123. Health Planning and Management Techniques

The reasoning: planning cycle (Park)

1. Analysis of the health situation (community diagnosis: burden, determinants, resources, needs vs demands).
2. Establishment of objectives and goals (SMART).
3. Assessment of resources (manpower, money, materials, time).
4. Fixing priorities (magnitude, severity, feasibility, cost‑effectiveness, equity, community preference; e.g., Hanlon method).
5. Write‑up of the formulated plan.
6. Programming and implementation.
7. Monitoring.
8. Evaluation.