POLIO PLANNING

APPENDIX C TRANSITION SIMULATION EXERCISE
The purpose of this exercise is to stimulate stakeholders to think about the impact of future reductions in polio program resources on the public
health service delivery in the region/country, identify critical risks and brainstorm scenarios for how to address these risks in the future. To prepare
for the exercise, the data from asset and function mapping exercise described above should be circulated to all stakeholders. For the exercise itself,
stakeholders will be asked to consider a scenario in which polio program funding is no longer available to support public health functions in the
region/country. Within this scenario, stakeholders will identify critical risks to various public health activities and brainstorm scenarios for addressing
these risks. For example, potential solutions could include finding alternate funding sources for existing polio program resources, transitioning polio
program expertise to national ownership, or considering alternative technical strategies for achieving public health goals. To help prioritize between
options, resource needs and feasibility considerations should be mapped out for each potential solution. Although each stakeholder may also benefit
from conducting these analyses internally, it is most valuable if all stakeholders have the opportunity to sit down together under the leadership of
the government to discuss these analyses and develop a joint vision for what is at stake in the transition planning process.
Functions of the polio
program
Implementation
planning and service
delivery
Monitoring, data
management and
research
Current polio program
assets supporting
these functions
(human resources,
infrastructure,
systems/processes,
financing, etc.)
To be filled in with data
from asset map
Activities
carried out
within this
function
(Quantifiable,
with impact)
To be filled in
with data from
asset map
“ “
Disease surveillance “ “
Community
engagement,
communications, and
“ “
political advocacy
Capacity building “ “
Resource mobilization
and donor
“ “
coordination
Policy development,
strategic planning and
“ “
oversight
Partnerships and
coordination
“ “
Management and
accountability
“ “
Necessary to
continue?
(Yes/No)
Justification for
continuation
(Quantify expected
contribution to
documented national
health/development
goals (cMYP, NHSP)
Critical risks
without polio
program support
(projected, postcertification
scenario)
Scenarios for
addressing critical risks
(alternate funding
sources, transition of
expertise, etc.)
Resource needs for
alternate scenarios
(estimated)
Feasibility
considerations
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