ethiopian health and nutrition research institute - ianphi

Step nine: Evaluation is essential to track the success of the implemented plans. In step eight,an evaluation plan was developed. Through continues monitoring and evaluation necessarychanges to the strategic elements will be ensured.4. Organizational Assessment4.1 SWOT AnalysisSWOT, customer and stakeholder/collaborator analysis were analysed in detail. These are shown inappendix I. The list below illustrates the pains and enablers identified by the SWOT analysis.4.1.1 PainsAmong the identified points of concern, five most critical issues (pains) were selected to beaddressed in order to achieve the objectives set for the plan period.A. Lack of strategic thinking• A shared vision between management and staff is lacking.• There is a lack of focus on problem solving public health research• Programmatic areas need to be prioritized.• There is failure to achieve overall goals and objectives.• Activities were limited to short term planning.B. Limited capacity in conducting research, research output dissemination and publichealth emergency management,If these issues are not properly addressed, the likely consequences will be:• High level scientific Professionals skill will remain low.• Quality and scope of research, public health laboratory services and emergencyresponses will be adversely affected.• Limited contribution to the improvement of public health and nutrition.• Limited community benefit from health research.• Limited international collaboration.20