Structure of the Manual

The facilitator’s manual is divided into four parts:

Part I is an introduction to the training course giving an overview of the rationale, objectives and target groups for the course. It includes an overall explanation on how to use the manual and about its structure, giving recommendations on training methods and course schedules.

Part II and Part III present the actual training contents, methods, didactic materials and additional literature recommended to cover two broad content areas: "The Basics of District Health Management" and "A System’s Approach to District Health Management".

Part IV, the annex, describes the authors of this manual, provides a glossary of terms and acronyms, gives materials for intermittent and final course evaluation, and presents a list of abbreviations and a pre/post-test questionnaire.