Table 2.

Framework for reviewing the problem analysis and emergent workplans for each MSI

Strategies/content	Definitions/criteria	Scoring
Generic planning
1. Type of core problem selected	Service delivery (SD); human resource (HR); general management (GM)	SD, HR or GM
2. Problem/strategy link	Clear logical link between main elements of the core problem (or lower-level cause) and emergent workplan	1 = clear link 0 = unclear or no link
3. Gender	Presence of strategies which consider gender requirements in relation to HR and/or service delivery. The guidance was to “Consider needs of men and women and how they may be affected by the strategies” and not specifically about health staff	1 = at least one example of consideration of gender 0 = no example of consideration of gender
4. Indicators	Presence of indicators for measuring change resulting from the strategy	1 = at least one example of use of indicators 0 = no example of use of indicators
Integration of HR/HS strategies
5. Use of HR strategy	Number of different categories of HR strategy (availability, direction, competencies, rewards and sanctions) present in the workplan	1 = at least one example for each category 0 = no example for each category
6. Use of health systems strategy	Strategies related to information systems, finance, governance, service delivery, and medicines and health products	1 = at least one example of a health systems strategy 0 = no example of a health systems strategy