Four approaches to capacity building in health: consequences for measurement and accountability

SUMMARY The term capacity building has been used in respect of a wide range of strategies and processes which have the ultimate aim of improved health practices which are sustainable. After defining capacity building, this paper explores the processes and strategies associated with four distinct approaches to capacity building, considers the role of funding bodies and begins to question how these factors impact on the evaluation of capacity building.

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