and strive to produce optimal gains in achieving targets and goals. Utilizing the vast range of qualitative and quantitative tools, this explains produced significant results worth applying and testing in the real field.
Objectives
• To study about the systems, organiztions, institutions, programmes, socio-cultural behavior of the people and economic factors that exist as bottleneck to effective implementation.
• To develop more effective approaches to the programmes.
• To secure optimum utilization of resources.
• Identifying problems in a timely manner,
• generating evidence based solutions.
• act according more effective and feasible solution.
• yield maximum benefit in public health
Teaching Methods: Lecture, Individual Activities, Case Studies, Questions and Answers, mathematical and statistical methods and computer systems, modeling
Training Content:
Secondary data analysis
Participants will understand how analyzing retrospective record reviews, utilizing data that is already generated in the programmes.
Primary Level Research
Participants will able to implement and manage Exploratory/diagnostic studies, Intervention studies, Monitoring and Evaluation, as well as implement Economic /cost effective Analysis.