Table 1 Stakeholder characteristics and perspectives
Stakeholder | Level of Influence | Type of Influence | Support to College | Interest, Concerns, Expectations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Government Ministries/Parliament | High, much of it statutory | Policy makers & resource allocation, Statutory Power, product consumers | Approves | Want College to do research to inform policy, increase numbers & diversity of health cadres, high ethical behavior of graduates, publicity of their good work |
Statutory Bodies | High, but not control on a daily basis | Accreditation of graduates, employers of graduates, influence by law | Strongly approve | Want quality training and professional conduct of graduates, sees a need for visionary college leadership, need for training in management, decentralize college to regions |
Faith-Based Health Provider Organizations | Medium | Consumer of College graduates, are placement sites for training | Strongly approves | Educate students to meet needs of Ugandan people, research, have high standards for leadership and management in the College, improve college financial situation through collaborating with private sector to mobilize resources and not relying so heavily on government funding, |
International organizations/NGOs | Medium | Donor/Funder and advisor to policy makers | Strongly approve | Emphasize innovative training, show strong financial management, be pro-active and show initiative to network, market itself and do research addressing priority health problems |
Multi-lateral development agencies | High | Donors and advisors for capacity building and research | Strongly approve | More initiative to collaborate including with parliament, higher professional & ethical conduct of graduates and Decentralize College to other parts of country |
Bi-lateral development agencies | High | Donors and advisors for capacity building and research | Strongly approve | College to take initiative to have more relevant, funded and quality research and publication. Start health management training. College needs to sell itself so that development partners know where to come in and support. More regional networking |
Local Agencies | Low | Consumers of college graduates, major beneficiary of their services | Approve | Regular curriculum review to match the needs of the constituency, better public relations and marketing functions for College, strengthen research capacity by bringing in other partners and increase publications. College leadership to be bold and daring! Engage private sector more |