Medical Officer Planning
MO Planning assists RDHS in planning and other managerial activities. MO Planning helps to transform existing health services into a modern high performing quality health system that is patient centered, accessible, equitable, efficient and innovative.
MO Planning harnesses the full potential of Information and Communication technology to empower people to live healthy lives. He also ensures that the available human, financial and physical resources lead to the achievement of better health outcomes. Helps to improve comprehensive health service delivery. Likewise, helps improving quality of life and well-being of the population through the prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases by promoting overall healthy lifestyles and an environment conducive to health.
Functions and Technical areas
MO Planning compiles, develops and monitors the implementation of annual and medium plans for RDHS Kalmunai. He also coordinates with district and provincial managers in development of district/regional and provincial plans and special donor funded projects. He also coordinates achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and national health targets. He actively organises staff development activities for Kalmunai RDHS staff. His another main function is human resource development for RDHS Kalmunai including planning, develop and revise duty lists, advocate for revising curricula for basic and in-service training. He also coordinates basic and post graduate training for the staff with relevant agencies.
MO Planning coordinates disaster preparedness and response coordination activities with regard to health of general population in emergencies. He also advocates and coordinates to improve specialised campaign programme delivery at the field level by strengthening points of service provision. He also makes sure quality improvement in service delivery at the point of care in association with MO Quality Management. He advocates and supports every community-based primary and secondary healthcare activities with special focus on Covid care service delivery.